Challenge

Build Mobiles & Hangings

Black and white photo of Ruth Asawa working on a wire sculpture.
Imogen Cunningham, Ruth Asawa Working on Her Wire Sculpture 3, 1956. Photo - Imogen Cunningham. © 2022 Imogen Cunningham Trust. Artwork © 2021 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc/ARS, NY and DACS, London. Courtesy of David Zwirner

Build decorative sculptures incorporating tension and balance.

  • What is a catenary curve? Who derived the equation? Where do you see a catenary curves on a day to day basis?
  • Who are Alexander Calder? What are kinetic sculptures?
  • Who are Ruth Asawa, and Isamu Noguchi? What kinds of hanging forms did they make? How did they use mass and balance in their work?
  • How did Antonio Gaudi use weighted hanging models in his architectural practice?
  • How can you incorporate the Platonic Solids in to a hanging sculpture? How can you create movement and dynamism in your work?

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