Open Studio from Home:
Claes Oldenburg
Sat, Feb 13, 2021
11–11:40 am
Claes Oldenburg, Giant BLT (Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato Sandwich), 1963. Vinyl, kapok, painted wood, and wood, overall: 32 × 39 × 29 in. (81.3 × 99.1 × 73.7 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President 2002.255a-s. © Claes Oldenburg
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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.
Claes Oldenburg recreates ordinary objects in unexpected ways, changing their size and what they are made of. He has transformed all kinds of everyday things, including home and office appliances, food, clothing, and musical instruments. The bread, bacon, lettuce, and tomato in this soft sculpture are made of vinyl stuffed with natural fibers, and the toothpick is made of wood.
Join us to learn more about Claes Oldenburg’s sculptures. Then, we will transform ordinary materials into our very own soft stuffed sculptures!
Materials:
- A large grown-up’s sock
- Scissors
- Rubber bands
- Paper
- Pencil
- Sharpies
- Cotton balls or bits of fabric for stuffing