Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Ideas On How To Create A One School Louise Nevelson Art Installation

 
Yup, we were excited and nervous throughout this process...but it was an amazing project for our one school! Every year we have a Celebration of the Arts. This years theme was Block Party and building community. The flyer below gives you an example of what was in store for this week!

The logo is below and we created it during our trip to NAEA in San Antonio last year! Love the way the tshirts turned out.

What are the steps we used to make this happen? We got the word out to our faculty and staff. We shared with our students in class. Screenshots below are ideas for you if you choose to do this too.


 





How this went down:

1.    Gather Materials: Collect various small objects like buttons, beads, cardboard scraps, paper clips, bottle caps, and any other small, interesting items that can fit inside a pizza box. Basically, clean out your junk drawer.

2.    Explore Shapes and Textures: Talk about shapes (like squares, circles, and triangles) and textures (like smooth, rough, and bumpy) with the students. Show examples of Nevelson's artwork and discuss how she used different shapes and textures in her art.

3.    Fill the Pizza Boxes: Distribute the pizza boxes to each homeroom and department faculty and staff. Encourage everyone to fill their boxes with the collected objects, arranging them in interesting ways to create patterns and textures. We ordered pizza boxes in different sizes to share with homerooms, faculty and staff.

4.    Think About Composition: Discuss with the students how they can arrange the objects to create interesting compositions. Encourage them to experiment with different layouts before gluing the objects down.

5.    Glue or Arrange: Depending on the preference of the art department, either glue the objects down to create a permanent arrangement or simply arrange them inside the box without gluing for a temporary display.

6.    Spray Painting: Once all the pizza boxes are filled, the art department can spray paint them all in a unified color scheme, just like Nevelson often painted her sculptures in monochromatic tones. We bought an array of colors different brands too.

7.    Installation: Finally, the art department can arrange the painted pizza boxes into a large assemblage, perhaps stacking them or arranging them in a grid pattern on a wall or display area.

Throughout the process, emphasize creativity, experimentation, and collaboration among the students and faculty. Encourage them to have fun and enjoy the experience of creating art together in the spirit of Louise Nevelson's assemblage artworks.













Yes, we love the cordless glue gun. It was a life saver for this project!



Mr. Jim in our cafeteria had one made. Love it, don't you? Can you find the hidden Star Wars toys? 


Our Advancement has a signature candy. They made this one. Clever, 'eh?


Yes, I made a blank one as a joke for anyone that didn't participate it caused lots of conversation. It was just my silent giggle to myself =)






Crazy, but we have students who have never used spray paint before. This was a fun experience for them.





Tell me you are an art teacher without telling me you are an art teacher.














Louise Nevelson: Building Community Through Art Assemblage Click the link to see the final art gallery installation, it was most impressive and has been a favorite around campus this month!

This was one of my favorite projects for this school year. I hope this has provided some inspiration for you too! If you have any questions, just comment and we will get back with you.

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