Chila Kumari Burman (Part 3)

In this lesson, we will contrast Chila Kumari Burman and Claes Oldenburg's pop art styles. We will explore how and why they created ice cream cone sculptures, and then create our own origami ice cream cone.

Chila Kumari Burman (Part 3)

In this lesson, we will contrast Chila Kumari Burman and Claes Oldenburg's pop art styles. We will explore how and why they created ice cream cone sculptures, and then create our own origami ice cream cone.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Sculptures are solid objects that represent a person, idea or thing.
  2. 'Origami' is the creation of decorative objects using folded sheets of paper.
  3. Chila Kumari Burman created an ice cream sculpture called "Eat me now".
  4. Claes Oldeburg's Dropped Cone is an ice cream cone sculpture in Cologne.

Equipment

Four sheets of paper, felt tips and pencils, scissors and glue.

Licence

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which two are examples of Claes Oldenburg's sculptures?
Giant biscuit and chilli pepper
Giant chocolate bar and tea cup
Correct answer: Giant Ice cream cone and apple core
Giant round of cheese and pear
Q2.
Why did we draw the ice lolly onto the cardboard?
So we could cut the shape out
To decorate the cardboard
Correct answer: To use as a guide to know which colours to weave and where
To use as a guide to sew into it
Q3.
Which of the following are key terms for weaving?
Carp and keft
Larp and left
Marp and meft
Correct answer: Warp and weft
Q4.
What did we use for the warp?
Plastic bags
Silk thread
Correct answer: String
Wool
Q5.
What did we use for the weft?
Correct answer: Plastic bags
Silk thread
String
Wool

4 Questions

Q1.
What is sculpture?
Decorated paper representations of people.
Fluid objects that represent ideas through dance, performance or movement.
Correct answer: Solid objects that create a thing, person, or idea out of a material such as wood, clay, metal or stone.
Statues of particular individuals.
Q2.
What is origami?
A type of sculpture involving the manipulation of different materials.
Any sculpture that has been made out of paper.
Correct answer: The making of objects for decoration by folding sheets of paper into shapes.
The making of objects for decoration by sticking bits of paper together.
Q3.
Which statement about Chila Kumari Burman and Claes Oldenburg's ice cream sculptures is true?
Chila Kumari Burman's ice cream sculpture is on a building in Cologne.
Chila Kumari Burman's ice cream sculpture is the same size as a standard ice cream cone.
Claes Oldenburg's father owned an ice cream van.
Correct answer: Claes Oldenburg's ice cream sculpture is upside down on top of a building.
Q4.
Which of these are similarities between Claes Oldenburg and Chila Kumari Burman's ice cream sculptures?
Correct answer: The both use vibrant colours.
They are both large scale sculptures on plinths.
They are both on the side of buildings.
They both have flake toppings.

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UnitArt and design / Pop art: modern popular culture

Art and design