Splattered Paintbrushes
Learning Targets
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- Create an original Splattered Paintbrushes using drawing techniques learned in class
- Use line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal), space (positive, negative), and texture (rough, smooth, thick, thin) inspired by American Painter (1912-1958) Jackson Pollock
- Use painting techniques (splattering, dripping, brushing) and design principles (movement, variety, unity) based on Abstract Expressionist Movement
- Define Splattering (a painting technique in which paint is flung, with the flick of a brush, onto the painting surface)
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. Number 1 (Lavender Mist) (1950) Jackson Pollock
2. Action Jackson by Jan Greenberg & Sandra Jordan
3. Discussion Questions "What did Jackson Pollock use to splatter paint? What technique did Jackson Pollock use to create his paintings? What was unique about Jackson Pollock's method of painting? How do you splatter paint like Jackson Pollock? What was the first thing you noticed about this painting? What else caught your eye? After looking at this work for a while, close your eyes. What objects or shapes do you remember clearly? Why do you think you remembered what you did? Find a hidden idea in this artwork. What is it, and what clues helped you to find it? If you created a work of art with the same title, what would it look like? What would your secret be, and where would it be kept? What kinds of guardians would you include? What art movement is Jackson Pollock most closely associated with?"
Lesson Activities
1. Use graphite pencil to draw paintbrush types (round, flat, bright, filbert, fan, angle, detail round) for the positive space (foreground) of the paintbrush paintings
2. Use graphite pencil to draw in the negative space (background, shadows, table) of the paintbrush paintings
3. Use graphite pencil to add the details (metal handle, wooden handle, geometric shapes) of the paintbrush types (round, flat, bright, filbert, fan, angle, detail round) of the paintbrush paintings
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Splattered Paintbrushes for Assigned Table
2. Cathedral (1947) Jackson Pollock
3. Discussion Questions "What type of techniques do you think this artist used? How do you think he made those designs? Do you agree with critics who wonder whether or not Jackson Pollock was the best painter ever? What about Jackson Pollock's work made him controversial? How do you feel about Jackson Pollock's work? Do you consider him an artist? What does it mean for Pollock to have adopted independence instead of his former teacher's style? What was Jackson Pollock's approach to art? How did Jackson Pollock use unique materials in his artwork? Why? How do you see surrealism in Pollock's work? What was Pollock's work like in 1947? Why is this significant? How did this artist contribute to art?"
Lesson Activities
1. Add line types (horizontal, vertical diagonal) to the negative space (background, table, paintbrushes) of the paintbrush paintings
2. Add line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) to the positive space (paintbrushes) of the paintbrush paintings
3. Add line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) to the positive space (paintbrushes) of the Splattered Paintbrushes
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Splattered Paintbrushes for Assigned Table
2. Set Up Studio Area (paintbrushes, tempera paint, water bucket)
Lesson Activities
1. Use rainbow order colors (red orange yellow green blue purple) to paint the negative space (background table paintbrushes) of the paintbrush paintings
2. Use rainbow order colors (red orange yellow green blue purple) to paint the positive space (paintbrushes) of the paintbrush paintings
3. Use neutral colors (black brown grey) to paint the negative space (shadows, highlights) of the Splattered Paintbrushes
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