Our next project will be based on the artwork of Claes Oldenbeurg. He took objects that were small and blew them up to a much larger scale, putting them in outdoor settings or in large museum halls, so when the viewer looked at them the original intent of the object became obsolete, and gained a new feeling or meaning.
We will do the same thing in clay--take a very small object and blow it up 5 to 10 times its original size!
Think about what meaning your sculpture will take on as you decide which object to use. How would it feel, for example, to be confronted with a thumbtack a foot tall?? Or a penny the size of your head??
By Friday, you need to bring in 3 objects that could be used for this project.
We will watch a video on the artist and discuss possibilities for sculptures on Friday in class.
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