Hundertwasser Who?

Students in 3rd grade learned a little about the Austrian artist, Friedensreich Hundertwasser. 
We learned he loved bright colors, organic shapes, and spirals.
We started by painting 2 papers w/ tempera paint: 1 using the WARM colors (Red, Orange, Yellow) and 1 using the COOL colors (Green, Blue, Purple.)
Next, we took one of the papers, made at least 3 large circles, 3 medium circles, and 3 small circles, then layered them onto the other paper.

2013 Elementary Art Show!

P(OP) ART!

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

Jasper Johns

Robert Indiana

Wayne Thiebaud

Bridget Riley

Monday, May 6, 2013

Westwood Elementary School

6-7:30pm

Kindergarten Andy Warhol inspired flowers

The 2013 Elementary Art show will be held May 6 and the theme is "P(OP) Art."

Students in kindergarten learned about the artist, Andy Warhol, and the way he used bright colors to emphasize pop(ular) objects. 
We focused on his flowers:

Students used the primary colors (RED, YELLOW, BLUE) to create their flowers, and added GREEN oil pastel to a black background. 

4th Grade Op Art drawings

When it was time for a project with the theme for this year's Art show (Pop Art-Op Art), I found this amazing idea from Deep Space Sparkle's blog. 
We started with a step-by-step of how to make the drawings:





Next, we talked about ANALAGOUS colors (neighbors on the color wheel) and colored.

5th Grade Tessellations

For years, 5th grade students have designed tessellations for their math curriculum.  This year, they've got a new curriculum for math, and I get to bring tessellations back to my room!

We start out with a 3"x3" square, cut one edge in a random line, then tape it to the opposite side.  We do the same thing to another side, then trace the shape onto a piece of paper and color.

See instructions HERE!

Art Adventure: Family Crest

The Art Adventure Program through the Minneapolis Institute of Art introduces K-6 students to works of art from a variety of cultures. Trained school volunteers visit classrooms with posters of art relating to a common theme, such as animals, celebrations, or relationships.

The images they saw this lesson:

Place du Theatre Francais, Rain by Camille Pissarro

The Tudor Room, c. 1600

Students in 4th grade learned about family crests (coat of arms) similar to the family crest seen in the Tudor room.  They saw a few images of famous family crests, and then learned a little about the symbolism used as they created their own.