1. Mixed Media Creeper Creatures
Not this guy.
Sabrina Gruss – Sculptures Mix-media

2. Classifications of Sculpture
*Relief
*In-the –round
Kinetic
Environmental
Installation
Assemblage
(*Note - Relief and In-the-Round are the two main classifications of sculpture. ) .

3. *Relief sculpture attached to a background and mainly viewed from one side.
High Relief: the forms stand far out from the background. Under-carving.
Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome, Italy
BAS RELIEF: a sculpture technique in which figures and/or other design elements barely stick out (overall flat) background. Also known as LOW RELIEF.

4. ***negative space is just as important as the positive space.
*In – the – Round
Sculpture that is fully three- dimensional and intended to be viewed from all sides.
***negative space is just as important as the positive space.
The Victory (Nike), Temple of Athena, Ancient Greek
Baboon and Young, Picasso, 1951
The Discus Thrower, Myron, Ancient Greek

5. Wall sculpture created by Clayton Boyer
*Kinetic art that moves, a sculpture with a series of moving parts (when blown by the wind or activated by electricity)
Wall sculpture created by Clayton Boyer
Alexander Caulder – Mobile
This sculpture in motion
Rouge Triomphant

6. Environmental sculpture that incorporates a portion of the earth or
Environmental sculpture that incorporates a portion of the earth or natural surroundings into its design.
Andrew Goldsworthy

7. *Installation often indoors and uses the entire space of the viewing area as part of the design. Typically documented by photograph.
Sandy Skokglund
Fox Games

8. Assemblage
consists of making artistic compositions by putting together, or assembling, found objects.
Picasso, Tête de Taureau
Joe Pogan
Meret Oppenheim, Fur Cup

9. Procedure Mixed Media Creeper Creatures
4 Thumbnails (homework) to generate ideas – divide one page into quarters
Final Rough draft rendering - ½ page front view, ½ page side view, ½ page back. Each angle should be interesting to look at! Remember the negative space is just as important as the positive!
Apply color with colored pencils and shade (value). Gather references if possible. Don’t forget you will have to create accessories…what will you make them out of?
Get approval of drawing
Create Armature
Solidify Armature using paper, foil, tape
Plaster Wrap
Seal with gesso
Paint
Create accessories

10. An Armature is a metal framework on which a sculpture is molded with clay or similar material.

11. Last Year’s Examples
Accessories- chocolate bar and marshmallows were made from Sculpey and painted
Savannah Davis ‘19

12. Accessories were made from mesh fabric, wire, hot glue (for the drool) and sculpey
Jamie Fiori ‘19

14. Maria Fiacco ‘19