BIG MOUTH Pinch Pot Fish with Claes Oldenburg and Vincent Scarpace

WEEK 2

DISCUSSION: look at the examples of Scarpace fish

What do you notice first?

How big are the eyes

Is there pattern on the fish

Do you see shapes, lines?

how many fish are in the piece?

J. Vincent Scarpace

1971-

American Artist

Born: Buffalo, New York

His original works are “a personal journey through the use of basic of art elements: line, shape, and color - resulting in an arrival at unique works of art which purposely resemble fish.”

He’s followed his passion for the creative process, the pursuit of one’s own creative potential.

J. Vincent knew from an early age exactly what he wanted to do with his life.

encouraged from about age 2 to pursue line, shape, and color, and the creation of art.

J’s mother, artist, taught young J. Vincent how to enjoy drawing, painting, and sculpture very early on.

Having worked as an apprentice, production artist, and studio artist .

J. Vincent holds a BS in Education (Art and Education),

after several years of teaching in both private and public schools, he’s now a former teacher, "retired" very early, to his studio to continue his creative journey and drive toward the creation of unique works of abstract fish art. Today, J. Vincent Scarpace’s original works can be found in private and public collections in over 40 countries and in all 50 U.S. States.

He is currently in art galleries, in numerous restaurants, and in many corporate and professional collections. J. resides in College Station, TX 

http://www.ipaintfish.com/

PROJECT: create Scarpace style fish with paint

Step1: paint the inside of the mouth a fun color

Step2: paint the eyes white

Step3: paint the fish with stripes, dots and or all one color

step4: finish the eye by adding a dot for the fish to see

step5: add any additional details: gills, scales, ect.

MATERIALS: 

Kilned fish created in week 1

gloss acrylic paint

paint brushes

I adapted this project wonderful for the preschooler age group. For more information on this project: http://www.theclayteacher.com/bigmouth_fish_clay_project.html 

TWO WEEK PROJECT

DISCUSSION: Form and Claes Oldenburg

Clay: what is it? Where does it come from?

  what can you make with it?

  when you make things with clay are they flat like paper?

Form and sculpture

How is sculpture different then what we have done so far?

If you look on the back of a painting what might you find?

If you look on the back of a sculpture of a person what will you find?

Can you touch a sculpture in a museum? how about a park?

We looked at Dropped Cone, 2001, Neumarkt Galerie, Cologne, Germany. 

 The children really respond to this piece esp. after we had studied Wayne Theibaud's Ice cream cones.

ARTIST: Claes Oldenburg (born January 28, 1929) 

Swedish sculptor, 

He is best known best known for his public art installations 

Many of Oldenburg's large-scale sculptures of mundane objects elicited public ridicule before being embraced as whimsical, insightful, and fun additions to public outdoor art.

In the 1960s he became associated with the Pop Art movement and created many so-called happenings, which were performance art related productions of that time.

His work typically features very large replicas of everyday objects. 

Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions of everyday objects.
for additional information, please visit:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claes_Oldenburg

Project: Pinch Pot Fish

Step1: after warming your clay create a ball

Step2: using your thumb to push in and your fingers to go around begin to create a hole in the

clay

Step3: continue going around until you have a little pot. don’t let your sides get too thin

Step4: from the bottom of the pot pinch out a fish tail

Step5: at the front of the pot pinch the sides together to make a big smile

Materials: 

Clay