All Ages Artmaking: Cardboard Creations

Floor 3, Artspace

Open to all ages

Artists of all ages are invited to explore a wide variety of cardboard shapes and contribute to an ever-changing collaborative sculpture that will shift and grow throughout the day. Inspired by the work of Isamu Noguchi on view in “Untitled” (America), participants are encouraged to experiment with balance, form, and structure. As the day unfolds, we will build together, responding to and reshaping what others have made. There is just one rule: no glue or tape!

Artist Isamu Noguchi worked across many materials, from paper and clay to stone, metal, and even light. His practice ranged from sculpture and gardens to furniture, lighting, stage sets, architecture, and playgrounds. Humpty Dumpty is made of interlocking, rounded stone forms. Noguchi carefully constructed it so that the nine parts would fit together and stay in place without glue or screws. As Noguchi explained, “everything I do has an element of engineering in it—particularly since I dislike gluing parts together or taking advantage of something that is not inherent in the material.”