FAMILY ACTIVITY GUIDE
Campus Art Walk
Welcome! Thank you for visiting us at the Block Museum! We made this guide to help you explore some of the sculptures from our collection. We hope you will use this as a starting point for your own adventures. Feel free to write, draw, play, talk, take pictures, and take this guide home. Here are some tips: • Grab a map of the sculpture garden at the Visitor Services Desk. It might come in handy as you look for the sculptures in this guide. • Please look with your eyes, not with your hands. • Remember to change your perspective. Don’t forget to walk all the way around each sculpture. • Don’t be afraid to ask the Block Staff any questions, and tell us what you think about this guide.
Enjoy your visit! Isabella Ko & Nicholas Liou Block Museum Curatorial Interns 2017 Northwestern Class of 2020
Joan Miró, Monument Raised in the Middle of the Ocean to the Glory of the Wind Begin your visit underneath the staircase inside the lobby of the Block Museum.
Spanish Joan Miró liked to use everyday objects in his sculptures. Jacques Lipchitz, the artist who created the work next to this one, was also inspired by ordinary objects. Look carefully. What other objects can you spot in these two sculptures?
Try this at home Create your own sculpture out of things you have in your house. You can use utensils, toys, a toothbrush... be creative. Don’t forget to give it a name. Use this space below to brainstorm your homemade sculpture.
When you’re done with your sculpture, take a picture and send it to us. We’ll feature some on our website or social media. Email us at blockengagement@northwestern.edu, tag us on Twitter and Instagram, or find us on Facebook. To find the next sculpture, head outside, turn left, and go down the stairs to the Sculpture Garden. Look for a sculpture that looks like a leaf. ( Hint: It’s number 12 on your map. )
Barbara Hepworth, Curved Form (Bryher II) Barbara Hepworth was a British sculptor who lived during the 1900s. She also made the next piece on our sculpture walk. This sculpture was inspired by sea and rock forms on Bryher Island off the coast of Hepworth’s home in Cornwall, England. Hepworth made this piece after sailing on a boat around the island. What about the sculpture reminds you of an island?
If you could make a sculpture inspired by your favorite place, what would it look like? Draw it here! Look across the green for Hepworth’s other sculpture. (Hint: It looks like a gigantic pair of half-circle binoculars.)
Barbara Hepworth, Two Forms (Divided Circle) In the words of Barbara Hepworth,“So much depends, in sculpture, on what one wants to see through a hole.” What do you see through the openings in this sculpture? Move to the other side. What do you see now?
Try this with a partner Stand on one side of an opening in the sculpture and have someone else stand on the other side. Take turns striking a pose. Draw a picture of your partner posing below.
Now find a small, three-legged sculpture tucked away in the trees. (Hint: It’s number 14 on your map.)
Peter Reginato, Untitled This sculpture is by American artist Peter Reginato. Make sure to look at it from all sides. There are a lot of parts!
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How do you think all the pieces stay together? How does the whole thing balance on the three skinny legs? Write down your hypothesis!
What does the sculpture look like to you? Reginato decided to leave this work untitled. What would you name it?
One more sculpture! Can you spot a bronze man facing the pathway at the edge of the Sculpture Garden? (Hint: He’s stuck in a door.)
Jean-Robert IpoustĂŠguy, Man Passing Through a Door Last stop! Look closely at the sculpture. Then, walk around it. Name 3 cool things you noticed that surprised you. 1. 2. 3.
Write a story about this man. Why do you think he is in the door? Who is he and where is he going?
We hope you had fun on your art walk! Now, explore the rest on your own. Don’t forget to send us your homemade sculpture masterpieces.