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All Natural: Jim Denevan and Chris Drury
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Abstract: SPARK tails artists Jim Denevan and Cris Drury as they create large earth works. This Educator Guide is about the history and tradition of artists making work in and about the natural environment.
Black Arts
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Abstract: Boston based artists discuss the meaning of Black art. Host Jim Spruill leads a discussion among 17 Boston-based artists on what Black art is and to whom the Black artist speaks. Group assembled includes Orma Jo Flint, Steve Hussein, Hakim Jami, Bob Nellums, Joanne Robinson, Robert Ruff, Joanne Sanders, ... More »
BSAD Foundations in the Visual Arts, Fall 2003
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Abstract: Offers a foundation in the visual art practice and its critical analysis for beginning architecture students. Emphasis on long-range artistic development and its analogies to architectural thinking and practice. Learn to communicate ideas and experiences through various two-dimensional, three-dimensional, ... More »
Changes in a Democratic Society, Lesson 3 of 3
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Abstract: This lesson is a follow-up lesson to the Changes in a Democratic Society, Lessons 1 and 2 of 3. Students will reflect upon and respond to a sculpture by Auguste Rodin, "Monument for the Defense of Paris."
Cy Twombly: The Sculpture
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Abstract: presents images of 26 sculptures by this artist who, in the early 1950s, emerged as a prominent figure among a group of New York artists, including Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg. These pieces are rooted in various movements in modern art, including the dadaist and surrealist traditions of assemblage ... More »
Expressive Papier-Mache Masks
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Abstract: Students will be creating an original papier-mâché mask that expresses an emotion. In doing this, they will be expanding upon their knowledge of representing the human face while further developing technical skills in papier-mâché sculpture and acrylic painting.
From Life: Viola Frey
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Abstract: SPARK visited veteran ceramic artist Viola Frey in the last months of her life when she continued to work from a wheelchair with the help of a mechanized lift and devoted assistants to create her monumental figures. This Educator Guide is about the history of ceramics and the contributions of Bay Area ... More »
Fusion: Sha Sha Higby
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Abstract: Sha Sha Higby's artworks are moving sculptures worn in performances the artist choreographs. This Educator Guide explores traditions of pageantry and theatre, including the masquerade of the Venetian Carnevale, African tribal dancing, Japanese Noh theater and Kabuki, and Commedia dell'Arte.
Italian Sculpture of the 15th Century
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Abstract: tours seven sculptures, providing images of the works, bibliographies, and exhibition histories.
Judy Chicago Interview
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Abstract: 'Twentieth Century Artists' raw material on the artist Judy Chicago, consisting of a 50-minute interview on three video cassettes. Tape 1 (18:00) (actual interview does not begin until the 4:45 mark): Her revival of crafts, especially those related to women; combination of masculine and feminine techniques ... More »
Looking East: Thai Bui
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Abstract: Vietnamese born sculptor Thai Bui's extraordinary objects simultaneously communicate a witty humor and penetrating sense loss. This Educator Guide explores the history and traditions of Bay Area Funk, Conceptual art and Minimalism.
Marble Sculpture from France
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Abstract: tours seven sculptures representing 250 years of French history, from before the birth of Louis XIV to the Second Empire. Both artistic styles and the sources of patronage changed dramatically during these years. The online exhibit offers an analysis of the social environment of the times and how it ... More »
Modern Art and Mass Culture, Spring 2004
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Abstract: Examines significant episodes in the history of modern art from the end of the enlightenment to the early twentieth-century in relation to emerging visual technologies (lithography, photography, the poster, photomontage), urban audiences, and consumer culture. Major artistic movements (Romanticism, Realism, ... More »
Monumental Sculpture from Renaissance Florence
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Abstract: celebrates the first fully realized Renaissance works of art: statues at the church of Orsanmichele in Florence. The 15th century pieces embody realism and individuality not seen in Western art since antiquity. They also exhibit the spiritual expressiveness of the Middle Ages. With these works, the new ... More »
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
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Abstract: Explains the works of art, artists, construction process, and the history of this important attraction on the National Mall.
Northlight
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Abstract: Bill Charette's 'Northlight' looks at three different artists with studios in the same building. A painter working from a still life talks about the importance of light. A woman who makes sculptures talks about her obsession with the equilateral triangle, a shape that dominates her work. The third artist, ... More »
Self-Portrait in Wire
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Abstract: This lesson covers line as an art element and sculpture as an art technique. It also includes an examination of wire sculptures created by Alexander Calder.
The Family Business: Ruth Asawa
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Abstract: Sculptor Ruth Asawa has been associated with some of the most notable figures in American 20th century art: Josef Albers, Buckminster Fuller, John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Robert Rauschenberg, and Jasper Johns. This Educator Guide is dedicated to highlighting arts education in the Bay Area and the model ... More »
West Oakland: Bruce Beasley
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Abstract: SPARK catches up with world-renowned sculptor Bruce Beasley in his West Oakland studio complex. This Educator Guide is about the work of Bruce Beasley and the history of modernist sculpture.
