WORKING BIG: A TEACHERS'''' GUIDE TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCULPTURE pptx

lVor[ins ATeacherstGuide to Environmental Sculpture John Lidstone/Clarence Bunch [...]... problem space .A painter conof is cerned with spatialrelations a two-dimensional on sur_ face; an architectdeals wjth functionalaspects of space; a sculptormust be aware of the sDace surrounding piece as well as its internal his spatialqualities To enjoy art or to participate effectively in an art activity, must not only have a sense of aesthetic we space but also be excited by the artist'sor our own handling... understanding sultin a at a latertimethe childis desperately when space torial to endeavoring depict the real world in his drawings we In andpaintings the light of these considerations "foolingaround"can the fact that not should dismiss value aesthetic haveimmediate ooling Up projects so eye-catching dramatic and are to it is understandable assumethat they are The materials and hard -to- get with unusual... futureevent.In a way it resemthe electronic imcounlerpart, blesits contemporary age,which is screened,then stored to await future air viewing contrastto statuaryand painting, art is In notthe stuff that museumsare made of; it is more at art, art; home sky art, environmental atmospheric it as pleasure a sunsetor gives the same momenlary us as of Air acloud art, too, is oftenlhe product many minds and with oarticiDation... own art, objectless otherwise once we leave behindlhe baf{led, We are similarly guideposts traditional as to what is a art, of reassuring and what is not.The youngsters art meaningful activity picturedhere are reacting to prepared spatial situaas theylooksuspiciously if they are merelyfooF tions; ing aroundif we compare their behaviorto that of of others the same age engaged in, say, a painting art... school ad if art educationis to be vital and as aliveand if education a wholeis to fit the childfor the age in which he lives.Workingwith air-admalerials of and forms not only opens up new avenues expresto sionto the childbut helpsus as teachers understand art the elementsof such contemporary forms as the art, art, art, event,conceptual objectless and transient whichare foreign manyart roomsandwhichappear... roomsandwhichappear to Oncethe childand almostas antiartto the uninitiated in and teacherbecomeinvolved the excitement exhiland arationof space play or in the construction contemplationof an undeniablybeautifulpiece of air that however, there is a good possibility we sculpture, towardwhat will becomemore relaxedin our attitude art is and less apprehensiveabout an art activitythat normbasedon traditional swingsoutsidethe... put for to fromtop to bottomto serveas the entrance and exit finger through easily it Smoothon a 6-inchlengthof tape crosswise the at Tunnels be movedaround formshaoes can to bottom the slitandanother thetopto keepthewall of at differradically from a basic,straight-line design.T of the tunnelfrom splitting.lf a student standsat the nelscan also be joinedto form mazelike entrance let participants andout,it... physical All world the arts the more art more we are alive to sensation, The simplymakeart objects children meansto us Having learnaboutthe work of other artistsis not to give or We art thema comolete education mustalertthemto world of which art is a part and out ol the physical concenSo man-made emerges farwe have ad which into the energies involving tratedmostof our teaching child in such physicalareasof... physicalareasof art as color and twohim space.We havedonelittleto awaken dimensional our of to the exoerience real soace.We havedirected him in art processand art towardinvolving attentions situawithoutat the same time creating appreciation spatial sensation tionsin whichhe couldexperience of and realizehis own bodyas an instrument creative expression Air cushions allowus to work towardbothol these with a environment... oarticiDation acandhandsand is associated tivity, it is at the same time people art, social art, so public art air air Balloons, whips,air tunnels, cushions, ribair bons, kites,bubbles, wind sculptures, flags,banners, are skywriting, and smoke sculptures formsof air art; All are currentforms some are new, some traditional but of artisticexpression, as yet they play littleor no although eachhas muchto offer . are similarly baf{led, once we leave behind lhe reassuring guideposts of traditional art, as to what is a meaningful art activity and what. profess to ap- preciate a work of art because we judge that it con- forms to the conventional art-appreciation standards' We are baffled,