JANUARY 7, 2008HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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WIRE SCULPTURE

Alberto Giacometti1901-1966

Born in Switzerland & studied art in Paris Known as one of the leading ‘surrealist’

sculptors. “Surrealism” focused on subconscious

thoughts and dream like visions

Giacometti worked obsessively on his figures until he had all but carved them away

Giacometti made his sculptures look this way because they represented the way he felt when he looked at a woman.

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Ivan Lovatt

Known for his artistic use of chicken wire of famous people

Ruth Asawa

Nationally known for her wire sculpture Called the “fountain lady” because of all her public fountains

Corinne Okada

Artwork uses mixed materials and raises ideas about culture, fragments of memories, and the materials themselves

Also a fashion designer

A few terms

Pliers: tool used for turning, bending and sometimes cutting wire

Wire gauge: how thick or thin the wire is. 16 gauge wire is thicker than 20 gauge wire.

Contour: a line that creates the outside edge of a shape