super sculptures kn1 - peases west primary school

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Super SculpturesLearning Objective: To use simple shapes to make sculptures of the human form.

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These sculptures are by a sculptor

called Antony Gormley.

Talk to a partner about what you

can see…

What do you think it is made of?

Where do you think it might be?

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Why do you think it looks like this?

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How big do you think it is?

How does it make you feel?

Do you like it? Why?

Does it remind you of anything?

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How are they similar?

How are they different?

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Antony Gormley makes sculptures in the shape of humans. He combines simple metal shapes in ways that make them look like

a person.

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Can you use Tangram pieces to make a simple human form?

You could use two or more tangram sets to make a bigger

one!

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Did your tangram humans

look anything like these?

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Artists use simple shapes to draw, paint and sculpt their art

works.

This artist is drawing a 3-D lightbulb by drawing a sphere, then adding detail to it.

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Artists sometimes use wooden

mannequins, or ‘maquettes’, to help them draw, paint

and sculpt humans.

This maquette’s legs and arms are made

with cylinder shapes. Its head is egg-shaped, like an

ovoid.

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Antony Gormley used cubes and cuboids to make this sculpture of a human form. How can we tell it is a

human form? Human body parts are not normally

cuboid-shaped!

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Even sticks and wires can make a human form if they are put

together like these sculptures!

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Today we will be making sculptures of the human form by putting together simple shapes

and objects.

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