Making Art: Lesson Plans

What is Sculpture? What is Painting?

Materials:  Pencils, paper

Activity:  Split the class into small groups of four or five students. As each group to collectively define what sculpture is, and then what a painting is. They can either make a definition or they can list criteria for each type of artwork.

For instance, students can ask:

• In order to be a sculpture, what components must and artwork include?

• In order to be a painting, what elements must an artwork include?

Discussion: Ask students to read their definitions of sculpture and painting.  Show the class Stockholder’s artwork.  Discuss the media and whether it can be characterized as sculpture or painting.

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