2nd grade students looked at the studios of famous artists throughout history. We discussed these studios and talked about how these spaces reflect the artists' work, process and personality. Next, we looked at self-portraits of artists creating art (see below for some of these images). Combining these two concepts, students sketched themselves creating their own art in their own studio. For the final work, students drew themselves working on a piece of artwork of their choice. After completing the project students compared their sketches to their final work and reflected on everything they learned throughout the process. To see more student work CLICK HERE.
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Kindergarteners learned about the printmaking process and looked at artwork created using printmaking, specifically the work of the artist Geoffrey Ricardo (see video below). For the background of their painting students created a watercolor wash with analogous colors. Each child then applied their knowledge of printmaking to create their trees using small pieces of cardboard and used a splatter paint technique to create snow.
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4th grade students began this project by learning about product design, graphic design and packaging design. We talked about the way art and design are used to help create and sell products. With this knowledge students were tasked with creating their own cereal-type product and packaging design. Finally, using the Animation App and Superimpose app, they each created a cereal animation showcasing their design and product.
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5th graders learned about the Surrealism movement and the artist Rene Magritte, focusing on his work, The False Mirror (see below). The students then experimented with charcoal, blending stumps and kneaded rubber erasers to create value and implied form. They combined this with their knowledge of oil pastel to create a realistic eye. Finally, students created their own False Mirror using the Animation and Superimpose app. Their task was to draw something traveling through the iris that represents them in some way.
Click here to see the students' eye drawings, click here to see the student's animations. Magritte's workKindergarteners learned about Gustav Klimt and the common themes throughout his artwork like lines shapes, patterns, gold leaf and swirls. We looked specifically at Klimt's work, Baby (see below). Students then set out to create their own quilt pieces using different types of lines and organic shapes. For the background students drew swirls using metallic color sticks on black paper. Finally, students collaged their designed pieces and a photo of themselves on their background making sure to overlap the shapes in the form of a quilt.
First grade students began this project by discussing the different attributes that make monsters scary, silly and cute (see what the students came up with below). Students sketched a cute, scary and silly monster and chose their favorite to use for this project. We discussed different types, sizes, and thicknesses of lines to create the hole in the wall. Students used their knowledge of overlap to draw their monster hiding behind the crack in the wall. Finally, using oil pastel and colored pencil the students colored and shaded their work.
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Kindergarteners learned how to draw a realistic pumpkin and leaves.
Students learn the difference between the primary and secondary colors then mixed the primary colors to paint their pumpkin, leaves, and stem. Finally, students cut and collaged each element of their scene on to a night sky they created using chalk. Click here to see more student work! Watch the primary and secondary color video we watched in class below! Fifth graders studied the difference between appropriation and parody and how it relates to art. Each class looked at a variety of parodies that were inspired by influential artwork throughout history. The students were asked to create an original parody for the painting Girl with the Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer. Using sources from the internet and a line drawing of the famous painting, each student drew and painted a person of their choice in the legendary pose. CLICK HERE to see student work. 3rd-grade students learned how to weave on a cardboard loom. Using these skills they set out to create a towel/mat/blanket for a figure in a pose of their choice. Then inspired by the human sculptures of Jeff Koons and the NYC public art piece "The Sunbather," students created their own human figure out of clay. They manipulated their figure into any pose they wanted and many students ended up creating their own sunbather. Finally, they painted and decorated their clay figure in an outfit of their choice. Click here to see more student art.
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