Year 6 Abstract Wire and Tight Sculptures

Looking at the work of Wassily Kandinsky and Henry Moore the pupils created these abstract sculptures, using tights stretched over wire, placed upon a wooden block. The pupils then painted the sculpture in a few layers of white acrylic before painting their design over the top.



 

Year 6 First World War Matchbox Project

This term Year 6 have been looking at 'Viewpoints'. I decided to explore the theme by looking at the different points of view in war. As it is the centenary of the First World War I thought it would be fitting to have an art project where the pupils could research images from the Great War, looking at the conflict from the perspective of the Allies and the Germans.

 

The pupils were each given a matchbox. They were told to create a miniature sculpture which reflected different viewpoints of the first world war using the exterior and interior of the matchbox. I was really impressed with the pupils creativity in this project.

 

Outside - Artillery gun, inside - No mans land

Outside - Artillery gun, inside no mans land.

Outside - War grave, inside - First World War Poetry

Outside - the Somme Battlefield after the war, inside- the battlefield during the war

First World War tank

Year 6 Collaborative Wire Leaf Sculptures

This is a project I ran last term on the theme of 'Growth'. The pupils each created a wire leaf sculpture (using a continuous line drawing of a leaf as a basis) before embellishing sections of the leaf with tissue paper and thinner strips of wire.

The pupils were then placed into groups of four or five and had to work together to create a plant with their leaves and a thicker piece of wire on a stand.

 

 

 

 

Year 5 Jellyfish Sculptures

This project explored the theme of 'Transparency' by looking at pollution in the oceans and at the animals that live there. The pupils each created a jellyfish from a plastic bottle. The tentacles were created using plastic bags, Angelina fibre and felt.