Scratch,
Glue, Foil & Paint: Connecting Classics and the Art Curriculum
by Newell Murri, Enfield
High School
Reliquary Sculpture
Students will construct a reliquary,
reiquiarium in Latin, a container in which sacred or higly
valued things are kept. The reliquaries will be in the form of
Greek buildings, such as temples. Students will keep a notebook
containing their research on architectural forms and construction
methods that they will turn in as part of the project.
Supplies & Tools
foam board
wire
pins
tooling foil
glue gun
X-acto knife
notebook
Project Format
Using foam board, students will
construct a reliquary in order to learn basic construction methods
and vocabulary, including: pin construction, overlapping, miter,
slot, mortise and tendon, score and fold, use of negative forms
(windows), etc.
A sketch of the form should
be included in the students notebook. Each reliquary will used
the following elements:
- stereobate (foundation visible
above the ground)
- columns of appropriate design
(base, shaft, capital)
- entabulature (frieze, ornamented
band, repetitive pattern, pediment)
- applied ornamentation (copied
paper pattern, color, foil, wire).
Rubric:
Reliquary (click to view rubic)
Reference Materials
Students should use examples
of Greek and Roman architecture to stimulate ideas for original
work or to replicate a work they especially like.
Architecture Examples
Gymnasium - Plan of Gymnasium
House - Plan of House
Palace - Plan of Palace
Stadium - Plan of Stadium
Temple - Plan of Temple
Pediment
Videos
Athens & Ancient Greece, "Great Cities of the Ancient
World," through Questar Video Presentations. I like the
way the tape re-created the original forms and colors of the
buildings over teh ruins as they are viewed. 70 minutes.
The Greek Temple, through EVN. Very informative but
very specific and technical, good for the teacher to view for
background but more that I wanted for my class to sit through.
54 minutes.
Art of the Western World, Program #1: The Classical Ideal and
Program #2 Imperial Stones of Rome. The Annenberg/CPB Collection.
Excellent and entertaining for both art and architecture. Both
run 30 minutes.
