For my sculpture, I was inspired by an artist, who I can't recall but remembered his/her work. The work of art of piles of garbage except when you saw the shadow of the sculpture it showed a figure that was recognizable. The focus for this blog post is on a sculpture that can be found all around us.
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Here is my first attempt:
To me, it looks like a person reading a book on top of a hill.
Here is my final attempt:
To me, the shadow is a picture of a man meditating on a cliff by the water.
I did two attempts because I wanted a different image portrayed. The shadows were accidental but I made sure it represented something. I prefer the second one because of the irony. The simple action of a man meditating represented by a pile of random things seems ironic. We are always in motion, we always want new things in life, things/luxuries makes life enjoyable but we never get the time to appreciate what we really have.
I like the results of my sculpture so others can interpret the shadow differently, it doesn't matter and I am open for different interpretations.
I would also like to focus on the element of line in the post. According to Schirrmarcher and Fox (2009) "line suggests direction, movement, rhythm, or form" (p.135). It is visible in my sculpture because the shadow formed the image and created the lines I wanted. Though it may not be a solid line around the image, the shadow created lines emanated a simple action/movement from the pile of solid objects.
From readings in class, this is another example of how adult art can inspire child's art. I would hope that children would be inspired by the artist's work and let them create their own shadow sculpture with other materials. I would allow them to create from anything and shine light unto to see if they were able to create a picture.
Reference:
Schirrmarcher, R., & Fox, J.E. (2009). Art and creative development for young children
(6th Ed.). Belmont, CA: Delmar
(6th Ed.). Belmont, CA: Delmar
