The Architectural Cup Project
The Task: Create a clay cup or mug that exemplifies/relates to a particular architectural style. Some examples of potential art periods to explore are:
The caves of Lascaux | Mesopotamia | Egyptian| Greek | Etruscan | Roman | Byzantine | Romanesque | Gothic | Renaissance | Baroque | Art Nouveau | Bauhaus | Modernist | etc…
The caves of Lascaux | Mesopotamia | Egyptian| Greek | Etruscan | Roman | Byzantine | Romanesque | Gothic | Renaissance | Baroque | Art Nouveau | Bauhaus | Modernist | etc…
Students looked into their chosen period in art history, noted the themes, styles, motifs, function and design principles, and used this information while building their cups/mugs.
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