ARTIST INSPIRATION: Rene Magritte

Materials 

Lesson 1 & 2: 

• Newspapers - 2 sheets per artist (1 for bird body armature and 1 for tearing into strips)

• Masking tape - 1 roll per artist - collect back after the lesson to use in next class 

Lesson 2: Continue shaping newspaper for the bird's body, make and attach the wing. 

• 1 cardboard piece per artist to draw and cut to attach to bird as wings

• Pencil - to draw shape of wing before cutting. 

• Scissors - collect back after the lesson to use in next class 

• Masking tape - collect back after the lesson to use in next class 

• Artist's bird body armature

Lesson 3: Apply 1st layer of paper mache 

• Torn newspaper strips in artist's labelled plastic bag.

• Plastic container with glue and water mix (1-to-1).  

• Artist's bird armature.

• Newspaper sheet to line table. 

Lesson 4: Apply 2nd layer of paper mache

• Torn newspaper strips in artist's labelled plastic bag.

• Plastic container with glue and water mix.  

• Artist's bird armature.

• Newspaper sheet to line table. 

Lesson 5 & 6: Painting

• Acrylic paint palettes 

• Paint brushes

• Plastic container for water

ARTIST INSPIRATION: Fernando Botero 

BIRD 

Located outside UOB Plaza 

• Made entirely of bronze, this sculpture by the renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero. 

• Installed at the Singapore River in 1990.

• The sculpture represents peace, serenity and joy.

• Botero also has other sculptures at the St Regis Hotel and Parkview Square.