Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Chicago Picasso Maquettes

Sketches for Picasso's Sculpture

The Chicago Picasso in Daley Plaza


What in the world is that thing?  That is the question we started our lesson with today.  The students decided it looked like a pig, a horse, a bat, a giraffe, an angel and an elephant.  We discussed the theory Picasso's grandson has that his grandfather modeled the sculpture after his girlfriend.  I showed them some sketches, and we looked at it from different angles.  Some decided they agreed, while others still think it's a pig.  They all agree it's abstract, and they all think it's strange but cool.  The third graders used a template I drew as a handout, and they tried to build their own Chicago Picasso with just scissors, glue, popsicle sticks and the template paper.  It was a fun active experiment, and several students were successful in getting theirs to stand on its own.  Here are a few pictures:






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