Abstract expressionism: elementary.The Art Problem Fourth and fifth grade students were challenged to work outside in cooperative learning cooperative learning Education theory A student-centered teaching strategy in which heterogeneous groups of students work to achieve a common academic goal–eg, completing a case study or a evaluating a QC problem. See Problem-based learning, Socratic method. groups and to use Jackson Pollock's technique of action painting. To quote Pollock, "When I am painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. I have no fears of destroying the image because the painting has a life of its own Memory Burn A Life Of Its Own was released by Noise Kontrol in 2002. Memory Burn is made up of several high profile musicians who came together to create this special work. . I try to let it come through. On the floor I am more at ease, I feel nearer, more a part of the painting, since this way I can walk around in it, work from the four sides and be literally in the painting" Learning Objectives * Understanding Abstract Expressionism abstract expressionism, movement of abstract painting that emerged in New York City during the mid-1940s and attained singular prominence in American art in the following decade; also called action painting and the New York school. and the work of Jackson Pollock. * Developing social skills and relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc peers. Materials 30 x 30" (76 x 76 cm) pieces of canvas, large plastic tablecloths, paint shirts, various-size paintbrushes paintbrushes see castilleja. , Styrofoam cups, tempera tempera (tĕm`pərə), painting method in which finely ground pigment is mixed with a solidifying base such as albumen, fig sap, or thin glue. and acrylic paints, glitter Guiding Practice Give students paint shirts and place them into groups of four. Spread out five plastic tablecloths to protect the sidewalks from paint. The 30" square pieces of canvas are placed on the tablecloths. Students use both tempera paint and acrylic paint. They pour paint from Styrofoam cups, brush some paint in flat areas using various-size brushes, and drip paint and splatter glitter over it. Some students use their hands to smear and smudge the paint. Assessing Learning Students are expected to know that Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) was the first American painter to make Abstract Expressionism popular in 1947. Pollock expressed his feelings and emotions through his dripped, splattered splat·ter v. splat·tered, splat·ter·ing, splat·ters v.tr. To spatter (something), especially to soil with splashes of liquid. v.intr. , and poured paintings. He used various media for his paintings: house paint, oil paint, metallic paint, stones, and broken glass. There were no images in his paintings, only colors of action lines and shapes. ClipCard submitted by Araxey Barsamian, formerly an art teacher at Wooddale Elementary School in Farmington, Michigan. |
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