Bringing art to life through living paintings: how could I help a new student-teacher plan a memorable lesson that would incorporate art history and painting? The lesson would be taught to a first-year drawing and painting class. After several brainstorming and planning sessions, we decided on a "living painting" lesson.This idea grew from several of my past lessons which gave students insight into artists and their work. For example, a former student-teacher presented a lesson on Grant Wood while she and our vice-principal dressed as the couple in Wood's American Gothic American Gothic Grant Wood’s painting of stern Iowan farming couple. [Am. Art: Osborne, 1215] See : Rusticity . Posed in front of a painted background, she presented her lesson while in character. It was my students' enthusiastic reaction to this lesson that inspired the living painting idea. Students would choose and recreate famous paintings with themselves posing to look exactly like their counterparts in the paintings. Making Creative Choices I suggested that my student-teacher provide students the freedom to research their own artists and paintings and to decide if they wanted to work alone or in groups. After she introduced the lesson, students were off and working, making their own choices as to how to proceed. As students worked on the large backgrounds in the hallways, the whole school was able to watch our progress. After five days (of ninety-minute blocks), the students were ready to pose for their living paintings. Posing in the Paintings For the presentations, we invited our principal and public relations person Noun 1. public relations person - a person employed to establish and promote a favorable relationship with the public individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" to help with photography. As students donned their costumes, the level of excitement rose quickly. Everyone was anxious to lend a hand to give assistance. to give assistance; to help. See also: Hand Lend to make sure everything was just right. Each student or group of students was photographed in costume against their respective painted backgrounds, thus creating a photographic record of the living paintings. Display and Reflection Our school newspaper featured a story about the living paintings, and photographs were also sent to the local newspaper. The photos were also showcased, alongside the matching reproductions, in our school's main lobby. The final class for this lesson was devoted to student reports, discussion of the project, and viewing a videotape videotape Magnetic tape used to record visual images and sound, or the recording itself. There are two types of videotape recorders, the transverse (or quad) and the helical. of the entire process. Although this was a big undertaking for a student-teacher, the results were definitely worth it. The students learned about art history and painting while also sharpening For image sharpening, see . Sharpening is the process of creating or refining a sharp edge on a tool or implement. The term has a wide application but can be expressed as the creation of two intersecting planes which produce an edge that is sharp enough to cut through the target their skills in decision-making, cooperation, and research. And as for my student-teacher, she learned that, with proper planning and some ingenuity, anything is possible. Objectives Students will: * fully utilize library resources to research artists and their paintings. * concisely report on a famous painting and its artist. * accurately sketch and paint the background of a famous painting. * effectively create appropriate costumes to wear in a living painting. * fully participate in a reflective class discussion of the project. Materials * roll of 36" white kraft paper * masking mask·ing n. 1. The concealment or the screening of one sensory process or sensation by another. 2. An opaque covering used to camouflage the metal parts of a prosthesis. tape * pencils, erasers, brushes * paper towels * newspapers * sponges for painting large areas * acrylic acrylic, artificial fiber made from a special group of vinyl compounds, primarily acrylonitrile. Acrylic fibers are thermoplastic (i.e., soften when heated, reharden upon cooling), have low moisture regain, are low in density, and can be made into bulky fabrics. paint * reproductions of famous paintings * clothes/costumes NATIONAL STANDARD Students differentiate among a variety of historical and cultural contexts in terms of characteristics and purposes of works of art. Joanne Stillwagon is an art teacher at Laurel Laurel, cities, United States Laurel. 1 Town (1990 pop. 19,438), Prince Georges co., central Md., about halfway between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore; patented in the late 1600s, inc. 1870. Valley Middle/High School in New Florence New Florence is the name of several towns in the United States:
IUP was founded in 1875 as a normal school by investors in Indiana County. It followed the mold of the French Ecole Normale. When it opened its doors it enrolled just 225 students. . |
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