April 2017 - Romero Britto Clay Project

4^th and 5^th Grade

Project Title: Romero Britto Clay Project

Description:

• The work of Brazilian neo-pop artist, painter, serigrapher, and sculptor, Romero Britto (born October 6, 1963) was explored.  Bold black lines, bright colors and everyday images were typical of his work.  Students created a slab hot plate complete with their own design in the style of Britto.  Special attention was paid to clay construction and glazing technique. 

Samples of Romero Britto's artwork:

Cavallo (2006)

                          

Rothschild Butterfly (2005)

Vocabulary:

• kiln
• slab construction
• greenware
• bisqueware
• glaze

Resources:

• PowerPoint presentation featuring Romero Britto

Materials:

• clay
• glaze

Examples of student artwork:

March 2017 - Jasper Johns

4^th and 5^th Grade

Project Title: Jasper Johns

Description:

• Jasper Johns (born May 15, 1930) is an American Neo Dadaist and pop artist who chose to paint familiar images; flags, maps, numbers, letters so people would notice them.  Many of his ideas came form images he recalled from elementary school.  To force viewers to look at numbers and letters a new way, he presents them as visual objects.  4th and 5th graders used stencils plus water soluble oil pastels to complete this piece.

Samples of Jasper Johns' artwork:

Map (1961)

                                

Numbers in Color (1959)

Vocabulary:

• Pop art
• encaustic technique
• symbols

Resources:

• internet images
• article from Scholastic Arts 2007 about Jasper Johns

Materials:

• tagboard
• water soluble oil pastels
• stencils

Examples of student artwork: