6th Grade Internet Research for Onofrio / Mask Project
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Go to Judy Onofrio’s Site
www.judyonofrio.com

Click on ‘Info’ with Judy’s picture and answer the following questions:

1. Where does Judy Onofrio live and work?
2. Who was Judy Onofrio’s childhood mentor and role model?
3. Judy has been collecting things all her life. Name some of the things she has collected.
4. Judy constructs a stage like-base for her sculpture.
What are some architectural terms that are used in her framework?
Go to ArtsNet Minnesota at www.artsnetmn.org (go to "Inner Worlds" and find Judy Onofrio)
1. Judy uses ‘jewels’ on the surface of her sculptures. List some of the ‘jewels’ she uses.
2. Tell about Judy’s narrative or story in her work the ‘Big Catch’.
3. Think about a narrative you might use in your sculpture/assemblage. Briefly explain your idea.
Complete the following vocabulary words:
Assemblage
Kitsch
Outsider or visionary artist
Pedestal
Go to the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Walker Art Center at www.artsconnected.org
(Click ‘art gallery’ and enter key work ‘mask’)
Several masks from the collections of the two museums will be listed. Go through these and choose one that you find personally interesting.
What is the title of the mask?
Tell what you found personally interesting about this mask. What caught your interest?
What country and/or culture does this mask come from?
Explain the function or use of the mask.
Make a sketch of the mask in this box:
Return to the Multicultural Maskmaking Lesson Plan.