Transcript Ceramics Sun/ Picasso Style - Irvine Unified School District

Ceramics Sun/ Picasso Style
“Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.” — Pablo Picasso
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/Lessons/Picassun.htm
Who is Picasso?
 Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los
Remedios Cipriano de la SantísimaTrinidad Ruiz y Picasso, known as Pablo
Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973), was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker,
ceramicist, and stage designer.
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One of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, he is widely known
for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture.
Just for your education…
 Arguably Picasso’s most famous work is his depiction of the German bombing of Guernica
during the Spanish Civil War – Guernica. This large canvas (over 50 feet long) embodies for
many the inhumanity, brutality and hopelessness of war.
 Look closely since you will be asked what it is you see and why you think Picasso painted these
images.
Ceramic Cubism
 Designing a sun wall hanging allows you to express emotions
through a symbolic image of the sun.
Notice some of the suns have shapes for noses, cut outs for the mouth and cheeks.
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Terms
Symbolic images - the practice of representing ideas or emotions by symbols.
Slab roller - A machine that presses clay into a flat and even slab for use in
pottery. It consists of a large, flat table with a cylindrical roller which is rolled
over the clay using a handle or wheel attached to a set of gears.
Potter’s needle - The large, 1-15/16” long, sharp, heat-treated steel needle is
set in a 1/2” diameter hardwood handle for a sturdy grip. Used for many tasks in
ceramics from cutting, carving, detailing, and piercing for air bubbles.
Air dry - Drying the pottery and clay objects is an important step in getting it
ready to be fired. There are two overriding considerations. 1) Clay objects,
especially those with protuberances or uneven thickness (e.g. handles) need to be
dried evenly. 2) All clay should be bone dry (no water content) before being
loaded into the kiln for bisque firing.
Bisque fire - the first firing and is usually only to between cones 04 and 06
Cone 06 fire – Glaze fire that heats to about a temperature of 1873 degrees
Fahrenheit, turns the chemicals in painted on glaze into its glass like form
Slip - Slip is usually the consistency of heavy cream. It is a liquefied suspension of
clay particles in water often used to join pieces of clay together.
More about Ceramics
 http://www.ehow.com/video_2379027_stages-pottery-
glazing.html
 http://www.ehow.com/video_2379035_apply-clear-
potteryglaze.html?pid=1&wa%5Fvrid=1656bc90%2Df67f%2D44b
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Your Assignment
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Design sun face on 9“ square tag board. Think about the emotion
your sun will convey. Cut out with scissors.
 Wedge and roll out slab of clay (use the slab roller carefully.)
 Trace tag board sun onto clay and cut out with potter's needle or “pointy
thing.”
 Keep the rays of the sun attached.
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Drape over small upside down paper plate or bowl including
the rays of the sun.
Add facial features- press or carve in, add by scoring and
applying slip.
Ideas for faces….keep the rays attached to the face.
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Carve, press in patterns and textures into the sun rays.
Clean up edges- smooth with a little water on your finger.
Cup of water
 When drying on rack, place wadded paper under the face to
keep the bulging shape. Remove the bowl or plate since the clay
will shrink and possibly crack.
The final stretch
 Must air dry over 2-3 days before it can be bisque fired.
 Once fired you may use colorful glazes to depict the emotion
of your sun.
 Work carefully since mixing glazes does not work…these are
chemicals not paints.
 Place on firing rack for cone 06 fire.
 After firing, we will place a hook on the back for wall
hanging.
Picasso - Ceramic Sun Quiz
Name_______________________________
1. How many names did Pablo Picasso have at his birth?
A. 2 names B. 5 names
C. 10 names
D. 20 names
2. Is Picasso dead or alive? A. Dead B. Alive C. Living in Miami D. None of the above
3. What artistic skill did Picasso not use? A. Ceramics B. Printmaking C. Knitting D. None of the
above
4. In the picture of Guernica, what emotions do you think the images represent? A. Sorrow B.
Horror C. Fear D. All of the above
5. Name one object in Guernica you found interesting and tell me why:
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6. What is slip? A. Often used to join pieces of clay together
liquefied suspension of clay particles
B. The consistency of heavy cream c. A
D. All of the above
7. Potter’s Needles are:
A. Made of clay B. Used to sew clay slabs together C. Used for cutting,
carving, detailing, and piercing for air bubbles D. Have only one use
8. Bisque firing is : A. A first firing B. Returns water to the clay
C. Must be the hottest firing
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When glazes are attached to the clay
9. What is bone dry: A. The final stage of the ceramics B. The art is dusted with bone C. Air dried clay
ready to bisque fire D. What happens when you visit the desert
10. At what cone is the glaze fired?
A. 04
B. 06
C. 08
D. Raku
Picasso - Ceramic Sun. Student Evaluation
Name_______________________________
Dated ________________
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DESIGN
10 9 8 7 6 5 Other
CONSTRUCTION
10 9 8 7 6 5 Other
CRAFTSMANSHIP
10 9 8 7 6 5 Other
PATTERNS/TEXTURES 10 9 8 7 6 5 Other
GLAZING
10 9 8 7 6 5 Other
One aspect about this project that I learned
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