SERVING a SCULPTURE

SERVING a SCULPTURE
This piece can be linked to the 2010 Ontario Curriculum Grade 9 Visual Arts document through the following specific expectations: 
A3.1 Students will explore and experiment with a variety of media/materials and traditional and/or emerging technologies, tools, and techniques and apply them to produce art works (eg. experimenting with contemporary art-making methods and materials; incorporatie found objects......) pg.121
A1.2:  Students will use exploration/experimentation, reflection and revision when producing a variety of art works in each of the following areas: drawing, sculpture, painting, and printmaking pg. 120
A2.2 Students will apply elements and principles of design to create art works that communicate ideas and information pg. 120

For this piece I have used found objects to create a collection of three sculptures that are unified through the elements of colour, texture and shape.  Creating three dimentional pieces allowed me to work with both the positive and negative space and reinforced the elements and principles of design such as shape, texture, colour, contrast, repetion, balance, unity and form.  The theme of cooking or serving is also repeated throughout the pieces.  This repetition of theme also creates a unified feeling amoung the pieces.
The environmental factor of creating artwork from found objects is an important part of the piece.  Using materials that may otherwise be forgotten or dumped in a landfill can change the meaning of the piece from a story about cooking and serving food, to the idea of reusing what we already have and finding new purposes for old objects.