Costantino Nivola Maquette for Olivetti Mural, 1952 - Boca Raton ...

Costantino NivolaItalian, born in Orani, Sardinia (1911-1988)Maquette for Olivetti Mural, 1952Sand-cast and polychromed concrete27 ½ x 113 x 3 inchesBRMA Permanent Collection 1999.063Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lion© BRMA 2008501 PLAZA REAL, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 33432T: 561.392.2500 ׀ F: 561.394.2977 ׀ WWW.BOCAMUSEUM.ORG

Costantino NivolaItalian, born in Orani, Sardinia (1911-1988)Maquette for Olivetti Mural, 1952Sand-cast and polychromed concrete27 ½ x 113 x 3 inchesPermanent Collection 1999.063Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen LionCreative/Journal Writing Suggestions Predict what the artist might create next. Write a review of the work. Give reasons why you did or did not like the piece. Write a letter to a friend/relative describing the artwork. Explain how the piece makes you feel and why. Did the piece remind you of something or someone in your life? Would you change anything in the work? Would you add or leave out anything? Would you recommend the work to a friend? Explain. Explain why or why not you would like to see more of the artist’s work. Would you add color to the sculpture? Why or why not? What colors would you use? What thoughts might have crossed the artist’s mind while he was creating this work? Rename the sculpture and explain why you chose the new name. Write a Diamante style poem about the sculpture. Persuade a customer to purchase the art work. Use the work of art in an advertisement to represent a product. Create a logo for a sports team using the work of art. Compose a jingle about the art work. Choose a musical group that could be represented by this work of art. Make a list of questions you would ask the artist during an interview.Sunshine State Standards Grade K: LA.K.4.1.1 / LA.K.4.2.3 / LA.K.4.2.4 / LA.K.4.3.1 / LA.K.1.7.1 Grade 1: LA.1.4.1.1 / LA.1.4.2.3 / LA.1.4.2.4 / LA.1.4.3.1 / LA.1.1.7.1 Grade 2: LA.2.4.1.1 / LA.2.4.2.3 / LA.2.4.2.4 / LA.2.4.3.1 / LA.2.1.7.1 Grade 3: LA.3.4.1.1 / LA.3.4.2.3 / LA.3.4.2.4 / LA.3.4.3.1 / LA.3.1.7.1 Grade 4: LA.4.4.1.1 / LA.4.4.2.3 / LA.4.4.2.4 / LA.4.4.3.1 / LA.4.1.7.1 Grade 5: LA.5.4.1.1 / LA.5.4.2.3 / LA.5.4.2.4 / LA.5.4.3.1 / LA.5.1.7.1© BRMA 2008501 PLAZA REAL, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 33432T: 561.392.2500 ׀ F: 561.394.2977 ׀ WWW.BOCAMUSEUM.ORG

Costantino NivolaItalian, born in Orani, Sardinia (1911-1988)Maquette for Olivetti Mural, 1952Sand-cast and polychromed concrete27 ½ x 113 x 3 inchesPermanent Collection 1999.063Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen LionMath Suggestions Have the students draw a rectangle with the same dimensions as the work. Identify and define the characteristics of the shapes observed in the creation. Convert the inches into metric measurement. Describe and explain any observable patterns. Estimate the weight of the work in both standard and metric measurement. Use non standard measurement as a method to measure the piece (pencil, finger, foot length, etc). Estimate the amount of time it took for the artist to create this masterpiece. Find the area and the perimeter. Calculate the elapsed time between the birth of the artist and the present. Calculate the elapsed time between the creation of the painting and the present. Calculate the artist’s age when he completed the work of art. Count the number of colors used in the sculpture. Count the number of shapes observed in the work. Classify the numbers as even or odd. Round the numbers to the nearest ten and the nearest hundred.Sunshine State Standards Grade K: MA.K.A.4.1 / MA.K.G.2.3 Grade 1: MA.1.A.4.1 / MA.1.G.5.1 / MA.1.G.5.2 / MA.1.A.6.1 Grade 2: MA.2.A.2.2 / MA.2.A.4.2 / MA.2.A.4.3 / MA.2.G.3.1 / MA.2.G.3.2 / MA.2.G.5.4 Grade 3: MA.3.A 6.1 / MA.3.A.4.1 / MA.3.G.3.3 / MA.3.G.5.3 Grade 4: MA.4.G.3.3 / MA.4.A.6.6 / MA.4.G.3.1 Grade 5: MA.5.G.3.1 / MA.5.G.5.2© BRMA 2008501 PLAZA REAL, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 33432T: 561.392.2500 ׀ F: 561.394.2977 ׀ WWW.BOCAMUSEUM.ORG