AP 3D Summer Challenge - Sycamore Community Schools

AP 3D - SUMMER CHALLENGE
Create a unique 3D work using 100 of
the same objects.
Here are some suggested materials. Can you think of more?
➔Buttons
➔Puzzle pieces
➔Corks
➔Plastic spoons (or forks or knives)
➔Screws
➔Nails
➔Toothpicks
➔Paper clips
➔Pull-tabs (from pop cans)
➔Sticks
➔Stones
➔Feathers
➔Twist ties
➔Pens or pencils
➔Bottle caps
➔Seeds
➔Playing cards
➔Beads
➔Straws
➔Pipe cleaners
➔Rubber bands
Can you name some more?
Working with three-dimensions
Height, width, depth
= these are the 3 dimensions that will guide you.
Sculpture-in-the-Round
= Dimensional art viewed from all sides
Armature
= internal frame or skeleton which supports sculpture
Additive
= building process whereby materials are assembled
Assemblage =
sculpture of found objects
Kinetic sculpture =
sculpture which moves
Maquette =
small scale model of sculpture
Modeling =
additive process building up surface (clay, wax)
Papier-Mache =
construction method with paper strips & adhesive

Subtractive =
building process whereby material is carved/shaved
Positive/Negative Space =
solid/open areas of sculpture
Relief =
High or low - objects project from background
Mobile =
moving, balanced, hanging sculpture powered by air
Casting =
technique whereby forms is shaped by pouring into a mold

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