Sculpture: John Petrey, The Dress Series
3:54
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: John Petrey’s clothing art sculptures are beautiful and seem to move and flow. He discusses his trajectory through life that brought him to being a metal sculptor.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: AandA-JPetrey**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: Before viewing the video ask students what they think the title of the video might refer to. What could be the “Dress Series?” What medium of art do they think the artist will be using. Then view the video and discuss student reaction to the art and how it is created.
- Activity Idea: Have students scavenge in the classroom and elsewhere for objects that have been discarded. They should then select items and use the items to create a piece of art that depicts a person or animal. They should write a description of the piece, listing what the items were originally and how they reinterpreted them as part of their creation.
*Profile videos use a first-person/first-hand approach to highlight interesting people doing interesting things in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
