Louise Nevelson Found Object Sculpture In the Round

Louise Nevelson Found Object Sculpture

• In the Round – is a sculpture that is fully 3 D, freestanding, and can be viewed from all sides • Relief Sculpture - is a sculpture that is partially carved into, carved out of, or built onto another surface. Bellwork 11/9/16 copy terms into sketchbook

What is Sculpture?

What mediums can be used for sculpture?

RELIEF SCULPTURE

Early Relief Sculpture

• A Relief Sculpture is a sculpture that is partially carved into or out of another surface. • These sculptures rely on a base or plane to support them and are a combination of both three dimensional and two dimensional art forms. • This type of sculpture was very popular along the walls and stone columns of the ancient Greek and Roman buildings and can still be seen today on many of famous buildings, including the Coliseum. • Relief sculpture is practiced today by artists and architects. • Relief sculptures were done with stone, marble, bronze and many other substances. Relief Sculpture

• alto/high • medium • bas/low • sunken There are four main types of relief sculptures.

• A High Relief Sculpture is almost completely carved from its surface. • It is highly shaped, with very little of the structure touching the base or plane. • It could possibly stand alone if the base or plane were removed.

Egyptians commonly used High Relief Sculptures of gods or pharaohs attached to their temples. High reliefs were also common among Greeks and Romans.

is between High and Low in how far the objects or figures come out from the plane. A Medium Relief Sculpture

• A Low Relief Sculptures is mostly attached to its surface. • It is moderately shaped with most of it being attached to the base or plane. • It can usually only be viewed on three sides.

Low Relief Sculptures are common as wall decorations on Greek or Roman buildings and are the type mostly seen on the Coliseum.

A Sunken Relief Sculpture is an image that is carved into the surface.

• We will make a three-dimentional relief sculpture in the style of Louise Nevelson’s artwork. Our Project

Louise Nevelson

• Her experiences influenced her art • Jewish in as a child relocated to America from Russia • Trained as an artist in New York City and Germany • A hard-working, successful woman. • Her innovative sculpture inspired other artists • She met success within the male-dominated realm of the New York gallery system • Feminism • Installation Art Louise Nevelson

Sky Cathedral

• (1958) • Intro: The larger than life-size Sky Cathedral is Nevelson's sculptural answer to the monumental Abstract Expressionist canvases of the male artists that commanded the attention of American art during the 1950 s. • Painted wood 11' 3 1/2" x 10' 1/4" x 18"s - Museum of Modern Art, New York; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Mildwoff About Sky Cathedral

• Creation: To create this work, Nevelson salvaged small pieces of scrap wood from old buildings, then nailed and glued these pieces into box-like cubbies and arranged these into one of her earliest wall sculptures. It was informed by cubism but she balanced these with the curving forms of spindles, finials, and architectural moldings. Creation

• Meaning: This piece was about her home, New York City. The collages in boxes of different sizes is about controlled chaos. The monumental composition reflects her beliefs in spirituality. Although she was raised in the Jewish faith, she studied a wide variety of religions at different times in her life, each affecting her overall spirituality - the compartments of the sculpture reflect her collection of religions. Meaning

• Color: She purposely painted the entire sculpture black to obliterate the past histories of the pieces and unify the work in the black "silhouette, or essence, of the universe. " Black was not a negation for Nevelson, but rather everything, a totality, as it contained all of the colors. Color

• Impact: Both the palette and scale of the piece radically shifted the notion of what kind of work a woman artist could create. Sky Cathedral was part of the series of exhibitions in 1958 that marked Nevelson's rise to notoriety. Impact

• Great Resource • http: //www. theartstory. org/artist-nevelson-louiseartworks. htm#pnt_1 Other Work

• Which type of sculpture would you classify Louise Nevelson’s artwork as? Look at your notes on sculpture…

• Bring to class a empty shoe box and “found” objects that you can glue and paint into your box. • Box • Objects • Adhesive Your Turn!

Arrange your objects in your box. Play with the arrangement before you glue.

• • Texture Variety Emphasis Large, Medium and Small • Foreground, Middleground and Background • Think in Layers • DO NOT THINK ABOUT COLOR Think about…