PRIMITIVE POTTERYWORLD CERAMICS

NayaritStanding Figure

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Rough Sketch

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• ORNAMENTATION, ORNAMENTAL: Add information from web site.

• CARICATURE: Add information from web site.

• EXAGGERATED: Add information from web site.

• CERAMIC: Add information from web site.

• COMMEMORATION, COMMEMORATIVE: Add information from web site.

• PIGMENT: Add information from web site.

What is Primitive Pottery?

Pottery made by a primitive culture or pottery created by a modern culture and made to look primitive by firing it in a primitive kiln or by replicating a primitive style.• Varies by location• Has a more “personal” tone because most were

made by hand• Has a special meaning to it• A certain person, place or thing• Drawings or symbols carved or painted onto it.

Pit Fired Pottery

Where does the pottery sculpture come from?

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How was it used?

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How was it made?• List four or more paraphrased bullet statements.

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How big is it?Make comparative statements.

Who knows?

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What makes this piece unique to the culture it came from?

Read the information provided in the web site and list in your own words what makes this piece of art unique to the culture it came from. Add pictures to help tell your story.

Is there a story behind the pottery/sculpture?

Read the information provided in the web site and tell the story of the work in your own words. Add pictures to help tell your story.

Describe my theme.Find the theme that fits your piece on the student handout.

Description of the art elements used in my art work.Colors: Describe the colors found in your pottery?  Shapes/Forms: Describe the shape/form of your pottery and any decoration found in your work. Lines: Describe what types of lines I see in my pottery?  Textures: Describe what types of texture do I see?

Description of the art principles used in my art.How the art elements of line, shape, colors, textures, and space are organized in an art work. Describe how you used variety (change in one of the elements listed above) in your pottery: Describe how you used harmony (repeats in one of the elements listed above) in your pottery:  Describe how you used emphasis (something that sticks out as being more important) in your pottery:  Describe how you used balance (distribution of visual weight) in your pottery:  Describe how you used proportion (size relationships) in your pottery. Are the parts proportional to one another? Describe how you used movement or rhythm (leading the viewer’s eye from one part to another or repetition with changes made) in your pottery:  Describe how you used pattern (repetition of a shape, texture, or lines)in your pottery:

Building Techniques Used•Describe the build techniques and the process used in creating your pottery: List five to eight steps. Add pictures to help tell your story.

Photo of my finished work