Awesome Assemblage Art
Learn about positive and negative space while using cardboard and small found objects to create an original assemblage sculpture that features both 2D and 3D qualities.
Image: Louise Nevelson (American, Ukrainian, 1900—1988), Untitled, 1985, wood and black paint. Museum purchase with funds provided by the James F. Dicke Family. 2003.7
Required materials
- small shallow cardboard box
- cardboard scraps
- scissors
- masking or duct tape
- glue (or hot glue gun)
- acrylic or tempera paint
- scrap newspaper
- paintbrushes
- paint palette (or wax paper)
- small found objects such as buttons, knobs, nuts, or bolts, etc.
Optional materials
- spray paint