Spencer Museum of Art The University of Kansas
Classroom Collection | Checkout Procedures | Teacher Evaluation

The Classroom Collection

An outreach program for Lawrence-area schools
detail: Fluid Form by Vernon Brejcha Vernon Brejcha United States, born 1942
Fluid Form
13.7 x 12 x 3.5 cm
glass

Scanning Questions:

  1. List at least five colors you see.
  2. What is the main color in this artwork?
  3. Does this piece have more straight lines or curved lines?
  4. Circle the words that best describe the kinds of lines you see.
    • thick
    • fuzzy
    • curving
    • zig-zag
    • flowing
    • bumpy
    • delicate
    • thin
    • diagonal
    • dotted
  5. Where do your eyes go first (the center of interest)?
  6. Compare and contrast the translucency of these two sculptures, consider line quality and shape (organic verse geometric) and the different affects that light has on the art.
    detail: Untitled by Richard Robert Starr