Sculpture and 3D: Mega materials
Creating sculptures by exploring how different materials can be shaped and joined and learning about techniques used by artists Barbara Hepworth and Sokari Douglas-Camp.
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Unit 3: Sculpture and 3D: Mega materials
Unit outcomes
Learners who are secure will be able to:
- Try drawing in an unfamiliar way and take risks in their work.
- Use familiar shapes to create simple 3D drawings and describe the shapes they use.
- Draw a simple design with consideration for how its shape could be cut from soap.
- Transfer a drawn idea successfully to a soap carving.
- Make informed choices about their use of tools.
- Successfully bend wire to follow a simple template, adding details for stability and aesthetics.
- Create a shadow sculpture using block lettering in the style of Sokari Douglas Camp.
- Show they are considering alternative ways to display their sculpture when photographing it.
- Explore different ways to join materials to create a 3D outcome, making considered choices about the placement of materials.
- Describe how their work has been influenced by the work of El Anatsui.
Suggested prior learning
Unit 3: Sculpture and 3D: Abstract shape and space
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: From 2D to 3D
- To develop ideas for 3D artwork by visualising and drawing in 2D.
Lesson 2: Soap sculptures
- To use complex techniques to shape materials.
Lesson 3: Working with wire
- To explore how shapes can be formed and joined in wire.
Lesson 4: Shadow sculpture
- To consider the different effects of how sculpture is displayed.
Lesson 5: Recycle and recreate
- To choose and join a variety of recycling materials to make a sculpture.
Key skills
Experiencing:
- E.01 Encounter, sense,
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Key vocabulary
abstract
bend
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Vocabulary display – Art and design S4: Sculpture and 3D: Mega materials
A display version of the unit vocabulary.