Hearts of "WIre"

My 8th grade students constructed wire sculptures that can hang as garden/patio art.  Each sculpture was made using aluminum wire and beads to balance and create a sculpture that used the "heart" shape as inspiration.  Balance for this project was not only a physical element but a visual element as well.  Once they got sculpting with their hearts it was no stopping them!  Some just kept growing and growing...

Burton Morris Inspired Hearts!

Top piece shown created by Dylan Nelson gr. 5

What a fun project this was to tie in some Art History along with the celebration of love.  I introduced Burton Morris, a contemporary pop artist who uses other master artists' pieces as his inspiration.  Please be sure to view the website prior to showing students so that you can select which images to share.  Some may not be well suited for a classroom.  I explain to my 5th grade students the history of pop art and what it means, Morris continues the spin of pop art by painting other art in a pop art style!  His website shows a wide range of his work.  You have to check it out to get the full feeling of his work.  This online gallery usually receives a lot  of "Oooooo's and Ahhhhh's".  I will have a full range of work posted by the 5th grade in the near future on our school's online gallery http://www.artsonia.com/schools/school.asp?id=8968.