Mondrian Inspired Art
Kindergarten classes were introduced the primary colors-red, blue and yellow. We looked at the artwork of Piet Mondrian and discussed his use of color– primary colors + neutral black and white.
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| Artwork by Piet Mondrian |
We described the lines and shapes. Kindergarten Artists then made their own Mondrian-inspired artwork using construction paper shapes.
By The 3 / 4 Classes
Metal tooling, also called “repousse” and “metal embossing” is a type of low-relief sculpture in which tools are used to create a design on metal.
This centuries old practice can be found in artworks including armor. All of these designs were heavily laden with visual texture.
Ancient civilizations created these metalworks for functional purposes like protection and utilitarian uses.
In both instances, metal tooling art lends itself to creating visual textures and repetitive patterns on the surface of the metal.
Visual texture is an implied texture you can see like cloudy, shiny, and windy and can be drawn as such. However, tactile texture can be touched to understand how it will feel (bumpy, fuzzy, and smooth).
Do you notice the lines in the illustrations? (zig-zag, vertical, horizontal, diagonal, wavy….)
We read the book, If the Dinosaurs Came Back. We noticed the illustrations and the rectangular buildings and windows. This created an opportunity to practice the lines we have learned in Art so far. We noticed: wavy, zig-zag, diagonal, vertical, horizontal, dotted and dashed lines in the illustrations.
Next we discussed, observed and drew a CityScape for our background with Sharpie. Some children chose to add color with paints, crayons or pastels.
DINOSAUR COLLAGE
Students drew and designed their own dinosaurs to live in foreground of their CityScape. They chose a paper color and glue to create their collage. Some artists added more details (and more lines, shapes and patterns) with Sharpie.
STUDENT ART
Adventures in the World of Miniature
By the Fifth and Sixth grade classes
What is a still life?
A still life is a work of art depicting a collection of objects which have been arranged in a specific way. The objects are inanimate - which means they don’t move. This allows artists to take their time when creating their composition. Often artists create these scenes to get viewers to see things in a new and interesting way.
Design Element - Scale
Scale is the ratio of how big one object is compared to another. What makes these images surprising is their scale. They are much smaller than they are in real life.
Creating
We will use our imaginations to pair ordinary objects with miniature figurines to create our own unbelievable still lifes!
When photographing we explored and experimented with different angles and viewpoints. Bird’s Eye View / Elevation View
Inspirational Artists - Tatsuya Tanaka and Slinkachu
Who is Tatsuya Tanaka?
Art director and photographer, Japanese Artist Tatsuya Tanaka’s imagination has built a magnificent number of miniature worlds. Through the artist’s clever lens, everyday activities like construction work, walking the dog, getting a parking ticket, and plowing through a blizzard become delight-inducing scenarios.
Tanaka uses office supplies, food, and other found objects that he utilizes as set pieces or backdrops for miniature inhabitants.
He has surpassed 1,000 photos to date and continues to stretch his imagination to its limits nearly every day for the last four years.
The Little People Project art instialations
by London-based Slinkachu
Slinkachu is a street-artist who has been leaving little hand-painted people in the bustling city to fend for themselves, waiting to be discovered. . .
After remodeling and painting miniature model train set characters, Slinkachu places them on the street and takes photographs of them in funny and interesting predicaments.
“The street-based side of my work plays with the notion of surprise and I aim to encourage city-dwellers to be more aware of their surroundings.
The scenes I set up, aim to reflect the loneliness and melancholy of living in a big city, almost being lost and overwhelmed. But underneath this, there is always some humor. I want people to be able to empathize with the tiny people in my works.” -Slinkachu
Photographs of Slinkachu's work:
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STUDENT WORK
