We are introducing the 6th grade artists to an exciting contemporary American artist. Nick Cave is an American artist - a sculptor, dancer and performance artist. who works with found objects and builds incredible wearable art pieces that have been dubbed "SOUNDSUITS". These works not only are intricately detailed sculptures, they also serve as tools for performance art, that are exciting to look at and to hear! They are wearable fabric sculptures that are bright, whimsical, and other-worldly.
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exploring materialsStudents explore the different recycled materials in our art room. Playing around to create new uses for them.
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projection projectStudents choose their portrait subject and begin to draw the figure using a projected image and charcoal sticks.
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assemblageStudents begin adding materials to depict different areas of the portrait.
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