{"id":7230,"date":"2025-10-23T15:36:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/art\/?p=7230"},"modified":"2025-10-23T15:50:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:50:07","slug":"year-3s-shiny-giacometti-sculptures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.stpeterswaterlooville.co.uk\/art\/2025\/10\/23\/year-3s-shiny-giacometti-sculptures\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 3 Shiny Giacometti Sculptures!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week in Art, Year 3 became <em>mini sculptors<\/em>! We found out about the artist <strong>Alberto Giacometti<\/strong>, who was famous for his tall, thin figures that look like they\u2019re caught mid-movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We started by <strong>practising with pipe cleaners<\/strong>, bending and twisting them into different action poses. Some were doing <strong>handstands<\/strong>, others were <strong>running, sitting, or even scoring a winning goal!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once we\u2019d mastered our poses, we created our <strong>final sculptures using tin foil<\/strong>. It was amazing to see how a simple material could turn into such expressive figures! Our classroom soon filled with shiny people frozen in action \u2014 just like real Giacometti artworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone showed fantastic creativity and concentration. Well done, Year 3 \u2014 your sculptures are absolutely <em>brilliant<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mrs Pearson says:<\/strong><br><em>\u201cI\u2019m so proud of Year 3. You challenged yourselves, worked carefully, and your tin foil figures are full of energy and personality. 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