Lesson Plan Title: 3D Wire Art

Grade Level: 11+

Your name: Elizabeth Lee
Objectives: To explore 3 Dimensional art through the use of wire in sculpting.
(Domain 1: Artistic perception): Elements of Art & Principle of Design
Students will learn how to use line and shape to form their Pop Art image.
Students will learn how to apply color to increase the visual dynamics of their piece.
Students will learn how to designate a focus for their wired objects.
(Domain 2: Creative Expression): Materials and Process
Students will learn the techniques of oil pastels and wire manipulation.
Students will examine the best way to use their wire to complement their oil pastel tile.
Students will combine the 2D drawing with the 3D wire to create a unique Pop Art inspired
piece.
Domain 3: Historical and Cultural Context of the Visual Arts
Students will learn about the value of sculptural and 3D art.
Students will learn about the history of wire art and the innovation of wire sculptures.
Students will learn about the history and value of pop art.
Domain 4: Aesthetic Valuing
Students will learn ways to manipulate wire, by connecting their own design onto a 6X6
cardboard. They will decorate the 6X6 card using oil pastel in pop art style.
Domain 5: Connections, Relationships, and Application
Students will explore color and shape by combining each form into space with their own visual
concept.
Students will have the influence of Keith Haring and Andy Warhol.

Students Materials:
1. Crayons
2. 6X 6 of mat board
3. Approximately 5 ft. of wire
4. Pencil (sketching)
5. Masking tape
6. Manila Paper
Teacher Materials:
1. Example of work
2. Pre-cut wire

3. Pre-cut mat boards (6X6)

4. Slideshow of Pop Art/ Wire Art
5. Masking tape
6. Wire cutters
7. Thumb tack

Vocabulary:
1. 3D Art: A sculptural art form that encompasses all three dimensions: width, height, and depth.
2. Pop art: based on modern popular culture and the mass media, esp. as a critical or ironic
comment on traditional fine art values.
3. Keith Haring: Keith Allen Haring was an artist and social activist whose work responded to the
New York City street culture of the 1980s by expressing concepts of birth, death, sexuality and
war.
4. Andy Warhol: United States artist who was a leader of the Pop Art movement (1930-1987).
Warhol made works that commented on pop culture and consumerism.
5. Ray Lichtenstein: Pop Artist (1950-1980) who made comic-style pieces that incorporated a
sense of irony or humor. Most notable for his use of dotted patterns.

Procedures:
1. First, start by sketching out your pop art piece on the manila paper and chipboard
with pencil.
2. Color in your piece with crayons, making sure to incorporate pop art colors.
3. Designate the part of your piece that you want to make into a 3D form.
4. Use wires to start forming the 3D part. Making sure to mark where on the board,
you plan to stick the wire into. This will make sure that your wire piece stands upright.
5. Once you are done with the wire form, punch the holes you marked with a
thumbtack.
6. Attach the wire form to the board.
7. Use masking tape to secure the wires in the back to the board. This will also
double as a safety measure.
8. Dont forget to write your name and the title of your art on both the manila paper
and the chipboard. Also include your comment/feedback on the manila paper.

Visual Procedures:

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Assessments:

Category

A:
Highly
Competent

B:
Competent

C:
Emerging
Competence

D:
Competence
not Evident

Technique of Wire
Manipulation
Quality of combining the wire
3D element with the 2D
drawing
Usage of Pop Art subject and
techniques
Overall quality

Suggestions and/or Comments:

Using a thumb tack is easier to punch the holes.
Tape the backs so the sharp edges are covered.
To receive full credit, students will provide their name, a sketch, and the title of their artwork on
the back.