Abstract Sculpture - Wire and Panty Hose Sculptures

Art AQ Submission, July 7, 2014
Lindsay Lougheed

**If you download this you will be able to see reference information for the sculptures in the notes part.

This PowerPoint provides examples of Wire and Panty Hose Sculptures.This PowerPoint includes a pre-lesson to for some analysis and reflection of other artist’s abstract work. After showing my students the PowerPoint and having a discussion about Abstract Art, I would demonstrate how to actually create the sculpture (the instructions are in the PowerPoint). The students would then spend the next few days creating and painting their sculptures.

1. Abstract Art
Created by Lindsay Lougheed
July 7, 2014

2. What is Abstract Art?
! From About.com: “Abstract art can be a painting or a
sculpture that does not depict a person, place, or thing in the
natural world.”
! From ArtHistory.net: “Works in this genre are often non-
representational (which means that the artist’s forms may
vary from a small degree of inaccurate representation of
images to total abstraction with no recognizable imagery).”

3. Discussion Questions
! What comes to mind when you think of Abstract Art?
! What is meant by the term “non-representational?”

4. Abstract Art is based on what
YOU see!
! Because Abstract Art is non-representational, you
become a part of the analysis.
! The art is based on what you see when looking at the
colours, shapes, lines, brushstokes, materials used, size,
scale and even the process used to create the art.

5. Do a quick Google search to instantly see
hundreds of examples of Abstract Sculpture

6. Now let’s react…
! I am going to show you 10 different pieces of Abstract
sculpture.
! Without discussing the pieces out loud, I would like
you to write down your initial reaction.
! What comes to mind as soon as you see the image.
! Once we have completed this independent activity, we
will go back to each image and discuss them as a class.

17. Recap and class discussion
"Everyone wants to
understand art. Why not try
to understand the song of a
bird? …people who try to
explain pictures are usually
barking up the wrong tree.”

-Pablo Picasso

18. ! You will be creating an
abstract sculpture in a
style similar the one
pictured here. (More
examples to follow)
! Materials needed:
! Block of wood
! Wire Hanger
! Panty Hose
! White Glue
! Acrylic Paint
Now it’s your turn!

25. Perhaps you will even “see”
something in your Abstract
Sculpture.
You can make others see the
same thing by strategically
painting it…

26. “Bonsai Tree”

27. “Brian”

28. “Alice in Wonderland Tree”

29. Directions
! Step 1: Drill 2 small holes in the bottom of the wood.
! Step 2: Unbend hanger
! Step 3: Bend hanger into the shape you’d like, and put
each end into the holes in the wood. Keep in mind
that only the most outer edge of the wire form will
show, so don’t put too much detail into inner loops or
twists.

30. Directions
! Step 4: Use a knee high or cut the legs off of a pair of
panty hose. Roll up the fabric so you can stretch it over
the wire.
! Step 5: Pull the fabric over the entire sculpture
including the wooden base.
! Step 6: Cut off excess fabric under the base

31. Directions
! Step Seven: Cover entire sculpture (except the very
bottom) with a few coats of white glue.
! Step Eight: Once the glue has dried, paint the entire
sculpture with a base coat of acrylic paint.
! Step Nine: Once the base coat has dried, add your own
designs using acrylic paint and/or sharpie markers.
! For more detailed instructions with pictures go to the
following website:
www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Panty-Hose-Sculpture