Romare Bearden: Visualizing Music
Students will be introduced to African American artist Romare Bearden and his vibrant collages detailing his daily life and experiences. Rhythm and variety will be shown with line, shape, and color, created to the tune of jazz. There will be emphasis on improvisation and spontaneity through mark-making. Handmade stamped figures will be added to create a further sense of movement.
Ansel Adams and Christa Rijneveld Landscapes
Students will explore geometry and shapes through Bauhaus artist Johannes Itten’s artworks, applying concepts of primary and secondary colors, specifically warm and cool hues. Use of a variety of lines will also be expected in order to create a dynamic composition.
Picasso, Calder, and Salventius: Contour Line Wire Sculptures
In this lesson, students will study and review the works of Alexander Calder and Picasso and compare them with contemporary artist Salventius. Following this compare and contrast discussion, students will create a blind contour self-portrait from which they will produce a wire sculpture. In addition, students will scaffold their understanding of color levels and color mixing by painting in their blind contour drawing.
Surrealist Exquisite Corpse Sculptures
In this lesson, students will expand on their study of Surrealism with the "exquisite corpse" drawing game. Students will work in groups of three to design their Surrealist exquisite corpse creature which will be then transformed into a 3D form using papier-mache.
Johannes Itten Color Theory
Students will explore geometry and shapes through Bauhaus artist Johannes Itten’s artworks, applying concepts of primary and secondary colors, specifically warm and cool hues. Use of a variety of lines will also be expected in order to create a dynamic composition.