3D Landscapes

IImaginary Worlds 

Inspired by Souther Salazar

4^th Grade

Students began this project with a quick imagination game.  They began by drawing organic shapes.  They then had the challenge of turning those shapes into creatures.   

Students then spent some time looking closely at work by Souther Salazar.  Souther Salazar is a contemporary artist living in Portland, Oregon.  “Souther Salazar's installations transport the viewer into a vibrant and endless world of overlapping drawn, painted, sculpted and animated narratives and dreamscapes -- half-remembered, half-imagined places where stories can develop and take on a life of their own. Utilizing a variety of mixed media, found objects and layers of assemblage, his work evokes the wonders and imagination…”

We used thinking routines from the Columbus Museum of Art, including "See, Think, Wonder" and ODIP to talk about his work.  

 

After observing, describing, and interpreting what they saw in artworks by Souther Salazar, 4^th graders returned to their creature sketches and made imaginary drawings of them in an environment. 

 Next up, students translated their ideas into 3D landscapes.  Students used many materials and found objects, developing narratives along the way.  They showed space by placing objects in the foreground, middle ground, and background.  

Check out some of the finished works!  What stories and curiosities do you see?

We finished up by having a art celebration!