Art History - Moroles has used granite from many places, including Minnesota, Texas, Georgia, South Dakota, and Norway. Have students develop a map displaying various states and countries in which granite is found. Use special colors to identify the places from which Moroles has taken the granite for his sculptures. Include reproductions of other sculptures, monuments, and buildings made of granite on the map as they occur in the world. Production - Observe how the stacked stone pieces in Granite Weaving create a closed form.
Students work in small groups on the floor or around a sturdy table.
Provide each group with wooden blocks or small boxes. Invite students to talk about decisions as they make them. This piece is named Granite Weaving . Art Criticism - Consider this piece in terms of four pairs of opposites you can identify. List opposites that might describe the surface textures.