(KG) Trees in the style of Zadok Ben-David (The Tree Project)

For this project we looked at the work of the sculptor: Zadok Ben-David .

His website

We discussed his use of nature (flowers, trees) and the human form in his work.

Zadok Ben-David
We discussed how the human body consists of a variety of veins resembling the branches of trees.

We used stencils for the human form. 

We drew lines to create the branches of trees.

Students used crayons to color the spaces of the human form, and water colors

for the background.

Zadok Ben-David 

Student comment: " This is a tree man."  

Zadok Ben-David

We discussed Zadok's use of scale and how his metal installations become part of the natural environment.