Meet Poser…

by sharonkelly Posted on November 16, 2016

We decided to connect online again quickly – a few days after our last session and continue to explore how our body moves…

I introduced this wooden mannequin to the children - who named him POSER we used him to help us see the important point over the body where we bend. — I introduced this wooden mannequin to the children – who named him POSER… we used him to help us see the important points over the body where we bend.

The children explored their JOINTS and how they can move and bend…

Then we tried to draw the shapes of the body so that we could eventually create cut outs…

Eileen the classroom assistant offered us a fantastic pose to draw…

We stopped for a moment to find out about some interesting people from the past, who studied movement…

220px-muybridge-2 — This is EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE who lived 1830 – 1904. He was an English photographer who used lots of cameras to capture the movement of people…

figures — The work of Eadweard Muybridge

We looked at the work of another man, Etienne-Jules Marey

Etienne-Jules marry was a French scientist who studied movement especially the movement of animals. He developed ways to record it ... — Etienne-Jules Marey was a French scientist who studied movement especially the movement of animals. He developed ways to record it …

Then we looked at a painting by French artist MARCEL DUCHAMP (1887 – 1968)

Nude descending staircase by Marcel Duchamp 1912

A lengthy discussion took place about what the children thought the picture was…

golden statues

golden keys

the entrance to a cave

wooden ships and sails

a door frame

a knight in gold armour…

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