Learn about famous art and create your own sculpture with this fun lesson about Giacometti.
NYLON STOCKING SCULPTURE First student create a base using a square block. They drill holes into the base and attach wire into the holes. Then the students cover the wire and the base with a single nylon stocking. They then form the wire to a pleasing form. Students then cover the nylon with Gesso. After sculpture are dry student can use paint to give their sculpture character. Painting the sculptures took them to the next level by creating character and bold statements.
Dale Chihuly is one of my favorite glass artist. You see his work a lot here in the Northwest. He even had a piece on the Frasier TV show. But not all of us can do blown glass. I really like wh…
Learn about famous art and create your own sculpture with this fun lesson about Giacometti.
Relief sculpture is an art form that is midway between painting and sculpture in the round. It is a process in which the subject stands out or projects a surface from the background. The surface can be several levels including high relief (deep or almost in the round) or low relief (shallow) or anywhere in between. To create their relief sculptures, seventh graders first learned about the difference between shape and form. A shape is two-dimensional (it has height and width) whereas a form is three-dimensional (it not only has height and width but also depth). Students experimented creating forms out of basic paper shapes by rolling, bending, folding and gluing them. After trying a variety of forms, students chose their favorite and created sixty variations of that form. Students then considered space and balance to position their forms into their final sculptural arrangement. These look awesome on display as they protrude from the wall- it's hard to really see the depth in these individual photos, but the shadows and dimension are super cool up close! Some photos of the students folding, rolling, arranging and gluing: The final pieces: Some views from an angle and up close:
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7th grade 3-D students finished up their clay cupcakes and were eager to begin their next project. We looked at the artwork of pop artist, Romero Britto. Britto is a painter and sculptor from Brazil who creates light-hearted, happy artwork using simple shapes, bright colors and lots of patterns. He took inspiration from Matisse and Picasso. Students looked at his artwork of animals and decided to create their own animal sculpture. Using Styrofoam, they created large shapes for the body. They had the option to create flat sculptures or make some parts of it rounded. After they created their form, it was time to plaster! We used PlastrCraft strips to completely cover the sculpture, making sure to smooth out all of the holes as best as we could. This would make painting easier. After the plaster was dry, students went in and added thick, black outlines around their sculpture using sharpie or black paint. Finally, it was time to paint! I really gave them a lot of freedom with the paint. As long as they had areas of solid color and patterns, they could do what they pleased. I reminded them to paint crisp edges and smoothly. Here are some of them so far
3D Name Sculpture The first project I had my students do was a 3D name sculpture. This was the inspiration for the project (scro...
What a tower in an open field should be? We imagine that this is not just a viewing tower, the purpose of which is to provide an opportunity to view from the highest point. For us, this is a wooden monument, a sculpture, with a subtle reflection on its surrounding nature. A tower is not
These are recycled cardboard sculptures in the style of the monumental works by Jean Dubuffet . Houston has one of his pieces, Monument au F...
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I usually start the year with kindergartners learning about and using lines. In previous years we have made line paintings and line sculptures with wire and pipecleaners. Another fun project we made was line windsocks by rolling up line paintings and adding tissue paper streamers. We’ve done line drawings (check out what my old blog used to look like before I moved it over to this website.) This year I was reminded by Cassie Stephens of a project I used … Read more... →
The idea for this lesson came from an image I saw on Pinterest.. but after doing some investigative work - seems to have originated from the blog Art. Paper. Scissors. Glue and before that from the 1991 book written by Sara Beggs, "The No Nonsense Guide to Teaching Art." For this lesson we began by taking about what symmetry is and the difference between linear symmetry (1 line of symmetry) and radial symmetry (more than 1 line of symmetry). Then we talked about what a sculpture is (a piece of artwork you can see from all sides - it is 3-dimensional) and what a relief "sculpture" is (a piece of artwork that has depth on the surface but is not meant to be seen from all sides). Once students understood the principles behind radial symmetry and sculpture we began creating our very own radial paper relief sculptures! Students started by folding a piece of 12"x12" black construction paper diagonally both ways and vertical and horizontally (to create an 'X' crease and a '+' crease). Making these creases makes creating a radial design SO much easier because it gives you guidelines to work with. Once their papers had been folded and their names written, we sat them aside. Before having students begin folding their colored paper (each piece was cut to 3" x 3") to fill the inside of their design, I demonstrated 4 folds to them to get them started. *Students were allowed to deviate from these folds if they wanted to. To download the handout below, click on the arrow button in the top right corner (this will open it in a new window). You can download from there. My kids absolutely LOVED this project! They are already super into origami, so this project was like heaven to them! :) You might also be interested in checking out my Paper Poinsettia Sculpture lesson which uses the same basic concepts. Also available in my Teachers Pay Teachers store!
