Paolozzi Relief Sculpture Unit of Work

This Paolozzi Relief Sculpture unit of work is a large project where students will:

• Learn about the work of Eduardo Paolozzi, looking specifically at his sculptures and relief surfaces and create a research page.
• Create designs in their sketchbooks to inform their relief sculpture.
• Learn about card construction and how to use gummed tape.
• Experiment with acrylic painting techniques.
• Paint their relief sculpture informed by their own experimentation.

This download includes:

• A three page written unit of work that includes stages for creating an artist research page, creating designs, Constructng the relief sculpture, painting techniques, homework tasks, extension task and assessment.
• A 14-slide PowerPoint (pictured above) that guides your students through every step of the project.
• 3 worksheets to inform the designs that students create in their sketchbook. This is will result in designs similar to the coffee-stained image above.
• An assessment rubric.

Click on the images to the right to see them larger. There is a short video on YouTube showing you some of the processes.

There are more complete units or work on The Arty Teacher website.

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