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Hi. My 5th grade students looked at Goldsworthy art after creating optical illusions. So then we talked about creating illusions in our courtyard. They created clay "rocks" (an illusion... not real rocks..5th graders love to trick people) Goldsworthy style, placed them in the courtyard and documented with photos which are posted on my website. (Students took all the photos themselves and even used hands and feet to show scale.) We talked about Goldsworthy's philosophy of letting nature take its course. When the volunteers came to weed the courtyard they and their children gathered the rocks that had been carefully placed and rearranged them around our sundial where they still remain. The students were so fascinated by Andy's approach and connected to the nature theme.
http://www.lex5.k12.sc.us/webpages/jcouch/pictures.cfm
environmental art slide shows
jane c-o
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> Subject: Environmental Art
> From: "Margaret Angstadt" <mangstadt@rssu.org>
> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:50:28 -0500
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> I had a brainstorn tonight as I sat re-writing course descriptions for
> our high school couse offerings booklet. Student numbers are down and
> I'm looking for an exciting offering that will not only catch
> student's attention but also that of administration, school board and
> the tax-paying public.
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> So I came up with: environmental art. Not crazy about the title, but
> basically we would look at artwork from Christo and Goldsworthy and de
> Maria, as well as specific art styles, to create installations in
> sights around the school; possibly two installations per semester. I
> really need to keep the art work indoors, rather than 'earthworks'
> outside...winter and mud seasons are VERY long! So, here are my
> questions for your collective wisdom:
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> 1. What questions should I be asking myself (besides the usual one of
> checking my sanity)
> 2. What have YOU all done along this line in your schools? (themes,
> materials, etc?)
> 3. What precautions would you take when preparing for a course such as this?
> 4. Can you suggest websites that may have, not so much "how-tos" but
> inspriational material (visuals) from which I can get my creative
> juices flowing.
>
> I want to KEEP IT SIMPLE, but really want this to first be a great
> group experience (limit 12 stuldents) in aesthetics, planning,
> responding to the environment using a thematic approach, and last, but
> certainly not least, be a public relations vehicle for the visual
> arts.
>
> I REALLY appreciate this discussion group. I may not write much, but
> I am certainly encouraged by all the sharing that takes place. By the
> way, the Tree of Life sculptures in my clay sculpture class are almost
> complete, and will try to figure out a way to post pictures once
> completed.
>
> Thanks, in advance, to all!
>
> Peggy Angstadt
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