WIRE SCULPTURE by Mrs. Kanter

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The structure in wires: Sitting down with Ron Aloni - Israel News - The Jerusalem Post (jpost.com)

Roni Aloni Gallery Representation

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Ron Aloni - Artist - Galerie Charlot | Contemporary Art, Paris

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Kristine Mays News Article

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Breathing life into wire: Kristine Mays' sculptures 'emerge from the scenery' | News | Palo Alto Online |

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Reed B. More Artist Website

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Baltimore Article and Video about Reed B. More Public Wire Sculptures

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Ruth Asawa Foundation Website

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Totally Wired @ The Art Newspaper

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Ruth Asawa Postal Stamps 2020

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USPS Releases 2020 Ruth Asawa Stamp - Ruth Asawa

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Alexander Calder's Statement on Wire Sculpture

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Video from Museum Exhibition of Calder's Wire Faces

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Exhibit Showcases Different Side of US Artist - YouTube

Images

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Origins of wire in Art

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The first artist who brought wire sculpture art to people's attention was Alexander Calder (1898-1976), who made a series of wire sculptures in the 1920s after he'd used wire to experiment with jewelry making.Jan 19, 2022

History of wire

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Thousands of years ago, the Egyptians used wire to make jewelry. Metal strips would be pushed through holes in stone beads so the metal would fold over into a tube shape.

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The Phoenicians hammered gold or silver into thin sheets, cut them into narrow strips, and sanded the edges, producing a thin wire-like strip. The wire was woven into decorations for breastplates.

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Around 1270 A.D. Gold and silver wire was made in France and taken to England by the knights, to make chain maille, the linking of round jump rings to make a strong protective mesh.

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In the 1800’s, the Bohemians used wire to connect stones and beads to create necklaces and bracelets. Such designs were popular with aristocracy.

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It is known that Egyptian and Phoenician artists practiced that art over 5,000 years ago and pieces of jewelry have been found in the pyramids as well as ancient Pharaoh’s tombs.

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The earliest mention of wire production in England was 1465. During this time, wire-wrapping was limited to fastening crucifixes and other religious symbols to lanyards and chains.

Step 1

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Proportions

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As you add additional wire, think about the pose that you want your wire sculpture to have.

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Proportions of the human body

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Draw 8 ovals in your paper. Start with the head, work down to the shoulders, paying attention to the width of the shoulders. Draw the spine & pelvis area. Add in the legs and feet and then add the arms and elbows.

Body = 7 to 8 x head.
Leg = 4 x head.
Arm = 3.5 x head.
Trunk = 3 x head.

Bodies with movement

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Exercise

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Using the body proportions we have learned, draw 10 figures in motion. do an image search of athletes in motion for inspiration.

Safety

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Keep your fingers away from pinch points!

Needle nose pliers

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Using pliers can keep your hands from hurting while you are twisting & bending the wire.

Safety

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Give each other plenty of room!
When using the needle nose pliers, know where the pinch points are.
Make sure you know where the end of your wire is - wire has a mind of it's own and the ends can be sharp!

Looping wire

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Looping 1 wire around another. This is a good way to stabilize different pieces of wire. Since this is a continuous line, only 1 loop is required. Keep your loop close together so it holds better.

Twisting wire

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twisting 2 wires together to get a stronger and bolder line with texture.

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Wrapping wire

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Wrapping 1 wire around another is a very good way to start a new piece of wire.

Wire joining

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Tools

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Corners

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Making corners with pliers.

Loops

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Line & Attachments Exercise

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Attach pieces of wire to a straight wire with a wrap
Twist 2 pieces of wire together
Add curls to a piece of wire
Make a zig-zag line with corners

Explore

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Draw a continuous contour line of a simple image of a shoe or fruit. See the examples in the next 2 columns.
Using the techniques you have learned, add pieces of wire together to make a simple standing wire sculpture based off of your drawing. Think about how the continuous contour line will be translated to 3-D, how it will stand and it's balance.

Young life

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Alexander Calder, known as Sandy, was born into a long line of sculptors, being part of the fourth generation to take up the art form. Constructing objects from a very young age, his first known art tool was a pair of pliers. At eight, Calder was creating jewelry for his sister's dolls from beads and copper wire.

Stabiles

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During the 1930s, Calder also began making non-kinetic sculptures, which Hans Arp referred to as "stabiles." Like the mobiles, Calder's stabiles openly incorporated the components of their fabrication, such as fastening flanges and bolts, as visible elements of the designs.

Calder's Circus: 1926-31

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In this work Calder experimented with setting a large collection of miniature acrobats, animals, and other figures in motion using springs and pulleys

Later years

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During his later years Calder produced many monumental stabiles and mobiles as public works for sites worldwide. Man was commissioned for Montreal's Expo '67. At 65 feet tall, its one of Calder's largest sculptures.

Mobiles

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From the 1930s on, Calder created non-mechanized hanging, standing, and wall-mounted mobiles, whose movement was driven by random air currents.

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Subject - Animal

Do any animal, bird, bug that you want. Think about how you want it to be posed. If it is a bug, what size will you make it? Will it be on another surface? ex. butterfly on a flower.

Think about how you want your animal sculpture to be displayed. Will it need to be on a base or do you want it to be freestanding?

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