Anti-Bourgeois Clay Sculptures

Dada

Assignment

• Part of the Dada movement was a rejection of Bourgeois values

• Bourgeois = the ruling class• What do you think are values of the

Bourgeois?• What are the values of the common person?• What makes the common person great?

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• Use imagery from the list of values of the common person to design a sculpture that honors these values (these can also be YOUR values).

• If images aren’t immediately obvious, think of symbols for these values and then design a sculpture that utilizes these symbols.

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• Think about how your personal values might coincide with or differentiate from common values.

• These sculptures can include any of the following:– Irony– Humor– Drama– Serious Issues

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• Think about if you want your sculpture to be short and wide, or tall and thin.

• Think about how to lead the viewer’s eye through your sculpture– Directional line is a good element to use to do

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Statue of Liberty, broken chains at her feet, torch, tablet evoking the law

Robert Indiana

Jeff Koons

Cloud Gate, by Anish Kapoor

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