Recently we have been talking with our 5th & 6th graders about Still Life, Wayne Thiebaud and his delicious work; He is well known for painting different types of cakes, ice-creams, pastries, etc… His work inspired us to create these yummy clay desserts.
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We all love Eric Carle and his wonderful world. This time was the turn of the book "Polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear?" It's such a fun book. We made few stencils so the students trace, cut and glu on previously painted papers. Here's Caroline in action!
I was really lucky to be in the right place in the right time. I was brought to the Kunstherbst in beautiful Berlin and there were a fantastic exhibition called "From Hockney to Holbein". There were displayed more than 400 works of art of international significance from the Würth Collection, which is one of the largest private collections in Europe. We came in pretty late so there no visitors at all. My favourite room by far was this magic red room with 4 Hockneys, one per wall. Great Hokusai. It was a beautiful project where we have learnt about the artist himself, new techniques, new vocabulary, Japan, etc... Children were amazed of how amazing their own work looked like.
This lesson is a good fun. It could be done with any grade. This time was the youngest turn. We first talked and discussed a bit about Mr. Pollock and his artwork, We also saw him making some art and then we got into action. Something very important is to cover everything and when I say everything I mean everything. We watered down few acrylics that we previously chose and we used brushes (handle) and some chopsticks (I love how many uses chopsticks have, we always got loads in the artroom) for the paint dripping. It was such a fun project and the result was stunning. The key is to choose the right colours and to find the best balance between water and paint.
Our fifth and sixth graders learned in depth about the the great Salvador Dalí. We saw his artwork, read about him, watch some videos of himself at work, interviews, etc... They absolutely loved him. It is great to somehow see the artist in action, to give him a face and especially Dalí...
Our Upper Elementary children made this beautiful mural with artists El Tono. The process was very intricate, and allowed the children to work together as a team to create this striking piece of art.
To start us off, Tono held a presentation in which they explained his amazing art work and the methods they used. The children were given the opportunity here to ask questions, and discuss this unique form of modern art in a group setting. It was wonderful to hear them express their insights! After a lively discussion amongst peers, they were ready rolled up their sleeves and get to work! First, a grid was drawn on the wall with wipe-away chalk. The horizontal lines were then marked with numbers, and the horizontal lines were marked with letters. Next, four jars were displayed, containing cards marked with letters, numbers, direction-indicating arrows, and colours. Each child was instructed to take one card from each jar. The drawn number and a letter gave us a coordinate; a starting point for their line. The direction card indicated what direction their line would go into from that point onwards, and the colour card indicated the colour of their line. Discovering each distinctive combination was a thrilling experience for the children. With their formula in hand, the children were able to make their personal contribution to this work of art. They used masking tape to ensure their lines were clean and straight. After they filled in their section, the children ripped the lines of masking tape off one by one. This proved to be the most enjoyable part of the activity. Seeing their individual work become a part of a greater image was exhilarating! This structured and calculated method provided the children with an endless number of random lines, created a stunning and exceptional image, full of coincidental collisions. Here we have displayed a soft copy of the broken-down data that forms each individual line, can you find yours? Check Tono´s website, there you will find all his artwork, they are really interesting! https://www.eltono.com/es/ Holton Rower inspired us to make this fantastic group project. At the end of every year we host a great annual Art Show. We make one group project with every grade. Grade 4 got the chance to get to know Holton's artwork and create this wonderful piece.
One of the million things that I love of my job is that I got to discover and to know a lot of new artists, new art techniques, new people... James Rizzi is one of them and I absolutely love his work. His colours, lines and drawing makes him perfect for an art project. Beside Rizzi we also talked about the watercolour resistance to oil pastel.
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