"The Great Glass"
created by Nicholas39289 in Grade 8 at
Robert H. Adams Middle School
from school project "Dale Chihuly Unit: Sculpture & Chalk Drawing"
art id #133709267
Artist Statement (what Nicholas39289 said about their artwork)
In my art are used different shades same color to demonstrate the light and dark values that are on a vase. I blended multiple colors of chalk to reach the color I wanted. I added white to show the reflected light that is on vases. I used the grids that I had pre-outlined to guide me on where I should draw the vases on my paper. My color scheme was split complementary. One important thing I learned is the use of blending colors to get a more specific color that may not be available to you. A fact about the inspiration of this piece, Dale Chihuly is that Dale Chihuly was an avid glassmaker, who made all types of glass sculptures.
About this School Project (Dale Chihuly Unit: Sculpture & Chalk Drawing)
Students review the color wheel and learn about the American glass artist Dale Chihuly. Within their selected Color Scheme (warm, cool, analagous, monochromatic, complementary, or analogous) artists draw with Sharpies to create 5 or 6 colorful spirals on recycled plastic- transparency film, laminator plastic (or if using clear plastic bottles- acrylic paint.) Students create individual suncatcher sculptures, group them into color schemes, and finally assemble them into an illuminated Chihuly-style chandelier. The second part of this unit, a chalk drawing develops strategies for creating the illusion of three dimensions on a dark ground, highlights and shadows, elipses and overlapping.
