Hokusai Inspired Mountains
Learning Targets
I can...
- Create an original Hokusai Inspired Mountains using drawing techniques learned in class
- Use line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal, horizon line), shape variation (geometric, organic, free form), and texture (smooth, bumpy, rough) inspired by Japanese Ukiyo-e Artist (1760-1849) Katsushuka Hokusai
- Use landscape elements (horizon line, foreground, middle ground, background) and design principles (composition, movement, gradation) based on Asian Art
- Define Landscape (a depiction of natural scenery -mountains, forest, trees- arranged in a composition)
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. Boy Viewing Mount Fuji (1839) Katsushika Hokusai
2. Read The Old Man Mad About Drawing: A Tale of Hokusai by Francois Place
3. Discussion Questions "What are landscape paintings? What are the techniques artists use to create them? What can landscape paintings tell us about he cultures by which they were created? How do artists create naturalism in landscape paintings? What impression do you have of Hokusai based on these quotes? Does this information align with what you saw when viewing the artwork? Does the background information supplied change your reaction to the painting? What landscape elements do you notice in each of the paintings? What landscape elements are only apparent in Hokusai's Boy Viewing Mount Fuji?"
Lesson Activities
1. Choose 12" X 12" Chipboard
2. Draw foreground (mountains), middle ground (hills), and background (horizon line, Mount Fuji) of the textured sculpture
3. Mix Sculpt-A-Mold three times before adding layers to the chipboard of the Hokusai Inspired Mountains
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Hokusai Inspired Mountains for Assigned Tables
2. Mount Fuji Reflects In Lake Kawaguchi, Seen From The Misaka Pass In Kai Providence (1830) Katsushika Hokusai
3. Discussion Questions "What landscape elements are included in both paintings? What perspective techniques do you see in each painting? How does Hokusai compose Boy Viewing Mount Fuji? What decisions about placement do you notice? How do each of these artists use negative space in their paintings? What mood does each of these artworks establish? Are the moods the same or different? Do either of these artworks include narrative? What do these landscapes tell use about the environment they depict? Why do you think the artists created these artworks? Are the reasons the same or different? Do these artworks tell us anything about the cultures they come from? Which artwork would you like to know more about? Why?"
Lesson Activities
1. Add thin layer of Sculpt-A-Mold to forefront mountains (heaviest), middle hills (middle layer), and background (lake, grass) of textured sculptures
2. Use Sculpt-A-Mold to add details (jagged lines, wooden boats, houses) to the positive space (landscape) of the textured sculptures
3. Use modeling tools to add texture (ridges, curves, relief) to the positive space (landscape) of the Hokusai Inspired Mountains
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Hokusai Inspired Mountains for Assigned Tables
2. Set Up Studio Area (paintbrushes, tempera paint, water buckets)
Lesson Activities
1. Use monochromatic colors (light blue, dark blue) to fill in the positive space (mountains) of the textured landscape
2. Use monochromatic colors (light orange, dark orange) to fill in the negative space (clouds, grass, background) of the textured sculpture
3. Use tint (white) and shade (shadow) to add depth within the Hokusai Inspired Mountains
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