Masterwork Ceramic
Relief Sculpture
Translating a 2-dimensional painting
into a 3-dimensional relief sculpture
There is an element of wonder and
surprise when a flat image becomes a
relief sculpture under your hands!
Using clay and sculpting techniques,
you can interpret a masterwork in a
relief sculpture.
Still Life
Paul Cezanne
Medium: Yellow Clay
Technique: sculpting and modeling
Objective: to re-create a 2-dimensional painting into 3-dimensional relief sculpture
using modeling techniques of deep and shallow relief.
Process:
Maquette from a postcard
Choose a masterwork. Photocopy final choice for your SKB
In your SKB, record credit line information on the piece you have chosen
Draw a grid over the photocopy to help you with scale and proportion
SKB:
Find examples of other relief sculpture: due __________________________
5 examples min, include credit line information. Choose examples from different
times in history to present.
Arrange them in chronological order
Include a few bits of information about each including, but not limited to, where it
is/was located
Prepare a Prezi on your artist – see handout. Due _______________________
In the studio, prepare a slab NLT A4 size, NST ½ A4 size
Use carving and modeling (carve and build up the clay) techniques to create relief
on the entire surface of the tile
Paint the tile once it is fired as close to the original painting as possible
Write a reflection in your SKB include challenges, triumphs and a picture of the final
result.
Artist List for
Relief Sculpture
Franz Marc
Pierre-August Renoir
Raphael
Paul Cezanne
Gustav Klimt
Roy Lichtenstein
Stuart Davis
Giorgio de Chirico
Andrew Wyeth
Grant Wood
Jan Vermeer
Henri Matisse
Edward Hopper
Botticelli
Vassily Kandinsky
Andre Derain
Frida Kahlo
Jean-Francois Millet
Juan Gris
Georgia O’Keeffe
Amedeo Modigliani
George Caleb Bingham Paul Gauguin
Kazimir Malevich
Georges Seurat
Vincent van Gogh
Alphonse Mucha
Caravaggio
Renee Magritte
Hundertwasser
Hokusai
Marc Chagall
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Joan Miro
Edgar Degas
Henri Rousseau
or (approved) Artist of Your Choice
Look at sites such as Bridgemanart.com, Artstory.org, Olga’s
Gallery, Web Museum at ibiblio.org and browse through the Artist Index
to find something interesting!