Following up on my previous post, today I want to share about the fabulous glass artist Dale Chihuly. My middle school students love looking at his work and using the images as inspiration for group shapes.
I will place several books are the room and put the students in small groups. They will browse the books, select about 4-6 images, and mark the selected images with Post-It Notes on the pages. As a group they create a shape to represent each sculpture, and then must also choreograph the transitions between each one.
Exploring these sculptures in the body encourages students to experiment with group shapes, lines, pathways, levels, size, and varied qualities.
I saw an exhibit of Chihuly's work about ten years ago, and one phrase sticks in my mind from that exhibit. Chihuly strives to strike a balance "between fluid and fixed" in his work. I love that description.
I encourage dance teachers of students in 4th-8th grades to explore the work of glass artist Dale Chihuly.
On my shelf I have:
There are great prices on used books on amazon.com. Whenever possible, having 4-5 different books on hand will allow for small group work. Check out your local library as well.
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