KIMMY CANTRELL
RELIEF SCULPTURE FACES
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BIG IDEA: Create a relief sculpture in the style of Kimmy Cantrell
STUDENT OBJECTIVES:
STUDENT OBJECTIVES:
- Introduce and discover Atlanta based artist Kimmy Cantrell
- Learn what a relief sculpture refers to and how to apply the elements to an artwork
- Apply and experiment with the elements of mixed media to a personal artwork
KEY KNOWLEDGE:
CANTRELL'S MASKS ARE RELIEF SCULPTURES: A relief is a sculptured art work in which figures are either carved into a level plane or, more typically, the plane is removed to create images sculpted on its surface without completely disconnecting them from the plane. It is therefore not free-standing or in the round, but usually has a background from which the main elements of the composition rise.
Day1: Getting to know the art of Jimmy Cantrell, Brainstorming, Sketching
Day 2: Building, Gluing painting
Day 3: Coloring, Reflecting
This artist almost always draws his idea with a pencil and paper before he starts working. On one piece of paper, draw many different kinds of eyes you could use on your mask. Make sure you draw them large enough! Look back at Cantrell's eyes for inspiration. Then, do the same thing for the lips and the nose! When you are done drawing out all your features, carefully cut them out.
CANTRELL'S MASKS ARE RELIEF SCULPTURES: A relief is a sculptured art work in which figures are either carved into a level plane or, more typically, the plane is removed to create images sculpted on its surface without completely disconnecting them from the plane. It is therefore not free-standing or in the round, but usually has a background from which the main elements of the composition rise.
Day1: Getting to know the art of Jimmy Cantrell, Brainstorming, Sketching
Day 2: Building, Gluing painting
Day 3: Coloring, Reflecting
This artist almost always draws his idea with a pencil and paper before he starts working. On one piece of paper, draw many different kinds of eyes you could use on your mask. Make sure you draw them large enough! Look back at Cantrell's eyes for inspiration. Then, do the same thing for the lips and the nose! When you are done drawing out all your features, carefully cut them out.
WHAT SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES DO YOU SEE IN CANTRELL'S MASkS?
ABOUT KIMMY CANTRELL: Kimmy Cantrell discovered his artistic vision in high school when he fell in love with clay in an art class. After his first hand-built vase was chosen for display at the local board of education, his teacher suggested he study art in college. Instead he decided to study business at Georgia State University and spent 15 years in distribution management. In 1991, he accepted a job in Tifton, a small rural town three hours south of Atlanta. It was there, after almost 20 years, that he decided to reconnect with clay. First there were vases, then bowls with faces. Those led to clay pieced collages. The self-taught evolution of his art continues today. |
Cantrell enjoys developing fresh variations on several recurring themes: faces, still lifes, bodies and fish. He uses many forms to tell his stories, from free standing sculptures to still life collages. He uses asymmetry to challenge traditional definitions of beauty.
“I want to show the beauty within flaws,” he explains. “Imperfections tell stories that are far more compelling than perfection.”
Through his fragmented flowers and fish, for instance, he recounts fond childhood memories of his grandmother (Bama) who was a very important figure in his upbringing. Bama taught Cantrell lessons of perseverance, living within your means and how to be responsible for your own success.
His work has been exhibited at galleries, festivals, and museums nationally, and is represented in private collections abroad, including Sweden, Italy, France and England. He has exhibited at art Expo in New York, Miami, during Art Basel, and currently shows at Sausalito, St. Louis Arts Festival and the Philadelphia Museum Show.
Cantrell currently resides in Atlanta.
“I want to show the beauty within flaws,” he explains. “Imperfections tell stories that are far more compelling than perfection.”
Through his fragmented flowers and fish, for instance, he recounts fond childhood memories of his grandmother (Bama) who was a very important figure in his upbringing. Bama taught Cantrell lessons of perseverance, living within your means and how to be responsible for your own success.
His work has been exhibited at galleries, festivals, and museums nationally, and is represented in private collections abroad, including Sweden, Italy, France and England. He has exhibited at art Expo in New York, Miami, during Art Basel, and currently shows at Sausalito, St. Louis Arts Festival and the Philadelphia Museum Show.
Cantrell currently resides in Atlanta.