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Jim Dine Metal Tools

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create an original Jim Dine Metal Tools using drawing techniques learned in class
• Use neutral colors (black, brown, grey, silver), texture types (actual, implied, visual), and line variation (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) inspired by American Pop Artist (1935-Present) Jim Dine
• Use printmaking techniques (overlapping, cropping, arrangement) and design principles (balance proportion, gradation) based on Pop Art
• Define Frottage (rubbing an uneven surface for the basis of a work of art)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

1. Five Feet of Colorful Tools (1962) Jim Dine
2. The Way Things Work: From Levers to Lasers, Cars to Computers A Visual Guide to the World of Machines by David Macaulay
3. Discussion Questions "How did the artist balance printmaking with painting? Where do these images come from? What are the most important influences on this artist and his work? What techniques and media does he use in his work? What themes or subject matter does he use in his work? What are the messages or meanings in Jim Dine's artwork? What movement of art was he responsible for creating with his artist friends? What symbol is Jim Dine most well known for using in his work? What are three different materials that Jim Dine uses in his work? How does Jim Dine change the mood of his work? What idea is Jim Dine currently exploring? How would you describe this technique? What do you notice about the composition? Where are the key words being used? Will some objects lay over one another?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose 12" X 15" Drawing Paper
2. Add three dimensional shapes (cylinder, pyramid, sphere) to composition of arranged objects (scissors, wrench, screw driver) of tool drawings
3. Use charcoal to add line types (thick, thin) to composition of arranged objects (scissors, wrench, screw driver) of tool drawings

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Jim Dine Metal Tools for Assigned Table
2. Pliers 2 (1969) Jim Dine
3. Discussion Questions "What type of lines are being used in this artwork? What types of colors are being used in this artwork? Which area of the artwork is emphasized by the artist? Which area of the artwork is most important? How did this artist use space? How did this artist use balance? How did this artwork use proportion? How does your eye move through the artwork? What choices did the artist make to make that happen? What elements of the artwork seem real? What adjectives would you use to describe this artwork? What verbs would you use to describe this artwork? What elements seem dreamlike or imaginary? What do we know about the artist after viewing this artwork? How do you think this artwork was made? What is the story being told in this artwork? What emotions do you notice in this artwork? What emotions do you feel when looking at this?"

Lesson Activities

1. Use neutral colors (black, grey, brown) to fill in the positive space (arrange objects) of the Jim Dine Metal Tools
2. Use neutral colors (black, grey, brown) to fill in the negative space (background) of the Jim Dine Metal Tools
3. Use printmaking techniques (overlapping, cropping, arrangement) to fill in the negative space (background) of the Jim Dine Metal Tools 

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Jim Dine Metal Tools for Assigned Table
2. Set Up Studio Area (charcoal, pencil, eraser, sharpener)

Lesson Activities

1. Add highlights (reflective light, light source) to subject matter (arranged objects) of Jim Dine Metal Tools
2. Add shadows (cast shadow, shadow) to negative space (background) of Jim Dine Metal Tools
3. Outline details (pattern, arrangement, paint splatter) to positive space (arranged objects) of Jim Dine Metal Tools 

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Jim Dine Hearts

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create a Jim Dine Heart using mixed media techniques learned in class
• Use warm/cool colors (red orange yellow; green blue purple), texture (camouflage, decoupage, painterly), and space (positive, negative, foreground, background) inspired by Pop Artist (1935-Present) Jim Dine
• Use social studies connections (emotional response, common objects) and design principles (repetition, variation, balance) relating to Neo-Dada Movement
• Define Expressive (convey a thought or feeling through a picture)

Lesson Activities
Day One, Art Start

1. The Technicolor Heart (2011) Jim Dine at Fredrick Meijer

3. Discussion Questions "What does this artwork make you feel? If the artwork were only a shade of red, would it be as interesting? How do you think he created this piece? Why do you think he chose these items to represent himself? Why do you think he continues to repeat the same everyday objects like tools, robes, paint palettes, and hearts? What does his work mean? Could we create a story about it?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose a 9" by 9" White Paper
2. Use a template to trace a geometric shape (heart) in the center of the Paper
3. Use white paint to fill in the positive space of the Jim Dine Heart

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Jim Dine Heart for Assigned Table
2. Confetti Heart (1985) Jim Dine
3. Expressive- convey a thought or feeling through a picture. "What do you think is familiar and symbolic about a heart? What new, important meaning comes from his imagery of hearts? How did Dine explore pattern, color, and texture in this two-dimensional work?" 

Lesson Activities

1. Use different brushstrokes to overlap colors within the positive space (heart)
2. Use different brushstrokes to overlap colors within the negative space (background)
3. Use black acrylic paint to outline the geometric shape (heart)

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Jim Dine Heart for Assigned Table
2. Set Up Studio Area (paintbrushes, paint, water buckets)

Lesson Activities

1. Use toothbrushes to splatter black paint within the positive space (heart)
2. Use toothbrushes to create a border around the negative space (background)
3. Use Mod Podge to add a protective coating over the Jim Dine Heart

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