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Objective: To have the children create a mobile from found objects using asymmetrical balance.
Objective: To have the children create a mobile from found objects using asymmetrical balance.
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary:
asymmetrical balance - A kind of balance in which different lines, shapes, and colors are used on each side of an artwork to make both sides seem equal.
balance - The way parts of an artwork work together so that the parts seem equal.
irregular form - Made-up forms that may use a combination of geometric and organic forms that are created by the human imagination or manufactured.
mobile - A kind of sculpture that can move.
space - The area or distance around, between, and within objects.
Form and Space
Form and Space
What do you see in these artworks? Empty parts in or around an artwork are called space. Find spaces in these sculptures.
A mobile is a kind of sculpture that can move. A mobile moves in space.
Firebird figure (detail) from Fontaine Igor Stravinsky, Niki de Saint Phalle
Sea Scape by Alexander Calder
Recommended Reading
Recommended Reading
Petit Connoisseur: Art by Karen Salmansohn - Tricycle Press, 2003. Not in stock.
Studio Time: Mobile
Studio Time: Mobile
Materials:
Materials:
Clothes Hangers, or Sticks, Yarn or String, Found Objects, Glue or Tape
Plan
Plan
Think about a time where you had to balance.
Check list:
- Collect found objects.
- Tie objects to a hanger or stick using asymmetrical balance.
Create
Create
Collect objects. Tie yarn to each one.
Tie them to a hanger or stick.
Challenge: Space Mobiles
Challenge: Space Mobiles
Create a mobile using construction paper and wire hangers.
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