Thursday, May 9, 2013

Three dimensional Mirò


I thought of a way to create a three-dimensional structure with the characteristic drawings by Joan Miro, which are specifically two-dimensional. Students have copied some drawings by Miró with a black permanent marker on cardboards recycled from boxes of corn flakes. Afterwards they have painted the drawings with acrylic paint, and when the cards have dried, the students have also painted the back with the same solid colors. The funniest part was assembling the small paintings in three-dimensional structures, cutting the cardboard at the connection points and adding a little 'glue when necessary.
Check out my video tutorial!




Here the photos of the entire procedure:













21 comments:

  1. Love these- so whimsical, colourful and fun! I am constantly amazed by your creative projects- thanks for sharing!

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  2. Beautiful.... What paint do you use to get such bright, bold colors?

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    1. Hi Jen, Thanks for your comment! I used acrylic paint, those are much bright, resistant and brilliant than tempera or gouache colours... if you need other suggestion about brands just let me know!

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  3. LOVE this! What a great approach to Miro! The 3D structures work so well with the bold, graphic art. I've got to try this. Thanks!

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    1. Thank you Mary!
      When are you ready with your works show them to me... I really love sharing my ideas!!

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    1. Grazie Paola! E complimenti per il tuo favoloso blog... ti seguo!

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  5. Miriam sono favolose ... delle sculture in tridimensione di Mirò ... da studente quindi molti anni fa, ho visitato il museo Mirò di Barcellona ... rivedere l'opera attraverso i tuoi lavori stimola il ricordo ... ma come fai Miriam ad avere idee sempre così accattivanti?????

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    1. Ciao Patrizia! devo ammettere che qui a Bristol ho una cosa che in Italia di solito non si ha mai... e cioè un po' di tempo in più per fare le cose, per cercare le idee e realizzarle!

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  6. Wonderful, I'll definitely be borrowing this!

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  7. I have seen this done with Mondrian, and have tried it with Dubuffet art, but I Love the idea of using Miro!!

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    1. Hi Christie! Of course is a great idea, with Klee or Matisse as well! :)

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  8. che belli! anch'io sto preparando delle "sculture da viaggio" con materiali da riciclo, ma l'idea di dipingere opere di un artista è stupenda! la copierò sicuramente il prossimo anno!Grazie :)

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    1. Ciao Elisa! Si possono creare con le opere di Klee, di Dubuffet, di Mondrian, di Matisse... pensa agli artisti tipicamente bidimensionali ed è fatta! A presto!!

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  9. Love this! Great project, can't wait to try it out!!

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    1. Hi Shelly! will You show me your works? I look forward!

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  10. Beautiful! I just pinned it to three Pinterest boards. It would be great as a collaborative sculpture project.

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    1. Thank you Rina! Using this idea for a collaborative sculpture project will be great!

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