Unity Poster Project
Students recreated vintage Hawaiian postcards using different enlargement techniques.
Each student was given a small piece of the postcard to enlarge on paper with colored
pencils. Once finished, we assembled the pieces on large paper and discussed how
working together creates “unity”, that each individual has their own style and when brought
together brings continuity to the finished poster.
Op Art with Bridget Riley
Students learned about Op Art (optical illusion art) and Op Artist Bridget Riley. We discussed the different ways in which Op Art fools the eye and the different tricks an artist can use to make the illusion. We discussed concave and convex lines and the importance of value to create the illusion of lines being rounded. Students used a combination of markers and crayons to create their Op Art!
Frank Lloyd Wright Dream Houses
Students studied the world famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his amazing building designs. Students were
then asked to design their own dream houses using geometric shapes and lot’s of imagination! We used alot of
texture and outlined the drawings with sharpie. We finished them with watercolor!
IN THE CLASSROOM!!!
Click on the link to learn more about Frank Lloyd Wright:
http://www.franklloydwright.org/
IN THE CLASSROOM!!!
Georgia O'Keefe Flowers
Students studied the artist Georgia O'Keefe and her flower paintings. Students observed her use of cropping and extreme closeups to accentuate her own style. Students then created their own flowers using this style of cropping and finished them with chalk pastels.
The art of Georgia O'Keefe:
To learn more about Georgia O'Keefe click on the link:
http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/indexflash.php
Marc Chagall & Surrealism
Students studied the artist Marc Chagall and his amazing paintings. We discussed Surrealism and different morphing techniques to create a dreamy piece of art. Students colored their drawings with oil pastels and watercolor. We finished them by mounting them on black paper.
The art of Marc Chagall:
To learn more about Marc Chagall click on the link:
http://www.chagallpaintings.org/
Click Here to see the 2006/2007 Fifth grade art gallery!