During the month of November, students traveled to Ancient Egypt in the art room. Each grade explored a different aspect of egyptian art. Ancient Egyptian art is the painting, sculpture, architecture and other arts produced by the civilization of Ancient Egypt in the lower NileValley from about 5000 BCE to 300 AD. Ancient Egyptian art reached a high level in painting and sculpture, and was both highly stylized and symbolic. Much of the surviving art comes from tombs and monuments and thus there is an emphasis on life after death and the preservation of knowledge of the past. Happy Dia De Los Muertos Day of the Dead is an interesting holiday celebrated in central and southern Mexico during the chilly days of November 1 & 2. The Olmec people, Mexico's first complex society, emerged in the southeastern part of the country around 1200 B.C. They were later followed by the Maya, the Toltec, and the Aztec peoples. Today in Mexico children and families still carry on the ancient beliefs of honoring their deceased loved ones on this special day. During this holday they have a large celebration and artists create sugar skulls. Sugar skulls are extremely detailed works of art made from real sugar! They usually tell a story about someone in the artists family and the designs are balanced on both sides. I hope you enjoy our symmetrical Mexican Folk Art! Pumpkin sculptures created by Ms. Hostler & Ms. VonStetten's class. Kindergarten and first grade students created pumpkin sculptures using red and yellow model magic clay. We experimented with using primary colors to create secondary colors. Students discovered that mixing red + yellow clay= Orange clay. After learning how to create a secondary color, next we experimented with sculpting and modeling. Students learned multiple techniques for creating a 3-D Sphere and Cylinder. Last, we used markers to add faces to our pumpkin people. Check out this cool video that helped us memorize our primary and secondary colors. The song is called "Three Primary Colors" by OK Go During the Month of September we began learning about the different types of line. Line is an element of art. First we learned about Line Variety. Types of Line Variety: (Thick Lines, Thin Lines, Rough lines, Smooth lines, Broken lines, and solid lines) We used these lines to create symmetrical greek pottery. Below is a little video about greek pottery. Take a look at the greek pottery created by Ms. Fennell's 5th grade class, Ms. McGinnes' 4th grade class, and Ms. Johnson's 3rd grade class. Try creating your own greek pottery online! Click Here
I'm so excited to kick off a new school year of creativity with you! During the first week of school we will be playing a fun game I invented called "Art Expectations Bingo". Then you will get to create your very first art project of the school year! Students will create their very own "Excited Arm" inspired by Pop Artist Andy Warhol. Students will use lines, shape, and color to create an arm that expresses their personality and excitement of the school year.
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