Kids Learn Installation Art- Christo and Jeanne-Claude · Craftwhack

Practise you know of Christo? Sometimes I forget that not everyone knows famous contemporary artists- (Oh my goodness, that sounds pretentious….)

I dropped Fen off at a birthday party today and was immediately asked why our mailbox was covered in a pink sheet. My neighbors are beginning to realize at that place's always something strange going on at our business firm.

Here's why:

We talked about Christo and Jeanne-Claude this morning. They were a married fine art-duo until Jeanne-Claude'south death in 2009. I personally think one of the almost fun things you can practise with your husband is collaborate creatively with him, so the fact that they worked closely together for so long is a full draw for me.

Oh aye, I dear their work equally well. Here'southward what they did if you aren't familiar with them.

They fabricated outdoor installation pieces in settings all over the world. For one piece, they prepare an xviii′ loftier, 24-mile-long 'fence' of nylon in southern California:

Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, 1972-76
Photo: Wolfgang Volz
© 1976 Christo

They wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin:

Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971-95
Photograph: Roland Bauer
© 1995 Christo

They wrapped Trees in Riehen, Switzerland:

Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Wrapped Trees, Fondation Beyeler and Berower Park, Riehen, Switzerland, 1997-98
Photo: Wolfgang Volz
© 1998 Christo

Although their piece of work is visually impressive and oftentimes controversial equally a outcome of its scale, the artists have repeatedly denied that their projects contain any deeper pregnant than their immediate aesthetic affect. The purpose of their art, they contend, is simply to create works of art or joy and beauty and to create new ways of seeing familiar landscapes. Wikipedia

I absolutely beloved their work- mostly on an aesthetic level, but likewise because this kind of fine art hands opens upwards the opportunity for a conversation with your kids.

• Why practice you think they made these?
• Do y'all think they upset some people?
• Practice you like them? Why or why not?
• Practise you lot call back they are fine art?
• Would you want to come across i of these in real life?
• What practice you think the artists are implicating on a socio-economical level with these artworks? (Only kidding.)

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We took the idea i step farther and decided to wrap our mailbox. It's a perfectly recognizable shape, completely ordinary and ubiquitous, yet when yous wrap it up, it takes on an abstract quality and catches peoples' eyes. Beyond that, who knows?

We but enjoyed the process and I hope information technology got Fen thinking a lilliputian chip.

See my other posts in this series:

Kids Acquire Installation Fine art: Andy Goldsworthy

Kids Acquire Installation Art: Patrick Dougherty

What exercise you think?

Joanne Gonzales has a passion for getting creative. Whether she is making personalized DIY gifts or taking part in larger arts and crafts projects, she puts her all into making new and cute things.

She lives with a group of close friends and believes in the natural way of life. Joanne has built an outdoor arts and crafts gallery that overlooks the countryside in her hometown, which is where all of her creations come to life.

Art started off as a hobby, but over time Joanne has mastered her skills and sold some of her favorite pieces. She works full time as a florist and has washed for many years. It helps keep her creative juices flowing and she hopes to one day open her own florist shop with a twist.

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