Art Lesson w/ Ms. Jennifer: Alberto Giacometti
Let’s express ourselves by creating gesture drawings and a sculpture of a human or animal figure inspired by Alberto Giacometti.
About the Artist:
Alberto Giacometti was a sculptor, painter, and printmaker born in Switzerland in 1901. His father was a painter who encouraged his son’s interest in sculpture. Alberto traveled to Paris to study art, and lived much of his life there in close contact with many other artist friends.
He is best known for his elongated, or stretched tall, sculptures of human figures. He also had a distinctive drawing style. We will recreate his drawing style by making quick sketches of people in different poses. If you would like, you can then create a Giacometti inspired sculpture using pipe cleaners and/or aluminum foil.
Watch this video to see more of his work:
Materials you will need:
Drawing Paper
Black crayon, marker, or dark pencil
Drawing Instructions:
Start by dividing your paper into four rectangles.
Draw gesture drawings or sketches of human or animal bodies in different poses. You can work from a model or your memory, or look at yourself in a mirror.
Fill each rectangle with a new gesture drawing.
If you would like to make a sculpture, also gather:
pipe cleaners (2-4 per figure)
aluminum foil
masking tape
a square of cardboard for the base.
Sculpture Instructions:
Form a human or animal body shape by bending pipe cleaners. Fold one pipe cleaner in half with a loop at the fold to form the head, neck, and torso.
Fold one pipe cleaner in half and join to the bottom of the torso to form legs and feet. Fold another to form arms.
Decide on your figure’s pose. Begin wrapping strips of foil along the pipe cleaners until they are covered.
Tape your figure to the cardboard base, then cover the base with foil.
Adjust your figure’s pose.
Find a place to display your work on a bookshelf, dresser, or mantle!
Watch Ms. Jennifer here:
Doodlebugs:
Encourage your Doodlebug to try drawing “stick figures”, and allow them to form figures from pipe cleaners.
You did it!
Please don't forget to email your artwork to Jennifer@BlowingRockMuseum.org so it will be showcased in this Friday’s Kids Gallery!
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