Dance Like a Flame
Students will explore Wes Wilson’s poster through movement and sound. They will use movement, sounds, and words to communicate what they see and how the poster makes them feel.
Students will explore Wes Wilson’s poster through movement and sound. They will use movement, sounds, and words to communicate what they see and how the poster makes them feel.
In order to understand that letters often communicate more than the words they spell, students will explore how to make letters inspired by different shapes. They will begin with a warm-up activity and then examine lettering in advertisements in Wes Wilson's poster Association, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco. A teacher-led discussion will help students decipher the literal and more abstract meanings of Wilson’s work.
Students will learn what a sculpture is by looking at images of Mark di Suvero’s sculpture Lao Tzu. They will compare its size to other objects in and around the classroom and experiment with various building materials and found objects in an effort to get a sense of how sculptures are created.
This lesson focuses on Roxanne Swentzell’s sculpture Mud Woman Rolls On to evoke thoughts about families and their stories. Students create their own picture story about family.
Students learn about using common materials from the earth to create art. After spending time examining the materials used by Roxanne Swentzell and learning about her process and intent for Mud Woman Rolls On, students experiment with dirt, sand, water, and straw to gain a real world experience using materials like those used by the artist.
Through interaction with Ason Yellowhair’s Bird and Cornstalk Rug, the students will explore colors and rhythm through storytelling and dance.
Children will learn how things that are bumpy, lumpy, and not necessarily “perfect” are often just as special as things that seem smooth and “perfect.” They will have an opportunity to explore the idea that imperfection is still important and beautiful (wabi sabi).
Students will use the Yoruba Door Panels to inspire their own “door panel” that reflects elements important in their own lives.
In this “discovery lesson” students will use the Yoruba Door Panels to explore the visual arts concepts of symmetry, repetition, clarity of form and line, conceptual proportion, and high relief. Using some of these ideas, students may then create their own two-dimensional door panels to reflect what they value and their own aesthetic style.
Children will explore the role of the Senufo Drum as art and a means of communication by moving, dancing, and listening to different drums. Students will then decorate a line-drawing of their own African drum.
Students will identify colors and materials used in the Four-faced Hamat’sa Mask and explore the relationship between appearance, sound, and movement. Students will also choreograph a dance with simple movements.
Children will use Dan Namingha‘s Hopi Eagle Dancer to inspire them as they work with thick paints, exploring color combinations and creating paintings of their own that emphasize texture, shape, and color.