AP 3D Design Summer Work FIRST: Begin a LIST of possible concentration topics interesting to you. A list of 20 potential ideas to be discussed with the class will be due the second week of school. See pages below for more information on the concentration. SECOND: Create 3 finished, quality pieces from the list below. The class will critique this work the 2 nd week of school. Some of the pieces may require you to look up an artist or two. As always, use the elements/principals and remember CRAFTSMANSHIP counts. MOST of the choices you can create for almost no money. Choose pieces that are exciting and interesting to you. The projects are all very open-ended and can be modified to fit what you like and can create. THIRD: Visit one gallery or art museum this summer and write a 1-2 page gallery report on what you see. Mention specific artists and media in which you are interested. You can focus on any artist or show (2D or 3D), but try to see as much 3D work as you can. You may NOT turn in old work from previous classes! Choices: 1. 500 x Something = Sculptural repetition Find 500 identical objects (plastic forks, pencils, nails, post it notes, cardboard tubes, spools of thread, paper cups). With the objects, construct a 3D design keeping in mind the principles of repetition, variety, movement and balance, as well as engage with space. They may be joined or fitted together a number of different ways (elmers, hot glue, string). 2. Styrofoam Cup Project Using 3-5 styrofoam cups cut carve and assemble them into an interesting design. Use an Xacto or other tools. Consider LINE, SHAPE, UNITY, VARIETY. By the end, the cups should take on their own form so we can t tell they started out as Styrofoam cups. Be precise and neat in your carving. Remember craftsmanship. 3. Rolled Paper Project Using old newspaper or old phone books, roll 50 tubes with a wooden dowel rod and glue/tape them together in an abstract shape way. Think about LINE, repetition, harmony and proportion. If you ve done this project before, incorporate a new material (raffia, rubber bands, beads, ribbon). Or exaggerate the size and scale. 4. Packing Tape Casting
Find a meaningful object or a friend/family member to cast in packing tape. You will need packing tape and clear plastic wrap. Take one part of the object or one body part at a time (for instance, cast legs, arms, body, etc separately). Wrap the object first in the plastic wrap. Then wrap the packing tape over the object or body part. Take a pair of scissors or X-acto knife and CAREFULLY cut a seam to remove the object/body part. Tape the piece back together once it is off the object/body part. Keep casting the parts of the object and then tape them all together. Look at George Segal s work. Look at gestures, forms, proportions. 5. Andy Goldsworthy/Earthworks Project Look up and research the artwork of Andy Goldsworthy, Patrick Dougherty and the Earthworks Art movement. Their work uses only natural objects: rocks, leaves, sticks, flowers, ice, etc. You will create your own Earthworks piece. These pieces will not last. They are ephemeral and will exist only in the photos you take of them so make sure the photos are GOOD. Create an Earthworks piece that is site specific meaning it is like an installation intended to be outside and ONLY using natural objects. Think about the principles of art. 6. Micro Sculpture Dalton Ghetti Create a piece that is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, YET interesting and engaging to wow us. You can use any materials just change them. The artist Dalton Ghetti does this on an even smaller scale. 7. Recycled free standing and 12 tall Create a piece using only recycled garbage materials that is free standing and at least 12 inches tall. 8. Free Choice Some students may have access to more materials and extra art opportunities. If you are and are self-driven to create your own pieces go for it! The Concentration A concentration is a body of related works describing an in-depth exploration of a particular artistic concern. It should reflect a process of investigation of a specific visual idea. It is NOT a selection of a variety of works produced as solutions to class projects or a collection of works with differing intents. Students should be encouraged to explore a personal, central interest as intensively as possible; they are free to work with any idea in any medium that addresses 3D design issues. The concentration should grow out of the student s idea and demonstrate growth and discovery through a number of conceptually related works. In this section, the evaluators are interested not only in the works presented but also individual evidence of the student s thinking, selected method of working, and development of the work over time.
Examples You can view examples of past concentrations (along with scoring rationales) on the Studio Art exam information pages on www.apcentral.collegeboard.com. To Begin Start a list of topics you think would work for you or more specifically that you think YOU could work with. Challenge yourself to come up with 20-30 ideas. Think about what you have a strong personal interest in. Try to stay away from trite, naïve, or cliché ideas super heros, graffiti, anime characters, flowers, eyeballs, fairies, gnomes or cultural icons. You should never pursue any of these ideas if all you intend to do is merely copy from preexisting sources without taking an individual approach or infusing the subject with your own personal voice. Also: Be careful copying off Pinterest, Tumblr, Deviant, or any website. These are all excellent resources. But the images/ideas you see on these pages must be changed and made into your OWN concept. Concentration Ideas Examples A series of thrown vessels that detailed the students proficiency A series of portrait heads sculpted from clay A series of hand-sewn figures based on sketches of mutated creatures A series of boxes inpiried by Joseph Cornell A series of figures created from old computer parts Organic sculptures carved from plaster Geometric sculptures assembled plaster Series based on architectural forms A series of book sculptures Sculpted parts of the body Papier mache monsters Series of hand-built clay piece reminiscent of sea anenomes Series of sculptures based on texture. Series of large soft sculptures Oldenburg Fashion pieces made of found objects Repetition using many found objects (nails, marbles, plastic forks) Organic plaster pieces A series of combines inspired by Robert Rauschenberg
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