Onion or orange?

\"Creativity is the ability to see
relationships where none exist\"
- Thomas Disch

Playing with form
30 sec Task: Write down some of the techniques that
have been used to transform the onion - use the keywords
Key Words:
ground
dried
sliced
peeled
microscopic
1. 2. powdered
3. 4. 5. 6.

How would an artist or
designer respond to an onion?

A Still Life Study

A Public Sculpture

A Vase

Jewellery

A lampshade

Artists and designers have always been
inspired by natural forms

30 sec
Task:
Write
down 5
words that
you
associate
with these
sculptures

Do you know what these are?

Architect Frank Gehry: Starting a project
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Frank Gehry is an architect
known for his experimental
starting points when
designing his buildings.

Finding it hard?
Exercise:
7-minute Try drawing out the shape first and/or
using the natural forms as a starting point.
sculpture
Using the cardboard
provided and scissors, cut
away above the tab to
make an imaginary abstract
sculpture.
Extension
Bend the card to
make 3D and add
slits to combine
with other bits of
tab
card

Shapes to
help you
design your
sculpture
Shapes to
help you
design your
sculpture