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    • Sub Plans >
      • Tools and Materials
      • Education and Careers in Art
      • Ceramic Terms
      • Artist Research
    • Intro to the Visual Arts >
      • What is Art?
      • Forms of Visual Art
      • Why Study Art?
    • The Ceramic Process
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      • Quick Build: Sgraffito Magnets
      • Art Lesson: EOA & POD
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      • Quick Build: Photo Holder
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      • Hand Building vs. Wheel Throwing
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      • Quick Build: Natures Textures
      • Art Lesson: How To Critique
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      • Quick Build: Eyes, Nose, Mouth,
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      • The Perfect 10
      • Plates
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      • Lidded Container
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      • Social Contract
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      • Monday Videos
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      • Quick Build: Flower Pot
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      • Create a Glaze
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      • Texture Cube
      • Cube
      • Slab Sculpture
      • Graffiti Mug
      • Three Cups
      • Wall Piece
      • Darted Tumbler
      • Dinner Set
    • Sculpting >
      • Teapot
      • Mobile/Windchime
      • Dinosaur
      • Surreal
      • Figurine
    • Themes >
      • Appreciation & Gratitude
      • Prettiness & Hope
      • Struggle & Expression
      • Beauty
      • Anthropomorphic
      • Extreme Emotion
      • Impressionism
      • Public Art
      • Inspiration
      • Investigation
      • Trompe l'oeil
      • Holiday Sale
      • Slab Architecture
      • Expressionism
      • Mashup
      • Craftivisim
    • AP-3D >
      • Breadth >
        • Review of the EOA & POD
        • Styrogami
        • Negative Space
        • Found Object
        • Container
        • Cardboard
        • Clay Composite
        • Wearable
      • Concentration >
        • Your voice
        • Project Proposal
        • Friday Critiques
        • Writing Your Statement
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ARTISTS PLAY WITH MATERIALS

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
What does playful art look like?
How do artists play when making artwork?
How do we create artworks by playing with materials?



FIND AN ARTWORK THAT PLAYS WITH MATERIALS

Use the links to find a playful artwork to analyze. 
Get the artwork approved by Ms. Gray before you continue.

This is colossal
Art axis
Moma
Other Options
Art Analysis

WHAT MAKES AN ARTWORK PLAYFUL?

Entrance Ticket
Worksheet

Compare and Contrast


LET'S CREATE

For this project you will create an artwork that is half ceramic and half found materials. 

Planning Sheet
Reflection/Rubric