What did we do in Art this year? Lots of skill building, discussion, observation, and messy wonderful hands on creating!
1/2/3 Day of the Dead – Connect Day of the Dead to Ancient Cultural traditions of Central America-Classroom Social Studies themes. Big head little body cut paper and collage
4/5 + Circle City- One-point perspective city drawing with pencil
6/8-2+Pompeii volcano relief- Discussion of Ancient Pompeii, what is a volcano, what was life like in that time…? Using white card stock students drew a volcano shape, built a relief form using tissue paper and glue, color and details with oil pastels and watercolors.
7-Event Project –18 Fridas working in teams of 5-6 students they created Frida images using stencils and collage.
9-10 3-D Clay Artifacts – working with air dry clay, inspired by ancient artifacts, idols and statues students created their own “ancient” artifact adding color with metallic paints and glazes. What is your story?
11/12 + Mat and Mount DOD sugar Skull-complete all projects adding 3-D elements to the Day of the Dead collages.
Extras:
Perspective and Shading- sketch paper warm up exercises using pencil to help students develop skills in shading shapes and forms, and understanding how to create the illusion of space and perspective on flat surface
Artistic inspirations: Vincent Van Gogh, Leonardo Di Vinci/Mona Lisa, Frida Kahlo, Andy Warhol, Pop Art, Ancient Greek and Roman culture, Surrealism, Central and South American Folk Art-patters/colors, Graphic Design.
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