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Claes Oldenburg Hamburger Texture

Docent:  Alicia Frank

5th Grade

Medium:  Construction Paper, Fabric, tissue paper, yarn

Reason for Lesson:  Lesson was designed to teach the element of art - texture using the pop art sculpture style of artist, Claes Oldenburg.

Prep Time:  30 minutes

Preparation prior to the lesson:  Study pop art form Claes Oldenburg’s “Hamburger” sculpture.

Materials:

6 x 18 sheet of black paper

tan burlap, tissue paper, red felt, construction paper in different colors:  green, red, brown, white

book binding glue

Instructions to Lead Lesson:

Talk about Claes Oldenburg as an artist and specifically his “Hamburger” pop art sculpture.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claes_Oldenburg

http://www.artnews.com/2013/04/08/restoring-oldenburg-burge/

 

The important techniques while creating our hamburger art are:

• The art must have a plate, a hamburger patty and a bun.
• You may be creative and embellish your hamburger with anything you’d like to add on top, but your creativity must be a food item. If you’d like ice cream and sardines on your hamburger...the creativity is up to you.
• When cutting and gluing the items onto the black construction paper mat do not glue the items flat.  Let the food fold and bend off the black mat.  Add texture by folding, wrinkling and bending the paper.  Add texture and shading details by using markers or crayons, or layering papers.  Make the food look tasty and real.

Blog of other 5th grade artist’s Hamburger

http://thecolorfulartpalette.blogspot.com/2014/01/week-20-and-21-half-through-school-year.html

(This art project is featured about half way down on the blog page...scroll down to find it)

Picasso Inspired Musicians of the Night

Artwork was taken from Pinterest without an artist’s credit.

Medium:  Chalk Pastels

Reason for Lesson:  Lesson was designed to teach the element of space using the artwork of Picasso.

Prep Time:  30 minutes

Preparation prior to the lesson:  Study the life and works of Picasso including “Three Musicians”

http://www.pablopicasso.org/three-musicians.jsp

http://www.picasso.com/life.aspx

This youtube video was helpful for shading and the technique of the chalk pastels for snowmen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCJpQ3mxmm8

Materials:

Grey paper, colored paper as a mat.

Grey paper is cut to 6 x 9 inches.  The mat is 9 x 12 inches.

Chalk pastels for students

paper towel for each student

baby wipes to keep hand clean for each student

Instructions to Lead Lesson:

Begin talking about the life of Pablo Picasso.  Share interesting facts about his life and include his art “Three Musicians”

The Element of Art we are discovering is space.

http://www.toledomuseum.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/SpaceFinalx1.pdf

We are going to create a snowman musician in the night using chalk pastels.

Some important techniques to remind the children of chalk pastels are:

Chalk pastels are fun to work to blend and soften colors.  Use a tissue or paper towel to blend; avoid using fingers to blend.

Keep your hands clean and be careful while touching your art so as not to muddy up the art.  Instead of blowing the chalk off the paper tap to remove any excess.

Wipe off your pastels after to each use to keep their pure color.

Using the grey 6 x 9 inch paper draw with white pastel the ground and the shape of the snowman.  Shade with white the side of the snowman that faces toward the moonlight.  Softly blend white chalk to the other side to fill in the snowman.

Sweep yellow chalk on side of snowman facing the moonlight.  Sweep light blue on the backside of snowman to create a shadow.  Add light blue and a small sweep of black (creating grey) on the snow hill to cast a shadow of the snowman.  Blend the colors using a different section of your tissue after changing to each color.  Use a clean portion of the cloth to wipe each chalk pastel after use to keep from muddying the colors.

It is now time to add details.  The snowman’s face, hat, scarf, clothing, arms and musical instrument.  Blending as needed with a tissue. Lastly, add white dots of snow.  Mat on colored paper.  Spray art outside with a clear sealer.

Zentangle Hand Art

Medium:  Black Fine Tip Sharpies

Reason for Lesson:  Lesson was designed to teach the element of art - line using the artwork style of Zentangle.

Prep Time:  15 minutes

Preparation prior to the lesson:  Study the the art form Zentangle.

Materials:

Black Sharpies for each student

White piece of paper for each student cut at 7 x 9 inches

Instructions to Lead Lesson:

Explain the art style Zentangle.

The Zentangle Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. Almost anyone can use it to create beautiful images. It increases focus and creativity, provides artistic satisfaction along with an increased sense of personal well being.

The Zentangle Method is very different from regular drawing, painting and other art forms. It is meant to be a form of artistic meditation that anyone can do. The act of creating the Zentangle is just as important as the final outcome, which is appreciated for its unique beauty. Zentangle creations adhere to the following philosophical tenets:

• Its creation is unplanned. When you begin creating a Zentangle, you're encouraged not to have an end goal in mind. Rather, allow the pattern to reveal itself as you draw.
• Its creation of a Zentangle is deliberate, yet unexpected. Each stroke should be made deliberately, rather than hesitantly. Instead of erasing stray marks, the artist should use them as the foundation for an unexpected pattern.
• Its creation is celebratory. Like meditation, the Zentangle Method is meant to feel freeing and healing. It's a way to celebrate the beauty of life.[2]
• A Zentangle is timeless. No technology or special tools are used. Zentangles should connect those who make them to the timeless human endeavor of putting pen to paper.