Learn about famous art and create your own sculpture with this fun lesson about Giacometti.
*THIS LESSON IS INCLUDED IN THE KINDERART CLUB MEMBERSHIP* Joan Miro was a Spanish artist who made drawings, paintings, prints and sculptures. He had a very unique style and his work featured brilliant colors, simplified forms, symbols and dream-like images that remind a lot of people of children’s art. With this lesson, students will create a cat painting in the style of Miro. Designed for K-5 (ages 5-11), this art lesson uses basic art supplies and shows you how to teach the material step-by-step. ----------------------------------- About the Author: ----------------------------------- Andrea Mulder-Slater has been an art educator for 25 years and an art curriculum developer for 18 years. She is also a professional artist and a homeschooler. In addition to teaching art and art history classes and workshops at the elementary, secondary and post-secondary levels, Andrea has worked as an educational consultant on various art education projects. Together with her mom Jantje, she created KinderArt® in 1997. It’s a website offering FREE art lessons, which has been visited more than 100 million times in the last ten years alone. That’s a lot of children affected by art! Andrea also writes about parenting, creativity and homeschooling for CBC, YMC, WDish, Today’s Parent, Creatubbles, the Association of Curriculum Development and Little Passports. Andrea’s passion lies in helping teachers and parents bring out the creativity in their children and students, even if they don’t consider themselves artists. Her detailed child-tested lesson plans are easy to implement, and are guaranteed to promote creative exploration in small or large group settings. Most of all, the lessons are effective and they encourage individuality. ----------------------------------- About the KinderArt Method: ----------------------------------- The KinderArt Method focuses on individual creative exploration. With that in mind, our lesson plans are designed to be adaptable, meaning you can use them for a wide range of ages. In this way, you can cover the same skills and techniques with all of your students while giving them the freedom to learn at their own level. So, instead of prepping for a multitude of lessons for all of your classes, you only need to prep for one. The goal is to allow your students the ability to make choices as they follow the lesson, whether it be through decisions about what colors to use or what kinds of lines to draw. Examples are included where possible to show you that even with the same set of directions, children can and will create completely unique works of art (even when the lessons are step-by-step). Allow for some independence and you will be amazed at the results. Also, the material lists often give you the option of more than one art medium. This is so you can work with what you have, instead of feeling as though you need to run to the store or order in expensive materials. One final tip: If you are short on time, simply reduce the size of the project, or - swap out supplies (ie: use markers instead of paint). Where there is a will, there is a way. ----------------------------------- Have you Joined the Club? ----------------------------------- This lesson is included in The KinderArt Club. As a member of The KinderArt Club, you have instant access to lessons just like this one, and MORE. Join the club and become a member at TheKinderArtClub.com/vip
The young artists are introduced to primary colors and the artist Piet Mondian. They use shapes, lines and primary to create artwork inspired by Mondrian. I have also in the past had the artist cre…
This lesson took ( 2 ) 40 minute art classes to create. Students learned about the artist Charles McGee and we discussed his artwork. We discussed how we’d be utilizing the elements of art, line, s…
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For this lesson we began by looking at a Powerpoint showing some of the work of sculpture artist Alexander Calder. We looked at some of his early work (like from when he was only 4 years old!!)