Curriculum Standards __Art 350, 8th Grade___________________
1st Six Weeks
Review of Art Elements and Design Principles as applied to 3D
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Examine Bocciani, “Unique Forms of Continuity in Space” 1913 (below), and
other 3D artworks and discuss the how the artist used art elements and
design principles.
Henry Moore, Double Oval, 1966
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Terracotta Army soldier and
horse from the Qin Dynasty
Ask the students to identify artworks in their environment, ie architecture,
industrial design, earthworks, etc.
Identify 3D design in the school
Ask the question, “How does the viewer interact differently with 3D design
than with 2D design?”
Examine sculptures from ancient civilizations and discuss their religious and
historical meanings.
Understanding 3 Dimensional Space: Relief and In-the-Round
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Identify and discuss examples of sculpture in-the-round and relief sculpture
o Discuss how does sculpture in-the-round changes the viewers perspective
o Discuss the concept of open and closed forms
o Identify high relief and low relief
o Discuss how relief sculpture is used in the decorative arts.
Steel Shield: Relief/Repoussé
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Frederic Remington, The Bronco Buster, 1909
Projects:
o Relief Sculpture:
Plaster casting or carving
Repoussé (Foil Tooling)
Masks: Paper, Papier-mâché, or Collage
o Sculpture-in-the-Round
Wire
Wire and Plaster Wrap
3D Weavings: Basket, bowl, wearable art (hat, scarf)
Papier-mâché Figures or Animals
Air-dry clay or floral foam figures: Wizards, Gargoyles, Imaginative
Creatures
2nd Six Weeks
Printmaking
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Discuss and Define Printmaking
o The transfer of an image from one surface to another, usually resulting in
multiple prints or impressions. Art prints have an element of originality vs.
reproductions or copies of an image.
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Identify Simple Printmaking Techniques:
o Subtractive/Relief Prints: Woodblock, Linocut (linoleum), Carved Gum
Eraser.Potato
Woodcut, Hachinohe-Same, Kawase Hasui, 1933
Linocut Bar, Carl Eugen Keel, 2006
o Additive Relief Prints: String, Glue, etc.
o Stamp or Found Object Prints: Cut Foam or Styrofoam, Cut Sponge, Cut
Fruit and Vegetables, Alphabet blocks, Thread Spools, Hands, Erasers,
Fingers, Bolts, etc.
o Original Stencil Prints (positive image and negative)
"Happy 1984", Stencil print found on the Berlin Wall in 2005.
o Monoprints (one-of-a-kind prints)
Ceramics/Pottery
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Discuss and explain ceramics as an art form and functional craft.
Examine historical and cultural pottery forms and functions
Explain the materials and processes used in ceramics.
Discuss the science of clay formation, preparation, drying, firing, and glazing.
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Explain and demonstrate hand-building techniques: pinch, coil, and slab
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Projects:
o Empty Bowl Project: Using pinch, coil, slab, or any combination, create a
functional bowl. Empty Bowl project is a national movement to increase
awareness of hunger and raise money for those organizations that feed those
in need
o Clay Heads
o Clay Figures
3rd Six Weeks
Jewelry Making
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Discuss and identify jewelry forms and techniques
Discuss historical/cultural functions
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Projects:
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Friendship bracelets or chain stitch bracelets
Paper beads
Laminated paper pendants
Sculptey beads and pendants
Crafts/Folk Art
 Present the term craft. Ask students for their definition. Do the same for folk.
Use the answers to explain the folk art and crafts.
 Explore how cultures differ in craft forms and folk art traditions.
 Projects
o Northwest American Indian Totem Poles
 Students research icons and symbolism
 Use produce containers, such as oatmeal or coffee, to construct the form
for the totem poles. Use paper, paint and collage materials.
o Kachina Dolls
 Research Hopi Indian religion, noting stylized icons and traditional
mythological characters
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Students choose a personal or contemporary character or function for
their doll
Use paper towel and tissue paper tubes for the structure of the doll.
Use shoe box tops for a base. Cut a hole in the base for the tube to be
inserted. Cut and fold the tube to the underside of the base and secure
with tape and glue.
Use paint, paper, feathers, beads, scraps of material, and found objects to
add detail and decoration.
Optional: Have students write a mythological story for their doll.
 Culminating 3D Project: Nevelson Box and Found Object Sculpture,
Class Project
o Discuss assemblage sculpture
o Research the life and work of Louise Nevelson
o Every student could have their own box
Louise Nevelson, Untitled, 1964