November 2016 - Roy Lichtenstein

4^th and 5^th Grade

Project Title: Roy Lichtenstein

Description:

• Pop artists based their art on popular things in modern life, such as advertising, consumer goods, mass media and brand names.  Roy Lichtenstein (October 27, 1923- September 29, 1997) is best known for his distinctive style revealing dots of primary colors used in the commercial printing process and the exaggerated action and emotion of popular imagery. Students printed Ben-Day dots and used everyday objects to develop their artwork.

Samples of Roy Lichtenstein's artwork:

Spray (1962)

Drowning Girl (1963)

                                                          

Ohhh...Alright... (1964)

Vocabulary:

• Ben-Day dots
• Lichtenstein
• pop art
• advertising
• mass media
• printing 
• primary colors

Resources:

• Lichtenstein: 2008 Wall Calendar from the Museum of Modern Art
• images from the internet

Materials:

• printers' ink
• bubble wrap
• paint markers

Examples of student artwork:

October 2016 - Stacking Up

4^th and 5^th Grade

Project Title: Stacking Up

Description:

• 4th and 5th grade artists worked collaboratively to create 3-dimensional wood sculptures of living creatures.  Students had to meet specific criteria for their sculpture while practicing teamwork skills.  Problem solving strategies were recorded as a group.  A rendering of each sculpture was made by each student proposing different design ideas for adding color.

                                                           

Vocabulary:

• positive and negative space
• 3-dimensional

Resources:

• 3-D ABC: A Sculptural Alphabet by Bob Raczka

Materials:

• assorted wood pieces
• glue
• acrylic paint

Examples of student artwork:

  

  

    

  

September 2016 - Pinwheels for Peace

4^th and 5^th Grade

 

Project Title: Pinwheels for Peace

Description:

• International Day of Peace is September 21^st, students explored a variety of topics based on peace, world unity, tolerance and harmony. Students selected their pinwheel color.  Next they wrote words, poetry, haikus or acrostic poems based on this topic. Last, they illustrated their pinwheels.  Our wish is that the spinning of pinwheels internationally will spread peace throughout the world.

                                                           

Vocabulary:

• Pinwheels
• peace 
• tolerance
• unity
• refugees
• harmony
• art installation

Resources:

• School Art magazine – Pinwheels for Peace art lesson

Materials:

• cardstock (fluorescent)
• paint markers
• laminate
• pinwheel kits (donated by our generous PTA)

Examples of student artwork: