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Dale Chihuly Was born in 1941 in

Tacoma, Washington He is a glass sculptor 1965 he went to school

at the University Wisconsin-Madison which had the first glass program in the country

References nature (specifically sea life) in many of his sculptures

Creates large scale instillation pieces

Baskets Persians

Sea forms

Chandeliers

19968 x 5'VENICE, ITALY

BOATS, 2008DE YOUNG MUSEUMSAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

 

Biomorphism The act of emulating what

is present in nature

Surrealist art movement in the 20th century

Focuses on the power of

natural life

Uses organic shapes with unclear spherical hints of forms of biology

Richard Sweeney born in Huddersfield, England in 1984 Attended Batley School of Art and

Design in 2002 Manchester Metropolitan University

where he studied 3dimensional design Famous for his elaborate paper

sculptures

His Work

Icosahedron II 2006

Dodecahedron II  

Icosahedron

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Paper Ball Sculptures

You will be making your own biomorphic art sculptures like Dale Chihuly using paper however, like Sweeney

You will also need pins, glue, and a Styrofoam ball

Sketch it out!!

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