PERFORMANCE TASK

LIGHT AND SHADOW SCULPTURE

OBJECTIVE:
To create an awesome
sculpture/work of art
through the use of scrap/used
materials captured by light at
a certain angle
 Guidelines
 Materials to be used must be recycled/scrap
materials
 Shadow sculptures must involve circles and its related
concepts
 Criteria for grading:
- Creativity - 40%
- Concept/Presentation – 40%
- Materials Used – 20%
 Submit a framed picture of your shadow and light
sculpture
• Project presentation will be on October 12, 2015
Tips/Steps in Creating Shadow
Sculptures
 Gathering of Scrap Materials and other materials
needed(Trash/junk, Large sheet of paper/piece of cardboard, Something to bind
the sculpture together (superglue or silicone), a source of light(e.g. household lamp)
 Sketching your shadow (If you are working with paper or cardboard, tape
it up on a wall.This is going to be the perimeter for the sculpture.)
 Setting up the light (In order for your sculpture to be... reliable? You will
need to make sure that your light is set up correctly. Place your light source where you
would like it and mark the set-up on the base.You will need to make sure that not only
you mark WHERE it is on the base but how HIGH from the base it is.)
 Building the shadow
Sample Light and Shadow Sculptures
Sample Light and Shadow Sculptures
Sample Light and Shadow Sculptures
Sample Light and Shadow Sculptures
Sample Light and Shadow Sculptures
Sample Light and Shadow Sculptures