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Assemblage Sculpture:

Louise Nevelson style


Sculpture I

Objective:
Students will explore the sculptural technique of
assemblage while creating their own, wooden
assemblage sculpture which mimics the style of
Louise Nevelson.
Students will learn the differences between
symmetrical, asymmetrical and radial balance and
use one of these forms of balance within their
work.
Students will add thematic found objects as well as
one common color of paint to their assemblage
sculpture to create unity within the piece.

Artist and Culture:


Artist: Louise Nevelson
Origins of Assemblage Sculpture: read page
125 in textbook.

Terms/Vocabulary

Assemblage: an artistic process in which a three-dimensional artistic


composition is made from putting together found objects.
Found object art: use of objects that are not normally considered art
for an art work.
Monochromatic: tints, shades and tones of one color.
Asymmetrical balance: Asymmetrical balance is typically off-center
or created with an odd or mismatched number of elements.
Symmetrical balance: mirror image balance.
Radial balance: all elements radiate out from a center point in a
circular fashion.
High relief: quality of a projecting image where the overall depth is
deep.
Low relief/bas-relief: quality of a projecting image where the overall
depth is shallow.

Louise Nevelson

Symmetrical
Balance

Asymmetrical
Balance

Radial
Balance

Process: Day 1

Select your box which will be used as the frame for


your assemblage sculpture.
Select wooden pieces that interest you. (10)
Before doing any gluing, arrange and rearrange your
wooden pieces, playing with various compositions and
types of balance. Let me see what you come up with.
Think of the following while composing your sculpture:
How does light contrast with shadows? How does the
viewers eye move around the piece? Does my
sculpture combine low and high relief? Do the objects
in my piece feel balanced in visual weight? Are there
interesting contours? Is there visual rhythm, a fluidity
of lines? Is there a sense of cohesiveness (unity) with all
the separate parts?

Process: Day 2
If you have a well balanced
composition which illustrates
foreground, middle ground and
background, begin gluing your
pieces together starting with the
background and working forward.

Process: Day 3
If all of your pieces are glued and secure,
begin spray painting your sculpture outside.

You may select either white or black paint


but may NOT combine both colors.
Make sure you spray in light layers until your
sculpture has a nice, uniform and solid coat
of color.

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