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Zentangle

http://funart4kids.blogspot.ca/search/label/5th%20grade

We will begin our lesson by tightly tracing your hand with a pencil on white paper.  Trace sketched hand with a black sharpie.  Now it is time to tangle.  Tangling is the verb form of Zentangle.  Take a look at the sample zentangle designs and listen to your inner artist to decorate the inner space of your hand.  Use larger designs than you see on the sample paper so you will have enough time to complete our art project today.

Teach a few sample Zentangles.  found here.

http://tanglepatterns.com/2011/04/how-to-draw-slalom.html

http://tanglepatterns.com/2010/06/how-to-draw-squares.html

http://tanglepatterns.com/2011/09/how-to-draw-starbarz.html

The students will have time to complete the Zentangle hand art project.

Mat finished project with a bright color.

Matisse Flower Vases

Title of Lesson:  Matisse Flower Vases

Medium:  Paper collage and sharpie

Reason for Lesson:  Learn about the artwork of Henri Matisse and the principle of patterns and color.

Label:  Color, movement, harmony, Matisse, Flower, Collage, 5th grade

Prep Time:  20 miutes

Preparation prior to lesson:  gather supplies, cut tissue paper into 2x2 inch squares

Class Time:  1 hour

Materials: White Background paper. Many different colors of construction paper. Markers, Sharpies, Glue, 2x2 inch square colored tissue paper

Instructions to Lead Lesson:  

Introduce Henri Matisse. Give a brief bio and try to relate his life in some way to the kids (keep this lesson time brief, take no more than 5-10 minutes for the Artist lesson)

• Show examples of Henri Matisse’s artwork and have the students discuss what makes Matisse’s artwork unique. Talk about what the artist is trying to convey with his art. What feelings are evoked?
• Have the students discover different repeating patterns in Matisse’s artwork. Have them look for all the different variations of pattern. What colors, themes, medium does he use? What feeling  does the repeating pattern create in the artwork? Be sure to point out that Matisse “Painted with Scissors”. He used collage and patterned paper in much of his later artwork.
• Point out that Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) was influenced by Matisse. You may wish to show some of Eric Carle’s books to show how he was influenced.

In 5th grade for the month of January the students are learning about the Renaissance. Use this art lesson to highlight how art is influenced and evolves over time.

• Art prior to the Renaissance (the 1200’s) was flat and lacked perspective or realism. The subjects were not drawn in believable or realistic settings. Show Cimabue, Madona Enthroned
• Most artwork was of a religious theme prior to the Renaissance
• The Renaissance was a time of artistic change. Leonardo Davinci influenced how artists created during the Renaissance. He started adding more realism and made the subjects more lifelike. He also added more believable settings and included nature in his artwork. Show Leonardo, Madonna on the Rocks, 1483)
• What differences do you see in these two pieces? What similarities?

• Fast forward to Henri Matisse (1900’s). Show pictures of Henri Matisse. How is his artwork the same or different from the Renaissance artwork. What elements are the same and what has changed?
• Art is still changing. Eric Carle (1929) was influenced by Matisse.  How do you take what you like from your friends and make it your own?

• Create the patterned vase on a collage background artwork

• Begin with Vertical 12x18 in white watercolor paper and 5 sheets of various sizes of colored construction paper and 1 8x10 piece of colored construction paper
• Cut large blocks out of the colorful construction paper students may wish to cut some wavy lines for edges (keep it simple for time)
• Choose two color blocks and draw a repeating pattern with sharpie (time permitting. To finish in an hour this step may need to be omitted)
• Clue colored blocks to cover the entire white paper background.
• Take a 8x10 solid piece of colored construction paper and with the sharpie draw a repeating pattern to fill the entire page.
• Fold patterned paper in half (vertical) with pattern on the inside.
• Draw and S shape on the fold. Be sure to draw the lines from top to bottom staring from the top right corner and finishing at the bottom of the page.
• Cut along the lines and open up to form a vase.
• Glue the vase onto the background aligning bottom edges
• Place Elmers glue drops on the background several inches above the vase at various heights
• Glue down 5-7 pieces of tissue paper. Wait until dry and then crinkle.
• Add stems with construction paper if desired.

Credit:  artwork influenced by http://artiswhatiteach.blogspot.com/2010/04/2nd-grade-matisse-flower-vases.html?m=1

Op Art Waves

Lesson: Op Art- Waves with Bridget Riley

Reason For Lesson: To teach the concept of Op Art, pattern, color and shading

Supplies: Watercolor paper, thin black sharpies, colored pencils

Length of Lesson: 1 hour