Changing Landscapes

Still exploring contours and landscapes, today we have been shaping using gravity and force.

From a large stretched net we created valleys,  mountains and underground caves and spaces.

Landscapes

Continuing with the theme of contours we have been shaping surfaces from flat to valley and mountain.

 We used different parts of our bodies to raise or lower areas of stretched net; pulling, pushing, reaching, leaning. We tied strips of fabric onto the netting so that we we could shape the net in different ways and from a distance. We then added colour and texture with fabric strips and projections.

Contour and Colour

Shaping new landscapes using sand and projection.

By pouring, shaping and moulding the sand we created new mountains and valleys, new landscapes and scenes. We used the photos from previous weeks work to project  onto the  landscapes. We also made slides and projected these too.

Contours

Projection and Sand Shapes. 

We created sand sculptures and shapes and projected images onto our contours. The images were photos taken over the past few weeks of the cave paintings made during sessions. 

Texture and Shape

Today we have explored textured painting and sand raking to form swirls and lines. Painting on the walls of the cave, painting at a different angle felt different to painting on the horizontal. Different rakes made various shapes and lines.

Cave Painting
Today we have been creating our own cave paintings ready to decorate the cave next week.  First we explored movements and actions that could inspire us in our work. We moulded and moved our bodies and shaped ours too. Then, with clay on sticks we drew onto our cave floor, making one big picture.

Going Underground

In this Wednesday's sessions we travelled underground into a cave like environment to create our own cave paintings and prints. Inspired by artists from the Old Stone Age, we used clay and mud to create our designs and pictures.

Cave painting from Cresswell Crags