(*teacher demonstration example)
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Fast Track to Opening Studios
Students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade have been artists in our TAB Studio for up to 4 years! They have had instruction and used the Choice Art Studios for up to 2 years. They know where to find materials. They have knowledge of the routines. They have been empowered with skills to create what they have envisioned. We are moving quickly through beginning of the year learning to open Choice Art sooner. Students must still demonstrate skills and knowledge at their developmental level in order to start Choice.
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Self-Portraits
Teaching Artistic Behaviors (TAB) also known as Choice Art
- Observe
- Envision
- Express
- Engage & Persist
- Stretch & Explore
- Understanding the Art World
- Develop Craft
- Reflect
A self-portrait is a portrait of the artist by the artist
CREATE A SELF-Portrait
Stephen Wiltshire
EMILIA BERGMARK- Self Portrait as a Goldfish
Chuck Close
Frida Kahlo
M.C. Escher
Pablo Picasso
Latoya Ruby Frazier
Think about what makes you, you!
What makes you special?
What individual characteristics do you bring to Meramec that make us a stronger school?Each one of us individually has something special to offer our community.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Nick Cave
Nick Cave
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Look at this artwork...
What would he sound like when he walks?
Does this guy have a story?
Did you notice how he used found objects in his art?
What kind of found objects can you use in your work?
Does his artwork inspire something in your mind?
Is art that creates sound a way to express your idea?
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Working in a Series
Last week, we looked at the work of Carrie Mae Weems. We used the activity Mirrors and Windows to view a selection of photographs from her Kitchen Table Series.
What is a Series?
The Impressionist artist Claude Monet created many series of art. Often his series studied daylight in nature. One of his most famous series is Waterlilies. There are approximately 250 paintings in this series. (We have a few waterlily paintings in our St. Louis Art Museum!)
Here are a few examples of other artists that have created a series of work.
Photography is a natural way create a series of work as we saw in Carrie Mae Weems' art.
Printmaking is also a great way to explore an idea, shapes, an image, colors, or a technique.
Artist Ellie Malin works in a series. As you look at her work, see if you can identify a theme.
Penelope Umbrico is an artist / photographer. She is best known for collecting images found using search engines and websites. You will notice in her series of work, repetition and a unifying theme within her work.
What do you think she searched for on the computer to come up with this work?
You had homework! Someone at home was to email me an image of a kitchen table or a space where you gather. This will be our theme for an art piece inspired by the work of artist Penelope Umbrico. Imagine a hundred tables side by side in a photo mosaic! As we view one another's photos, we will make connections. We will find that we have experiences in common. And we will gain perspectives into someone else's experience or story.
What is a Series?
Series - a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc...arranged or occurring in order or succession; sequence.
Why would an ARTIST choose to work in a series or make a series of work?
The Impressionist artist Claude Monet created many series of art. Often his series studied daylight in nature. One of his most famous series is Waterlilies. There are approximately 250 paintings in this series. (We have a few waterlily paintings in our St. Louis Art Museum!)
Here are a few examples of other artists that have created a series of work.
Photography is a natural way create a series of work as we saw in Carrie Mae Weems' art.
Printmaking is also a great way to explore an idea, shapes, an image, colors, or a technique.
Artist Ellie Malin works in a series. As you look at her work, see if you can identify a theme.
Penelope Umbrico is an artist / photographer. She is best known for collecting images found using search engines and websites. You will notice in her series of work, repetition and a unifying theme within her work.
Many of you have explored an idea, a theme, character, or concept and may not have realized it.
Will working in a series be the best way for you to express and idea?
By creating a series of work, what might you learn about your ideas?
Will one idea lead to another?
By working in a series will you improve your artistic skills?
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