How does the Sculpture Balance?

By Paula Briggs

This resource explores how we can encourage ourselves or our students to take more risks when thinking about making a sculpture balance. The session purposely encourages students to throw their sculptures out of balance, to create the opportunity to make more exciting work. The session takes inspiration from the abstract paintings created by Ben Nicholson, working with collaged cardboard shapes to explore colour and composition. Suitable for all ages of children from ages 7 upwards, and adults.

How does the sculpture balance, inspired by Ben Nicholson's drawings
How does the sculpture balance, inspired by Ben Nicholson’s drawings

 


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Making Mini Sculptures that “Belong To The Ground”


Making Sculptures: Enclosing Space


Reaching the Limit: Making Tall Sculptures and Stretching Materials


Standing Up! – Making Vertical Sculptures and Working from the Base


Experimenting with Mixed Media and Exploring Materials


Landscape Sculptures in Wire and Mixed Media: Working Through Ideas


Drawing and Making: Drawing to Feed Making – Making to Feed Drawing


Making Lanterns with Tissue Paper and Wire


Drawing Insects in Wire and Tracing Shadows in Black Pen


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See How This Resource Is Used in Schools…

Year 2, Stockport Grammar School
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Year 2, Stockport Grammar School
Year 2, Stockport Grammar School
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