... to his later more elegant and sizable pieces. We talked about how he took great interest in creating sculptures that could move (kinetic sculptures) -- including mobiles (a type of kinetic sculpture that Alexander Calder actually invented!). Students noted Calder's use of material choices, abstracted style, and building method (some mobiles were grounded, while others hung from a fixed point on the ceiling). Student's also checked out this linked video to watch one of Calder's pieces in action! Then as a class we discussed how difficult creating a mobile might actually be because the artist REALLY has to take into account the weight of the objects he/she hangs off of each branch section to keep it balanced. We also talked about how the distributed weight on branches had to be spread out a certain way too (and found that having a central hanging point was the most efficient way to distribute weight). **This part of the lesson also lends itself to being a GREAT math-integration section. Students discuss ideas of weight/volume, size, proportion, symmetry, etc. I then showed students this linked interactive website from the National Gallery of Art. The site features an interactive 'Mobile Maker' in which students can create their own digital mobiles by selecting branches, hanging pieces, and trying to properly balance and distribute weight. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this website and the kids do too! So much so that I demoed how to use the website one day, then took the kids to the computer lab the next day to play around with it. What an AMAZING interactive tool and great use of technology! The following day students began creating their own real symbolic paper mobiles. Students were given a paper plate which was to be colored completely using crayons (both sides!) in a way that represented them-self (for example coloring your plate really colorful might tell me that you are a bright and exciting person). Once the plate was completed I helped students by making a spiral cut to the center of their plate and punched a hole in the middle part (to attach a central hanging string from). This paper plate would become the central radial branch from which all symbols would be hung (we decided the day before that having a center point of gravity was the easiest way to balance a mobile). The next day students were given a sheet of scratch paper on which they wrote the numbers 1-4. Students were then asked to think of 4 different symbols which they could use to represent themselves or something about them-self. For example, on my mobile I hung a picture of a mitten because I am originally from Canada where in the winter it snows a lot. I also had a drawing of a can of pink paint because painting is one of my favorite activities to do and I'm an art teacher. The idea was that students would choose 4 symbols so that if I saw their mobile, I could learn something about who they are. *Great way to incorporate writing! You could have students write more about their symbols and why they thought they would be good symbols for themselves. Students were then given a strip of leftover watercolor paper I had from a fourth grade project I did a while back (however any kind of thicker paper - like cardstock - would work just fine). Students folded this strip in half once and then in half a second time (to create 4 sections). Using pencil students drew their symbols onto each section (front and back - it is a 3-d sculpture after all!). Once their drawings were done, they outlined their images with sharpie, and then colored them in with color sticks. Once they were done drawing/coloring their symbols, they were cut out. The next day students were given hole-punchers at their table and were asked to punch holes on the top of their symbols and somewhere along their paper plate (the exact location was chosen by them and how they wanted to distribute their symbols along their central branch). I then called students up to select 5 pieces of pre-cut yarn to use to tie their symbols onto their branches. I also had beads available in case students wanted to add a little more flair to their pieces. *It was very important to explain to students why they needed to make double-knots when tying (so symbols wouldn't come loose and fall off!). Overall I'm quite happy with how these have turned out! They are so bright and colorful and the students have really been super engaged with the whole process! This is one of those projects I can't wait to teach to my next group next week!
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Helpful collection of Alexander Calder teaching resources and complete Calder Famous Artist Unit lesson plans to teach elementary art class.
Benches in parks, train stations, bus shelters and other public places are meant to offer seating, but only for a limited duration. Many elements of such seats are subtly or overtly restrictive. Arm rests, for instance, indeed provide spaces to rest arms, but they also prevent people from lying down or sitting in anything but a prescribed position. This
