Tape Sculpture

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Tape Sculpture

• 3D ART
• Rebecca Kov

Mark Jenkins www.tapesculpture.org
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TAPE SCULPTURE OBJECTIVES

• Students will learn human proportions
• Students will justify placement of sculpture
  according to social standards
• Students will learn to define, affect,
  accomplish their role in group work
• Students will collectively problem solve create
  concerning themes, titles, sculpture placements

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Tape SculptureMaterials

• Packing Tape
• Plastic Wrap
• Scissors or a Razor Knife
• Object/Subject to Cast
• Clear Plastic Bottles

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Examplesby Jenkins.titles by me
Carousel Lamp Posts
Call Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• West Des Moines, Iowa-Saint Francis of Assisi
  School 8th grade class

Peeping Tom

• Rendition of Leonardo da Vincis
• Last Supper

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What is wrong with these pictures? What are
possible themes/titles? How would you
justify (or not) their placement socially?
06/06 dc
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Tape Sculpture Instructions Consider 1) How
Your Sculpture Will Stand Alone2) Your Theme
Title

• Use cling wrap to wrap your subject (One section
  at a time works as all can be taped together)
• Cover subject with 2-3 layers of tape
• Cut strategic ( as few as possible) seams to
  free your subject (carefully avoid
  cutting your subject)
• scissors are suggested
• Match seams tape to finish

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Tape Sculpture Grade

• Subject Stands Free.2 points you
  can use props, like a lamp post, chair, wall, or
  desk
• Theme Creativity...2 points use your
  imagination to illustrate a theme regard
  placement
• Neat Execution....1 point
• Difficulty.1 point
• Placement Justification..2 points
• Correct Proportion..1 point
• Title (based on your theme)1 point
• 10 TOTAL POINTS

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Justification Worksheet
Group Members ___________________________________
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• What is the sculptures title?
• 1.___________________________
• What is the theme?
• 2.___________________________
• What is your social justification for your
  sculptures placement?
• 3._______________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  ______________

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MARK JENKINSdaylightdrama_at_yahoo.com

• Making tape casts is a trick I first figured out
  as a kid bored at school with crayons and later
  decided to use it to create a tape species as a
  public art project in Rio de Janeiro. I live in
  Washington DC.

Tapius Maximus
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FAQS MARK JENKINS daylightdrama_at_yahoo.com

• Q When you get to the point of cutting the cast
  off a live person, do you have any tricks for
  making sure their clothes/skin don't get sliced?
• A Try bandage scissors. They're designed to
  protect the skin/clothes.
• Q I am a boy scout from Germany and I'd love to
  copy your tape sculptures for an art weekend with
  our kids. I also read the "How to" article about
  the giraffe, but i wonder how it gets the
  stability to stand like it does. It says
  something about plastic strips? But what are
  these? Do u have to buy them? I think I've never
  heard of "plastic stripes" in stores...
• A You can get this plastic by cutting out the
  center portion of plastic beverage bottles (and
  then cut again into strips). Put the strips in
  areas that carry the most weight. With the
  giraffe this is the legs and lower neck.
• Q Yes, I've read your FAQ, but what do I do with
  the plastic strips? Do I glue them in the
  outside part or in the inside part of the
  sculpture? Do i glue them together to make a
  stick to stand the sculpture? How do I use the
  plastic stripes?
• A Strips should be imbedded between the layers
  of tape. Cross hatching strips works well too.
• Q What's the best way to put a light inside a
  tape sculpture?
• A For internal lighting use a low-heat light
  source such as LED's.