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HIGH SCHOOL
Ceramics and 3D studio in Pittsburgh Public School District
INTERMEDIATE CERAMICS
ABSTRACT
ARCHITECTURE
Intermediate ceramics students create ceramic triptychs based on architecture that they encounter in their daily lives by carving a series of earthenware three tiles.
Drawing from both art history and contemporary art, students will use traditional techniques and formats to convey present-day narratives through abstracted imagery.
Drawing From
ART HISTORY
Students learn about the history behind triptychs and their significance in European traditions, discussing Heironymus Bosch's "Garden of Earthly Delights" as a prominent example. They then discussed how triptychs can be applied in a contemporary context, and how this process translates to ceramic relief carving.
Students Carve
PITTSBURGH IN RELIEF
Students Glaze
CERAMIC TILE TRIPTYCHS
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Students create work about identity as it relates to the places they inhabit by creating a ceramic tile triptych of images of architecture that they encounter in their daily lives. Students learn about how contemporary artists abstract and portray architecture around them, emphasizing formal elements. Students also learn about art history traditions of triptychs–a series of three works intended to be viewed together–and discuss how juxtaposing images changes or deepens their meaning meaning.
BIG IDEA
Identity and Place
BIG IDEA AS TIED TO PROJECT
Through this lesson, students examine place as a signifier of daily experience and identity. After taking photos of architecture that they encounter in their daily lives, students will crop images to highlight formal elements (line, shape, etc.). Students will learn about triptychs and their art historical significance and apply this format to their own work by creating a series of three images intended to be viewed together.
KEY CONCEPTS
Architecture | Formal elements | Abstraction | Subtractive | Relief | Triptych | Juxtaposition
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
How does architecture relate to daily experience and identity?
How does placing an image in relationship to another image change its meaning?
Where do we find elements of art in our daily lives?
ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS
Architecture that is significant or present in one’s life can be a signifier of identity.
Placing imagery in juxtaposition can change the meaning of each element.
Elements of art can be found in daily life, and is heavily present in architecture.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Students will be able to measure and cut three identical square clay tiles.
Students will be able to carve imagery in relief through subtractive methods.
Students will be able to identify and emphasize formal elements in architecture.
Students will be able to analyze and compare historical and contemporary works of art.
PENNSYLVANIA ARTS STANDARDS
9.1.12 C Integrate and apply advanced vocabulary to the arts forms.
9.2.12 A Explain the historical, cultural and social context of an
individual work in the arts.
9.2.12 H Identify, describe and analyze the work of Pennsylvania Artists in dance,
music, theatre and visual arts.
9.3.12 A Explain and apply the critical examination processes of works in the
arts and humanities. • Compare and contrast • Analyze • Interpret
• Form and test hypotheses • Evaluate/form judgments
NATIONAL CORE ARTS STANDARDS
VA:Cr1.2.Ia Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present day life using a
contemporary practice of art or design.
VA:Cr3.1.Ia Apply relevant criteria from traditional and contemporary cultural contexts to
examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for works of art and design in progress.
VA:Re8.1.Ia Interpret an artwork or collection of works, supported by relevant and sufficient
evidence found in the work and its various contexts