Gratitude Sculptures Inspired by Pepón Osorio
Sat, Dec 5, 2020
11–11:40 am
Pepón Osorio, Angel: The Shoe Shiner, 1993. Two-channel video installation, color, silent, 5 sec. and 41 sec. looped, with two monitors, painted wood, rubber, fabric, glass, ceramic, shells, painted cast iron, hand-tinted photographs, paper, and mirror, dimensions variable Aspect Ratio: 4:3. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee 93.100
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Online, via Zoom
Families with kids of all ages
You are invited to Open Studio From Home, free weekly online art classes with Whitney Educators! Participants will experiment, create, and learn together with at-home art materials.
Pepón Osorio used found materials to create this sculpture that honors a shoe shiner in his neighborhood named Angel. The artist built a kind of throne in Angel's honor that celebrates both Angel’s life and a profession that often goes unrecognized.
This week, we will think about the people in our lives who might not be celebrated enough—like your teacher from school, a bus driver, a letter carrier, or other essential workers. Then, we will create our own sculptures to express our gratitude!
Materials:
- Aluminum foil
- Paper
- Pencil
- Tape
- Found objects
- Markers or crayons
