Lesson
Positive Body Image Sculpture
Themes:
-Positive Body Image
-Eco Art
-Street Art
-Kinetic Art
-Eco Art
-Street Art
-Kinetic Art
Age Group: 15-18yrs
Art Type: Kinetic Sculptures
Art Type: Kinetic Sculptures
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Self-Esteem:
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Lesson Objective:
Using plastic bags to represent a figure that embodies positivity, to represent the theme of positive body & self image
Project Prototype: Figure (Head, hair and arms)
Note: It looks weird because it has not been inflated yet
Note: It looks weird because it has not been inflated yet
Learning Objectives:
- Student will learn about different artist who create sculpture with plastic bags. They will learn how to use visual language to express them self. The students will learn to cooperate together and work together towards a common final art work. Student talk about positive throughout the art marking and will learn positive ways to talk about themselves.
Art-Making Objectives:
- The students will be learning how to creating a kinetic sculpture using air and plastic bags. They will learn how to create an organic sculptural shape out of plastic bags. They will learn to use visual language to represent positive body image. Finally they will be working together to create a common art work.
Materials
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(black permament marker or water base) •Rolls of clear packaging tape •Scissors •Sketching paper •Pencils •Blow-dryer •Computer |
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Inspiring Artist: Joshua Allen Harris
- A New York Street Artist who uses the vents of the city to bring to life regular recycled plastic bags.
- Using only tape and garbage bags he creates kinetic sculptures of animals and monsters.
Polar Bear
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Loch Ness Monster
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Giraffe
Monster
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Monster
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Videos
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Project Steps
Building a Kinetic Plastic Sculpture
Step 1: Designing a Figure
- Each student will be given a bag.
- Sharpie markers will be spread out on the table for all the students to share.
- The students will first draw the shape of the body part they chose on the bag, they have to make sure that the bag is folded.
Step 2: Draw & Cut
•They will draw the pattern or image of their choice using the sharpie markers.
•The students will cut out the shape.
•The students will cut out the shape.
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Step 3: Taping
•Once the student are satisfied with their piece, they can tape the inside together
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Step 4: Attaching the Pieces
•The students should keep two open space on their piece.
•The 2nd student being done will attach his piece to the 1st student’s piece. The 3rd student being done will attach his piece to the 2nd student’s piece.
•Every student will proceed this way until everyone is done.
•The 2nd student being done will attach his piece to the 1st student’s piece. The 3rd student being done will attach his piece to the 2nd student’s piece.
•Every student will proceed this way until everyone is done.
Step 5: Use the blow-dryer
-Use a blow-dryer, vent or fan to bring motion to your sculpture.
PowerPoint Presentation
Art & Positive Body Image
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References
Articles about Body Image:
-Croll, J. (2005). Body Image and Adolescents. Guidelines for adolescent nutrition services. Chapter 5.Retrieved from http://www.epi.umn.edu/let/pubs/img/adol_ch13.pdf
-Hollander, D. (2010.) Body Image Predicts Some Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Teenage Women. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 42 (1), 67.
-Kimber, M., Couturier, J., Georgiades, K., Wahoush, O., & Jack, S. (2014). Body Image Dissatisfaction among Immigrant Children and Adolescents in Canada and the United States: A Scoping Review. Eating Disorders 47 (1), 892-897.
Websites:
-Media Smarts. Resources for Teachers-Body Image (2016). Retrieved from http://mediasmarts.ca/body-image/resources-teachers-body-image
-Being Me: Promoting Positive Body Image (2012). Retrieved from http://www.actionschoolsbc.ca/sites/default/files/resources/AS!%20BC%20Being%20Me%20-%20Grades%20K%20to%209.pdf
-Body Image: Information and Interactive Activities (2012). Retrieved from http://westernhealth.nl.ca/uploads/Addictions%20Prevention%20and%20Mental%20Health%20Promotion/Body%20Image%20Tool%20Kit%202012.pdf
-Body Image and Self-Esteem (2016). Teens Health. Retrieved from http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/body-image.html
-Body Image (2014). Planned Parenthood. Retrieved from https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/body-image
Artists:
-Joshua Allen Harris’ Inflatable Plastic Bag Subway Art. Retrieved from
http://inhabitat.com/joshua-allen-harris-inflatable-plastic-creatures/
-Carol Rossetti’s Bosy Positive Illustrations. Retrieved from http://mic.com/articles/92651/18-empowering-illustrations-to-remind-everyone-who-s-really-in-charge-of-women-s-bodies
-Croll, J. (2005). Body Image and Adolescents. Guidelines for adolescent nutrition services. Chapter 5.Retrieved from http://www.epi.umn.edu/let/pubs/img/adol_ch13.pdf
-Hollander, D. (2010.) Body Image Predicts Some Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Teenage Women. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 42 (1), 67.
-Kimber, M., Couturier, J., Georgiades, K., Wahoush, O., & Jack, S. (2014). Body Image Dissatisfaction among Immigrant Children and Adolescents in Canada and the United States: A Scoping Review. Eating Disorders 47 (1), 892-897.
Websites:
-Media Smarts. Resources for Teachers-Body Image (2016). Retrieved from http://mediasmarts.ca/body-image/resources-teachers-body-image
-Being Me: Promoting Positive Body Image (2012). Retrieved from http://www.actionschoolsbc.ca/sites/default/files/resources/AS!%20BC%20Being%20Me%20-%20Grades%20K%20to%209.pdf
-Body Image: Information and Interactive Activities (2012). Retrieved from http://westernhealth.nl.ca/uploads/Addictions%20Prevention%20and%20Mental%20Health%20Promotion/Body%20Image%20Tool%20Kit%202012.pdf
-Body Image and Self-Esteem (2016). Teens Health. Retrieved from http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/body-image.html
-Body Image (2014). Planned Parenthood. Retrieved from https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/body-image
Artists:
-Joshua Allen Harris’ Inflatable Plastic Bag Subway Art. Retrieved from
http://inhabitat.com/joshua-allen-harris-inflatable-plastic-creatures/
-Carol Rossetti’s Bosy Positive Illustrations. Retrieved from http://mic.com/articles/92651/18-empowering-illustrations-to-remind-everyone-who-s-really-in-charge-of-women-s-bodies