Aboriginal Art

4^th grade students learned about the artwork of the aboriginal people of Australia. This group of people is indigenous to Australia, just like Native Americans are indigenous to the United States.

The students learned that the Aborigines are known for their dot paintings and x-ray paintings. As you can probably imagine, dot paintings are made with only dots, and x-ray paintings show the inside of the subject they painted. Students chose an animal that lives in Australia to paint in the dot and x-ray painting styles of the Aborigines. They signed their artwork with their handprint, something the Aborigines do as well.

 

Los estudiantes de 4º grado aprendieron sobre el arte del pueblo aborigen de Australia. Este grupo de personas son indígenas de Australia, igual que los nativos americanos son los indígenas de los Estados Unidos.

Los estudiantes aprendieron que los aborígenes son conocidos por sus obras de puntitos y pinturas estilo rayos x. Como se podrán imaginar, las obras de puntitos son pinturas hechas solo de puntos y las pinturas estilo rayos x muestran lo de adentro del sujeto de la pintura.  Los estudiantes escogieron un animal que viva en Australia para pintar en los estilos de puntitos y rayos x de los aborígenes. Ellos firmaron sus obras de arte con la impresión de sus manos, algo que también hacen los aborígenes.

Blue Dog Prints

Third Grade students learned about George Rodrigue and his "Blue Dog." Students learned that Rodrigue tells a story with his Blue Dog. Students also learned about how to create prints by carving an image into a piece of styrofoam and then inking the printing block with a brayer. They each created two prints. Finally, students wrote why they chose to print their Blue Dog with the color they chose.

I painted my blue dog purple because it is my friend's favorite color.
My blue dog is red because he is hot in the city.
What color is blue dog when I go swimming? Blue.

My blue dog is purple because he likes to eat eggplant.

Why is blue dog silver? Because he found silver.

What color is blue dog when there is a sunset by water? Turquoise.

Cityscapes

Kindergarteners learned the difference between cityscapes and landscapes.

They cut shapes out of construction paper and made sure to overlap some of their shapes to show depth in their artwork.

They used crayons and markers to add details like windows and doors.

Los estudiantes de kinder aprendieron sobre las diferencias entre paisajes naturales y paisajes urbanos.

Ellos recortaron figuras de papel de manualidades y aseguraron de montar algunas figuras sobre otras para mostrar profundidad en sus obras de arte.

Ellos usaron  crayones y marcadores para añadir detalles como ventanas y puertas.

Fish Prints

Second Grade students discussed the difference between printing and painting. They learned that prints can be made multiple times. Students designed their own fish print by drawing a fish on a piece of styrofoam and then colored it with markers. Students then printed those fish by spraying a piece of paper with water and blotting the paper with paper towel. Then they printed their fish on that paper. Students were able to make multiple prints.

 

Los estudiantes de Segundo grado discutieron la diferencia entre imprimir y pintar. Ellos aprendieron que las impresiones se pueden repetir varias veces. Los estudiantes diseñaron sus propias impresiones dibujando un pez en un pedazo de unicel y luego lo pintaron con marcadores. Luego los estudiantes imprimieron esos peces rociando una hoja de papel con agua y secándola con toallas de papel. Luego imprimieron su pez sobre ese papel. Los estudiantes lograron hacer varias impresiones.

Kente Cloth

First Graders learned about a special fabric called Kente cloth that comes from Ghana, Africa.

Students looked at patterns common to Kente cloth and learned that this cloth is worn for special occasions.

Using paper weaving techniques, students created their own version of Kente cloth.

Los estudiantes de primer grado aprendieron sobre tejido especial llamado tela Kente proveniente de Ghana, África.

Los estudiantes observaron los patrones comunes en la tela Kente y aprendieron que esta tela se usa para ocasiones especiales.

Usando técnicas de tejido con papel, los estudiantes crearon su propia versión de tela Kente.  

Kindergarten self-portraits

Kindergarten students learned to identify portraits from other types of artwork like landscapes and still lifes. Students first drew their portraits and then painted them with tempera paints.

 

 

Paper Mache Bowls

Fifth grade students created paper mache bowls. They splatter painted them with jazz gloss paints after studying Jackson Pollack's artwork.

 

 

4th Grade Reduction Printing

4th grade students tried reduction printing. They chose an animal to carve into a piece of styrofoam. Then they printing the entire styrofoam with their first color. The next week, they cut out their animal and printed it again with their second color. The results were fantastic!

 

 

Cave Paintings

First grade students learned about some of the first artwork ever made; cave paintings! When students came to art, the room had transformed into a cave. The tables were turned on their sides, with brown paper taped to them. Then students took a virtual tour of the cave at Lascaux, looked at photos of the cave paintings, and read the book, "The Cave Painter of Lascaux" by Roberta Angeletti.  Students drew their own versions of the cave paintings and then ripped and tore their brown papers to make their paper look like the cave wall.

Wayne Thiebaud cakes

4th Grade students looked at artwork by Wayne Thiebaud and also watched a video clip of Thiebaud explaining why he paints cakes. Students created their own cakes and colored them with oil pastels. Students learned how to make their cakes look more realistic and 3-D by using ellipses to create the shape of the cake. They also learned how to make it look like a slice of cake had been removed to make it look more 3-D as well.

 

 

Romare Bearden Collage

Third Grade students studied Romare Bearden. They learned that he was significantly influenced by Jazz music and is known for his collages. Students created their own collages with cut outs from magazines and a drawing of an instrument, colored with oil pastels. They created a "piano"  border along the edge of their artwork.