EXPLORING ART: Project Overview
Name: _________________________ Period: _____
“Nevelson-Steampunk Inspired Assemblages”
Unit Overview with Rubric
By Tracy Fortune
Lakes High School
Lakewood, WA 98498
tfortune@cloverpark.k12.wa.us
How can you create a creative and strong Steampunk-Nevelson Inspired
Assemblage that communicates something important to you?
Visual Problem
Students will understand that GREAT and Developing Artists…
 Think critically and problem solve
 Use art to communicate ideas, feelings, beliefs and/or values
 Apply their art knowledge and skills
 Make connections to real life, culture and history
 Can explain clearly how and why their art is made
Students will understand that GREAT artworks…
Effectively Combine Creativity, Composition, Craftsmanship with Art Skill and Communicate an Artist’s
Ideas, Feelings, Values and/or Beliefs
Enduring
Understandings
based on Art Standards
‘Box’ (Square plate or other)
Materials
Elements of Art
FORM SPACE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Key
Construction
Steps
Wire
Acrylic Paint (Black or Other)
Adhesives (Hot Glue, Caulking, Tacky Glue, Liquid Nails) Spray Paint (Black and Metallic)
Focus
and
Unit Vocab
Creative
Process
Found Objects
Principles of Art
REPETITION BALANCE UNITY
BALANCE
ASSEMBLAGE
CAULKING
FORM
SYMMETRICAL
RELIEF
HOT GLUE/GUN
SPACE
(Negative and Positive)
ASYMMETRICAL
BAS-RELIEF
TACKY GLUE
DEPTH
REPETITION
VARIETY
UNITY
Clarify/Define Goal: Create an assemblage inspired by Steampunk and/or Nevelson
Brainstorm Ideas: Consider possible ideas for a “Nevelson-Steampunk Assemblage” and are
also important to you.
Test/Practice Construction: Experiment and refine skills with materials to help you decide
which would be best for your composition
Determine Best Idea : Sketch it Out
Construct Assemblage: Construct assemblage on square plate that is painted black. Select,
arrange and attach found objects to enhance your composition.
Reflect/Assess: Reflect Artwork by Writing Artist Statement and Grading Yourself
1. Paint plate/box black
2. Select Items (4+ different types to show VARIETY)
3. Arrange items
 To tell a story or something important to you
 Emphasizing REPETITION of similar shapes and/or objects
 Show DEPTH using layering of materials (3+ layers)
 Compose using Symmetrical, Asymmetrical or Radial Balance
4. Adhere all objects securely using hot glue, caulking, liquid nails or tacky/white glue
5. Add Hook to back (a paper clip hot glued on works well for most projects)
6. Spray paint with black and then metallic color(s)
7. Display with sign label
8. Reflect/Critique finished work (group and individual)
EXPLORING ART: Project Overview
Name: _________________________ Period: _____
Assessment
Artwork Rubric
Artwork
Rubric
Q = 4C + S
Creativity/
Artful Thinking
Development of
Ideas to suit
materials
5 4 3 2 1
Composition
Arrangement/
Apply Art
Knowledge
5 4 3 2 1
Communication
of Ideas
which are important
to me
5 4 3 2 1
Craftsmanship
Completeness,
Care and Attention to
Detail
5 4 3 2 1
Skill
Apply Art Skills
5 4 3 2 1
5 (A)
Exceeding
Expectation
4 (B)
Meeting
Expectation
3 (C)
Approaching
Expectation
2 (D)
Below
Expectation
Surprising or innovative
perspective on theme.
Idea was developed
through thoughtful
problem solving.
Artwork shows originality
and insight developed with
limited influence from
others’ ideas. Has a good
connection to theme
Created an artwork that
clearly reflects
understanding of relief
and unity. Use of
negative space greatly
enhances assemblage.
Created an artwork that
reflects understanding of
relief and unity . Use of
negative space enhances
assemblage
Artwork clearly
communicates in
steampunk’ concept in an
eye-catching way. The
idea is important to me,
the artist
0-1 (F)
Failing
Planned idea is mostly
based on someone else’s
idea. Only small changes
were made to idea from
another source. Has loose
connection to theme
Created an artwork that
reflects some understanding
of relief and unity.
Undeveloped or cluttered
negative space distracts
from overall impact of
assemblage
Did not develop own
idea for artwork as it
is completely based on
someone else’s idea
and/or has no
connection to theme
Did not
complete
or do this
project
Created an artwork
that reflects virtually
no understanding
relief and unity
Did not
complete
or do this
project
Artwork communicates the
‘steampunk’ concept and
connects to something
important to me.
Artwork may communicates
‘steampunk’ concept but is
a bit confusing or it has
little/no importance to me,
the artist
The artwork seems
undeveloped or
random and does not
connect to the
‘steampunk’ theme
Did not
complete
or do this
project
Artwork is
an exceptionally wellcrafted, neat, detailed
finished assemblage
Artwork is well-crafted,
neatly done, and is a
detailed finished
assemblage with no
distracting glue
Artwork is somewhat
sloppily done or lacks detail
Artwork that is a
sloppily done, has very
few or no details
Did not
complete
or do this
project
Create an artwork that
clearly reflects
understanding of
repetition and layering
(5+) creatively using a
variety of materials (6+)
Create an artwork that
reflects understanding of
repetition and layering (3-4)
using a variety of materials
(4-5)
Create an artwork that
reflects limited
understanding of repetition
and layering (2) and limited
materials
Create an artwork
that reflects little/ no
understanding of
repetition and
layering
Did not
complete
or do this
project
Score Yourself ___/25
Write an Artist Statement