Found Object Slab Vase How can artists use found objects to enhance the message or aesthetic of the...

Found Object Slab Vase

How can artists use found objects to enhance the message or aesthetic of the piece?

Investigate & Plan

Part I

• In your sketchbook, find and draw 10 examples of vase forms.• (a form is a 3 dimensional shape or the configuration of something)

Part II

• In your sketchbook, brainstorm a list of 20 different (or as many as you can think of) found objects. • A found object is a natural or manufactured object or an artifact not

originally intended as art, found and considered to have aesthetic value.

Part III

• In your sketchbook, draw up 3-4 thumbnail sketches of ideas for your own design and form.

• Then, using card stock, cut out templates of actual size for your chosen design and construct a “mock-up” of your form.

The Project

Form

• Your challenge is to create a slab built geometric vase or form and juxtapose it with a free form or organic found object.

geometric + free form = contrast

Exterior

• For decorative exterior application, choose one element of art and one principle of design as a basis for your creativity and design.

ex. (e)Line + (p)Repetition = Design

Theme

• If you struggle with ideas, click on the button that says “Theme Generator” for a theme for your work. Challenge yourself to go with the first theme that pops up.