found objects
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Teaching Material made by Kirsten FuglTRANSCRIPT
Teacher Education in Art for Primary Schools - draft
- 1 - NUAE & UCSJ
From Found Objects to Art Works
An integrated approach to creating
expressive sculptures
Teacher Education in Art for Primary Schools - draft
- 2 - NUAE & UCSJ
1. From collecting materials to a bank of elements
From recycling to assembled art works Clean objects NOT garbage
Organizing the continuous collection of material in boxes for use when appropriate!!
Paper and boxes Plastic objects Porcelain
Textiles and thread Tins, cans and metal Glasses and bottles
Aims/ objectives
This element will
Outcomes
At the end of this element the student will be
able to
Stimulate the students’ awareness of all
the costless “resources” that are
available in our surroundings
Challenge the student to select and
collect relevant material for creative
processes
Challenge the student to involve family
and friends in this recycling process
Select relevant material for creative
processes
Involve others in the recycling process
Communicate and involve parents in
preparation of the art process
Sort out, organize, arrange and store the
collected material
Teacher Education in Art for Primary Schools - draft
- 3 - NUAE & UCSJ
2. Collection of trash/found objects to create ideas
”Bathing” in possibilities before starting the creative process of innovating art works
Aims/ objectives
This element will:
Outcomes
At the end of this element the students will be
able to:
Stimulate the visual, tactile and
kinaesthetic senses of the students
Stimulate the students’ curiosity and
creativity
Encourage the student to experiment
See well known shapes with “new eyes”
Develop creative ideas for artworks
Share ideas about various experiments
Express an understanding of the
economical possibilities in using trash
and other low-cost material
Teacher Education in Art for Primary Schools - draft
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3 Ideas turn into 3-dimensional expressive artworks
From found objects to ...................
Figure or Toy? Figure or Sculpture? Figure or Puppet? Model or Installation?
Aims/ objectives
This element will:
Outcomes
At the end of this element the students will be
able to:
Stimulate the tactile and kinaesthetic
senses of the students
Challenge the students to experiment
and find ways to combine the elements
Stimulate the students’ awareness of the
need of an “extra hand” and willingness
to cooperate
Give well known shapes new identity
Find solutions to assembling elements of
different material and shape
Express need for a helping hand
Cooperate and share ideas on solutions
to assembling
Teacher Education in Art for Primary Schools - draft
- 5 - NUAE & UCSJ
4. Ideas can be expanded via inspiration from artworks
Aims/ objectives
This element will
Outcomes
At the end of this element the student will be
able to
Challenge the students to be exposed to
different kinds of artworks
Stimulate the students’ awareness of
current and ancient Vietnamese or
international artworks
Stimulate the use of concepts related to
3-dimensional works
Communicate about 3-dimensional
artwork using relevant concepts
Gather a collection of inspiring photos
for use in art class
Express an understanding of the cultural
values available for inspiration
2009 Installation at Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts Grade 5: The Family
Items from Hanoi Museum for Ethnic Minorities
Teacher Education in Art for Primary Schools - draft
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5. Artworks can be intensified by a title and a story
Aims/ objectives
This element will:
Outcomes
At the end of this element the students will be
able to:
Challenge the students reflect on how to
clarify and get his/her idea/message
across to the observer
Stimulate qualitative decorative
handwriting
Stimulate the students’ awareness of the
importance of communication
Listen to others’ reaction and experience
of a specific artwork
Express an understanding of the
connection between form and content
Discuss the possibilities of exhibiting
and/or communicating the artworks
Teacher Education in Art for Primary Schools - draft
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Further inspiration
Approaches to art education
Art processes can take its
inspirational take off from
Material/technique
Languages of art
Content
Function
The Shadows of Trash
Child’s work inspired from: Splitting the differences Tim Noble & Sue Webster 1999
From Trash to ScuplturesPS 5. grade Sydbyskole, Næstved 2009
From figures to puppetsThe Royal Family of DK – Grade 5
From “Puppets” to PerformanceNewspapers and design
Experiments by student art teachers
From Performance to Installation The Crazy Trash House
Art students from TTC communicate with grade 3 learners from PS
From Installation to Intervention Global website: www.thingstalk.net
Things Talk - environmental education for children
Denmark will be hosting COP15, the 15th international UN Conference on Climate Change during the period 7-18 December 2009.
The education project, Things Talk - Children, Climate Change, and Waste Art, aims to provide the children of the world with an opportunity to be heard in the global debate on climate change. Things Talk creates a global platform, where children can get a chance to speak about their ideas, concerns and future dreams in relation to how climate changes will affect the world they live in both locally and globally.
Read more about Things Talk