Symbols Around Us Symbols or Motifs Can be

Symbols Around Us…

Symbols or ‘Motif’s Can be Used in Art

Jim Dine • Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 16, 1935 • Pop Art = uses a popular thing or symbol in his art • A painter and a sculptor Retrieved Jan 2011 from http: //www. georgetownframeshoppe. c om/jim_dine_biography. html Jim Dine at the Galerie de Bellefeuille, Westmount (Montreal), Canada, in 2009 -Retrieved from Wikipedia, Jan. 2011, at http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Jim_Dine

Artwork by Jim Dine… Artwork by Jim Dine retrieved January 2011 from Google; “Jim Dine Images”

Sculptures by Jim Dine Two Big Black Hearts by Jim Dine (bronze) At the De. Cordova Sculpture park Twin Hearts by Jim Dine

Clay

Pottery made from Clay…

Before Clay is ‘Fired’

Clay CREATE… • Spheres • Coils • Heart-Shaped Design

Heart-Shaped Wall Hangings Artworks created by Gr. 2’s at DATL; March 2011

Clay Wall Plaques… Hearts! I Can… ü form ‘spheres’ and ‘coils’ with clay ü Arrange clay shapes to create a design ü Smooth the ‘back’ of my heart design (the side facing ‘up’ will become the ‘back’)

Clay Wall Plaques… Hearts! I Can… ü Smooth the ‘back’ of my design ü Poke a hole near the top of the heart ü Etch my name and the year on the back ü Carefully ‘peel’ the work from the mat to reveal the ‘front’

Artist’s Clean-Up 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Name and Year on the back Clay to Drying Place Return all tools/supplies Hands washed with soap and water Done Early… FREE DRAWING!