60 Seconds In this activity the teacher explains to the students that she will hold up a composition for 60 seconds. The students will observe and study the composition for the that time period. They should study the artwork carefully and try to memorize important details. Then, the composition will be put away and they will have 3-5 minutes to draw the artwork without looking at the composition. This allows the students to focus on the art and emphasizes the time it takes to analyze and look for art elements in a piece of art. Things to explore with the students - how much of the paper did they use to draw the composition, what did most of the students pick out of the painting to draw, how much of the composition did they remember, have a discussion about the artist and the artwork. | Mix Up, Change Up Days! |
The Curator
Students pick three images and lay them out how they might present them at an art gallery. They will need to formulate a title of the art show that includes 2-3 words and a subtitle using innovative words to describe the images in the art show. They will also align the images like they would hang in a gallery. The class could discuss how artwork in gallery's generally hang at eye level and the type of lighting used. This is also a great opportunity to talk about different employment opportunities in the art field.
Title: Flora
Subtitle: Blooming Botanical Inspired Paintings
Frozen MomentThis activity allows the students to be in the artwork! Break the students up into 4-6 groups and give each group a piece of artwork to reenact. Each group doesn't let any other groups see the artwork they will be recreating. Each student picks a character in the composition to reenact. Have them really get into it. Tell them they can be the dog or the people in the mirror. Just use their creativity and acting skills to depict the character they choose in a frozen moment of time. When all of the groups have done their presentations all the compositions are lined up in the art room. The class matches the groups with the compositions. They can then have a discussion and learn about each art piece. Have students think about facial features, what the artist might be thinking, and the time period of the artwork. |
Visual Analysis
Students work with a partner using verbal description from one partner while the other partner draws the image their partner is looking at. The student who is explaining the details of the image is not allowed to look at the drawing, then switch positions. Students can explore how their descriptive words are translated into an image. This
List and DrawThe students are given a list of seven things to draw. Each student uses their own creativity and uniqueness to present the seven things on a piece of paper. Things to take from lesson - in art sometimes there are no wrong answers. A discussion could follow about how the students determined what to draw largest or first. |