This week we look to the artist Elizabeth Catlett. Her sculpture is reductive, meaning to take away. In our project we will plan and experiment with Ivory soap. Plan to keep your designs simple and close to the shape of the soap, Practice thinking about what you may want to carve by drawing in your sketchbook. Materials Sketchbook Pencil Ivory Soap Plastic Butter Knife or other tools for carving and making marks Inspiration Elizabeth Catlett (April 15, 1915 – April 2, 2012) Catlett was an American and Mexican graphic artist and sculptor best known for her images of the African-American experience in the 20th century, which often focused on the female experience. She was born and raised in Washington, D.C. to parents working in education, and was the grandchild of freed slaves. It was difficult for a black woman in this time to pursue a career as a working artist. Catlett devoted much of her career to teaching. However, a fellowship awarded to her in 1946 allowed her to travel to Mexico City, where she worked with the Taller de Gráfica Popular for twenty years and became head of the sculpture department for the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas. In the 1950s, her main means of artistic expression shifted from print to sculpture, though she never gave up printing. Video Link to the Lesson by Mrs.Buss
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