Lesson:

Exploring
Materials.
February 8, 2018
 ● Grade 11
Welcome to ● Advanced curriculum

Sculpture! ● 18 students
What Factors encourage or discourage
people to take risks?

A. Different periods of
history yield different
interpretations of the
same subject or theme.
Unit Overview:
C. Different cultures Encounters GLO: Recognize that
exhibit different while the sources of images are
preferences for forms, universal, the formation of an
colours and materials in
their artifacts.
image is influenced by the artist’s
choice of medium, the time and the
culture.

Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4

B. Artists and Critique and Reflection

craftspeople use the
possibilities and
limitations of different
materials to develop
imagery.
Lesson 2
● Overview and ● Creation of maquette ● Reflection and
explanation of the unit through exploration of Debrief
and previous class materials

10 mins 10 mins 30 mins 5 mins 5 mins

● Introduction to ● Clean up
the prompt and
procedure.
● Group Selection
Objective
The students will explore materiality through the limiting of scale,
material, time and imagery. This is the second lesson in a series of
four where the student will think critically about risk taking. The
previous class students decide on two art pieces to inform their
sculpture for today's lesson. In this lesson students will work
together in groups to construct a sculpture from various materials,
informed by pictures chosen in the previous lesson.
Roman bronze copy of Myron’s Discobolus, 2nd century AD, Paul Kaptein. Mute Figure #1. 2015. Laminated
Glyptothek, Munich, Germany hand carved wood. h68 w30 d20
 Materials are integral to the
creative process. The
possibilities and limitations of
a medium influence the artists
creative choices and
compositions.
Materials Today We will be workings
with a variety of materials to
explore what challenges and
successes we face when
material choice is limited.
Procedure
● Overview and ● Creation of maquette ● Reflection and
explanation of the unit through exploration of Debrief
and previous class materials

10 mins 10 mins 30 mins 5 mins 5 mins

● Introduction to ● Clean up
the prompt and
procedure.
● Group Selection
Group Up and Roll Out
Roman bronze copy of Myron’s Discobolus, 2nd Paul Kaptein. Mute Figure #1. 2015. Laminated
century AD, Glyptothek, Munich, Germany hand carved wood. h68 w30 d20
Clean up.
Blue: Gather and dispose of waste material, recycle wherever possible.

Green: Gather leftover materials and store them in their designated areas.

Red: Gather all tools, clean them if necessary, and return them to their
designated areas.

Purple: Wipe off table, remove any glue, paint, or foreign matter.

Individuals: Store your Project in your cubby, and place sketchbooks on my

desk if this is Tuesday.
Musical Clean Up…
When the music stops finish up your task and sit down.
Group Discussion
How did the materials change your design?
What were some of the disadvantages of the
materials?
What are the time considerations for each of
the materials?
If you could add a material to this activity
what would it be and why?
Do you think the material or the concept is
more important to the art piece and why?
What were some of the advantages of the
materials?
Which materials are you interested in using?
How would you accentuate the benefits or
limitations of each materials in your final
piece?
What does the limitations of the material say
about a sculpture?
Is the medium the message?
Homework
Reflect on the material that you used today,
what were some of its advantages and
disadvantages?
Reflect on 2-3 other maquettes, what were
some of the advantages of those
materials? What were some of its
disadvantages?
Sketch some ideas for your final project,
Reminders
There is no school the week of February 19th -
23rd, so ensure any projects that you want to
work on over the break go home with you on
the 16th.
Also, please make sure you get your parents
to sign the permission forms for the trip to
ACAD in March.

what materials are you interested in

working in? What are their limitations?