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 Marta Minujín Paper Sculptures

Learning Targets 

I can...

• Create an original Marta Minujín Paper Sculptures using drawing techniques learned in class
• Use line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal, curved), fluorescent colors (neon, orange, yellow, blue, pink, red), and texture (visual, actual, implied) inspired by Contemporary Artist (1943-Present) Martin Minujin
• Use sculpture techniques (carving, assemblage, modeling, casting) and design principles (movement, balance, harmony) based on Contemporary Art
• Define Energetic Lines (use curved, diagonal, or zigzag lines to give a painting a feeling of energy or movement)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start 

1. Bland Geometry (2014) Marta Minujin

2. Read Marta Minujín: Arte! Arte! Arte! by Darsie Alexander and Rebecca Shaykin

3. Discussion Questions "Who is Martin Minujin? Wha are other non-proper art materials (mattresses, cardboard boxes, sidewalk) could you use as an artist? What logos, advertisements, and texts appear to have influenced her work? Do you think you would enjoy visiting her artwork? Do you like the idea of art that you can interact with or play in or on? Do you think it changes how you think about art? Did you know for her seventieth birthday she decided to marry art? Why does the artist us many colors in her artwork?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose 12" X 12" Colored Fluorescent Paper

2. Use three compositional elements (shape, color, line, texture, value, space, form) to represent a important memory, place, or event 

3. Use line variation (horizontal, vertical, diagonal, curved) as design principle (balance, movement, repetition) within the Martin Minujin Paper Sculptures 

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Marta Minujín Paper Sculptures for Assigned Tables

2. Aura And Wind (2018) Marta Minujin

3 Discussion Questions "How can you make something three dimensional? How many different ways can you fold paper? Can you work as a team to complete your sculpture? What do you think is happening in this composition? How does this work make you feel? What do you see in this sculpture? How would you describe this composition? Does this work look natural, representational, or stylized? What materials were on hand for the creation of this artwork? What does this tell us about the environment in which it was made?"

Lesson Activities

1.  Use compasses, protractors, and texture plates to add symmetrical shapes (square, rectangle, trapezoid) and expressive lines (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) to the paper sculptures 

2. Use color combinations (analogous, complementary, fluorescent) to fill in the negative space (background) of the paper sculptures

3. Use color combinations (analogous, complementary, fluorescent) to fill in the positive space (foreground) of the Marta Minujín Paper Sculptures

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Marta Minujín Paper Sculptures for Assigned Tables

2. Set Up Studio Area (glue sticks, construction paper, markers, scissors)

Lesson Activities

1. Use scissors to cut out two dimensional symmetrical shapes (square, rectangle, circle) to create a three dimensional paper sculptures 

2. Glue down two dimensional symmetrical shapes (square, rectangle, circle) for a simplified paper sculptures

3. Use sharpie marker to add beautiful patterns (hearts, swirls, dots) to the positive space (foreground) of the Marta Minujín Paper Sculptures 

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 Ship In A Bottle Paintings

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create an original Ship In A Bottle Painting using drawing techniques learned in class
• Use shape variation (geometric, organic, free form), line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal), and value (lightness, darkness) inspired by Romantic Painter (1775-1851) J.M.W Turner
• Use landscape elements (landforms, buildings, vehicles, structures) and design principles (composition, proportion, movement) based on Romanticism
• Define Sculpture (making two- or three-dimensional abstract forms by carving, casting, or shaping material)

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

1. Snow Storm- Steam Boat Off A Harbor's Mouth (1842) J.M.W Turner

2. Read Explorers Who Got Lost by Diane Sansevere-Dreher

3. Discussion Questions "What does a ship in a bottle symbolize? why do people put ships into bottles? How did this concept come about? What does a storm look like? Why or why not? How might the water feel? How would the wind feel? How hard is it blowing? Would it be cold or warm? Why? Is the water still, rippling, or wavy? How do these colors make you feel? What types of gestures might you make if you were painting a calm, sunny day? What kinds of colds would fill the sky on a stormy day? How would he waves cut? How tall would they be? What potion did you use to paint the waves and clouds? How do builders work in small spaces with tweezers?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose 12" X 15" Painting Paper 

2. Use pencil lines to draw the basic shapes (circle, oval, triangle) of the positive space (bottle) of the voyage paintings

3. Use pencil lines to draw the basic shapes (circle, oval, triangle) of the positive space (ship) of the Ship In A Bottle Paintings

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Ship In A Bottle Paintings for Assigned Table

2. The Fighting Temeraire Tugged To Her Last Berth To Be Broken Up (1839) J.M.W Turner

3. Discussion Questions "Can you tell me what this is a picture of? How do you think this painting was made? What is a seascape? How do artists create depth in a work of art? What does the painting look from the background and looking ahead? What color forms are within these paintings? How did the artist make the sky look different from the wave since they are both blue? What colors do you see in the water? What is the weather like? How did the artist show movement in the water? How is a seascape different from a landscape? Can you find these places on a map? How do boats find the way in the water?"

Lesson Activities

1. Use color combinations (analogous, secondary, complementary) to fill in the positive space (foreground) of the voyage paintings

2. Use color combinations (analogous, secondary, complementary) to fill in the negative space (background) of the voyage paintings 

3. Use neutral colors (black, grey, white) to fill in the positive space (ship) and negative space (background) of the Ship In A Bottle Paintings

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Ship In A Bottle Paintings for Assigned Table

2. Set Up Studio Area (tempera paint, paint brushes, water buckets)

Lesson Activities

1. Add highlights (reflective light, light source) to positive space (bottle) of the voyage paintings

2. Add shadows (reflective shadow, shadow) to the negative space (background) of the voyage paintings

3. Use black sharpie marker to outline the positive space (foreground) and negative space (background) of the Ship In A Bottle Paintings

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