Three-dimensional art adventures : 36 creative, artist-inspired projects in sculpture, ceramics, textiles, and more

Three-dimensional art adventures 36 creative, artist-inspired projects in sculpture, ceramics, textiles, and more

Maja Pitamic

Book - 2016

This book introduces young artists, ages 6 and up, to groundbreaking masterpieces and fresh techniques, then lets them loose. Children will: Weave a tapestry using yarn and a shoebox loom use found and recycled materials to assemble a still-life collage, Tie-dye a T-shirt using several pattern-creation techniques, etc.

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Subjects
Sculpture > Juvenile literature.
Sculpture > Technique > Juvenile literature.
Sculpture > Study and teaching (Elementary) > Activity programs > Juvenile literature.
Published
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press 2016.
Language
English
Main Author
Maja Pitamic (author)
Other Authors
Jill A. Laidlaw (author)
Physical Description
143 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9781613736593
  • Introduction
  • How to use this book
  • 1. Early Sculpture
  • Bronze Running Girl
  • Unknown, Bronze Running Girl
  • Project Capturing simplicity
  • Project An impression of movement
  • Annunciation Tabernacle
  • Donatello, Annunciation Tabernacle
  • Project An angel's wing
  • Project Winged wall hanging
  • 2. Modern Sculpture
  • Maman
  • Louise Bourgeois, Maman
  • Project Model spider
  • Project Woven web
  • Trowel
  • Claes Oldenburg, Trowel
  • Project Nuts-and-bolts sculpture
  • Project Reflection sculpture
  • Unique Forms of Continuity in Space
  • Umberto Boccioni, Unique Forms of Continuity in Space
  • Project Superhero sculpture
  • Project Futuristic traveler
  • The Tulips of Shangri-La
  • Yayoi Kusama, The Tulips of Shangri-La
  • Project Flower power
  • Project Bees and butterflies
  • 3. Installation
  • Forever Bicycles
  • Ai Weiwei, Forever Bicycles
  • Project Pipe-cleaner bike
  • Project String sculptures
  • From the Knees of My Nose...
  • Alex Chinneck, From the Knees of My Nose to the Belly of My Toes
  • Project A trick hand
  • Project Climbing frog
  • Embankment
  • Rachel Whiteread, Embankment
  • Project Fold a cardboard street
  • Project Craft storage box
  • 4. Ceramics
  • Dish with a Snake
  • Bernard Palissy, Dish with a Snake
  • Project Lily pad dish
  • Project Frog and shell decorations
  • Woman with a Flowery Hat
  • Pablo Picasso, Woman with a Flowery Hat
  • Project Carving with clay
  • Project Masking-tape portrait
  • Musical Instruments
  • Leoncillo, Musical instruments
  • Project Musical fridge magnets
  • Project Harmony in blue
  • 5. Collage
  • The Bottle of Banyuls
  • Juan Gris, The Bottle of Banyuls
  • Project Modern still-life collage
  • Project Texture collage
  • Opened by Customs
  • Kurt Schwitters, Opened by Customs
  • Project Themed collage
  • Project Rolled-paper collage
  • Untitled (Soap Bubble Set)
  • Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Soap Bubble Set)
  • Magical boxes
  • Shadow box
  • 6. Textiles
  • Young Girl with Flowers
  • Alphonse Mucha, Young Girl with Flowers
  • Project Lilies in a vase
  • Project Peacock pot
  • Design for a Wall Hanging
  • Gunta Stölzl, Design for a Wall Hanging
  • Project Cubist-inspired tapestry
  • Project Patchwork collage
  • Textile Design
  • Nina Shirokova, Textile Design
  • Funky fabric cushion cover
  • Project Tie-dyed T-shirt
  • Artist biographies
  • Where to see the art in this book
  • Glossary
  • Tools of the trade
  • Index
Review by Booklist Review

This companion volume to Pitamic and Laidlaw's Modern Art Adventures (2015) introduces works of art and uses them as inspiration for creating three-dimensional art projects. Within thematic chapters such as Early Sculpture, Modern Sculpture, Installation, Ceramics, Collage, and Textiles, the authors discuss a few artworks that are shown in full-page photos. Each piece becomes the jumping-off point for two projects that kids can carry out on their own or with a little help. For example, Louise Bourgeois' sculpture Maman, a 30-foot spider housed at the Tate Modern, inspires a model spider made of clay and pipe cleaners, as well as a woven web created with cardboard and yarn. The choice of art, clean design, and excellent photos give the book a relatively sophisticated look, while the projects themselves are not too difficult for young people, especially with small photos accompanying the step-by-step instructions. While a few of the chosen artists (Picasso, Oldenburg) are well known, the others (Weiwei, Whiteread) are seldom represented in children's books. This sturdy paperback is a handsome resource for art enthusiasts.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2016 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

The team behind Modern Art Adventures returns with another excellent collection of art projects, this time drawn from 18 works of sculptural or otherwise 3-D artwork. Six chapters address sculpture, installations, ceramics, collage, and textiles; projects include Louise Bourgeois-inspired spiders made from clay and pipe cleaners, a pair of projects that riff on Boccioni's Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, and a woven wall hanging that takes its cue from Bauhaus textile artist Gunta Stölz. Context about the artists and their movements is incorporated throughout. Like its predecessor, it's a book that succeeds for its ambition and breadth as it helps brings art out of the museum and makes it immediate and relevant in the lives of readers. Ages 6-up. (Sept.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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