Shapes to create worlds

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Shapes to create worlds

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Content

"Geometry helps us to know structures or to build a world in which we can move without fear”
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Bruno Munari (very famous Italian educator)
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Everything that surrounds us is made up of shapes, some simple, others extraordinarily bizarre! What geometries make up the monuments?
Lots! Some are more evident and easily recognizable, others are well hidden and visible only to a careful and imaginative gaze.
How many geometric shapes can you frame while moving around the city?
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1st step: around the city
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1. Using a plexiglass frame, move freely around the city
2. Carefully frame the spaces and identify all the details where you see geometric shapes.
3. Using a black marker, draw five shapes on the blackboard trying not to overlap each other.
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2nd step: workshop 
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4. Choose one or more shapes among those previously drawn, your favorite.
5. Choose the colours of your city.  For example, if you are in Ljubljana, you can choose blue cards, like the wonderful sky that frames the panorama of Ljubljana; green, like the river of the city; white, like the snow that covers the roofs of the houses.
6. Cut out the shapes you have selected and have fun combining and overlapping them to create your composition.
7. Once you have arranged the elements in the way you like best, glue them on a black sheet.
8. Use a white marker and personalize your composition giving space to the imagination!
9. take a picture and post it on instagram with the hashtag #citiesoflearning

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Everything that surrounds us is made up of shapes.
by participating in the workshop you have learned that buildings are made of recognizable geometries and you have learned to reinterpret them artistically

Tasks

Task no.1

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upload the photo of your artwork and share it using the hashtag #citiesoflesrning

Location

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Skills

ESCO

#demonstrate curiosity

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#interpret geometric dimensions and tolerances

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#think creatively

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#create artwork

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#observe matter

Creativity and design

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Time to complete: 1 hour

Organisers

Ljubljana City of Learning

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A Gift of Learning

Ljubljana City of Learning

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