GIACOMETTI SCULPTURE

7/8th Grade

Our students really enjoy working in 3D. After looking at work done by Giacometti, they were enthused about trying their own figure sculptures. We discussed body proportion and examined Giacometti's elongated style of skeletal figures. We were ready to start our own.

Each student worked with 2 coat hangers (blue or white kind), taping them together with masking tape. The head was formed like an upside-down Easter egg dunker and stuffed with newspaper. The figure was attached, if desired, onto wood bases.The figure was wrapped in rolled newspaper to add form and then covered with Ross Art Paste strips.

The sculptures were all painted in brown tempera. Students were offered 3 options for sponge-antiquing their figure...either in turquoise, green, or black tempera. The final sponged layer of antiquing was done in either gold, copper, or silver tempera.. These sculptures stand approx. 18" high when finished.