Around the Bend
Students will examine the colors, patterns, shape, and purpose of the Large Jug (Aryballo). Students will then draw a simple design on both a flat and curved surface and explain the challenges of drawing on a curved surface.
Students will examine the colors, patterns, shape, and purpose of the Large Jug (Aryballo). Students will then draw a simple design on both a flat and curved surface and explain the challenges of drawing on a curved surface.
Students will explore different kinds of textures and learn how artists might have polished sculptures such as the Olmec Seated Figure. Students will also practice a polishing technique using sandpaper, then create a simple design on the smoothed surface.
Students will explore the artistic characteristics and function of the Maya Vessel with Palace Scene, then create their own personal drinking vessel using Styrofoam cups and an assortment of artistic materials!
Students will participate in hands-on activities that give them a better understanding of and appreciation for the tent-like design of Denver International Airport as depicted in the Concept Model for Denver International Airport Passenger Terminal, Denver, Colorado.
This lesson focuses on the words used to describe different types of homes, using the Lakota Tipi as a starting point. Children synthesize images and accompanying words by playing a matching game.
Using visual observation, illustrations, and words, students compare and contrast two horse art objects, the Han dynasty Horse and Frederic Remington’s The Cheyenne.
This lesson focuses on the use of portraiture to provide information about a person. The comparison of the Knows Her Medicine and Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VI portraits prompts students to develop a list of questions and answers. They will apply a similar process to a photo or portrait from today and to a self-portrait.
Students will view and discuss Hubert Candelario's Jar and invent imaginative possibilities for its use.
Students will discuss the impact of color in Sandy Skoglund’s Fox Games. Limiting their palette to a specific color, they will gather images with which to make a collage.
Students compare Garry Winogrand’s photograph Los Angeles to a photo from today, focusing on how things have stayed the same and how they have changed over time.
Students will view and discuss the symbols and design of the Eyedazzler Blanket/Rug and then create a dazzling symbol design of their own on either fabric or paper.
Students will look at and discuss how the Kootenai Indians in the painting In the Enemy’s Country remain undetected, then use what they have learned to go on their own silent expedition.