I loved watching my artists make connections between art and other subjects. And, the variety of directions they went in is pretty awesome. The artistic growth from this group of students so far this year has been amazing.
The final artwork of the semester was one that was to be based upon math and/or science. We spent the better part of a week watching videos to learn about artists who use math and science in their work and use them in both a traditional way and an out-of-the-box way. Students then created graphic organizers that started with the general subject of math or science, then was narrowed down to what area of that subject they were interested in, and ended with an artwork that could be inspired by their mind maps.
I loved watching my artists make connections between art and other subjects. And, the variety of directions they went in is pretty awesome. The artistic growth from this group of students so far this year has been amazing.
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I have been wanting to have my art 2 students take their work to a deeper level–to really bring in their voices. So, this year, I decided it was the year to “bring it on”, so to speak. I decided to challenge my students with the tackling of social issues. They first started by defining some “common” words… opinion, social issue, society, commentary, and parody. I also asked them to consider why an artist would want to us social issues in their work. I asked them to watch either a video on Maxwell Rushton and his “Left Out” project or on Favianna Rodriguez, a Latina printmaker, and make connections between the what they watched and our unit idea of using social issues in art. The final part of their research was to find artworks that used social issues. And, they couldn’t show any that I showed them for our intro to the unit.To help my students get warmed up for creating their own artwork, I gave them a challenge. They had 2 choices. Choice one: talk to 5 different people about some “hot topic issues” of today, and create a sketch of a possible artwork based on their “favorite” opinion. Choice two: Pick a social issue that is hot today, create a slideshow of at least 5 different artworks around that issue (on either side), and present to the class.
The best part for me about this unit was how invested in their artwork the kids became. I didn’t have to prod the kids to get going. They quickly had a social issue they wanted to talk about and set off creating. I am so impressed with their work, and their voices. |
AuthorMrs. Barnett, Art Teacher Extraordinaire. But really, the students create the awesomeness on this page. The Living Painting ExperimentThe living painting is a 36"X40" canvas that the students are free to work on and add to as they have extra paint or are finished with their work. The work will continue to evolve as students add and cover.
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