I wonder if anyone has had a go at Art Club's half term challenge? :)
Here's a sneaky peek at some sketches...
Monday, 24 February 2014
LO: Exploring Street Art/ Graffiti
The word graffiti comes from the Italian word graffio which means scratch.
Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property. Graffiti is regarded as a form of artwork, but on the other hand others may regard it as damage to public property. There is now legal graffiti walls all over the country so people can express themselves and show off their talent without getting in trouble! You must ALWAYS ask permission first before doing art of this kind anywhere!
In the 1990's there emerged a new form of graffiti, known as 'tagging' which involved the repeated use of a singular symbol or text to mark out own territory.
Today, students were asked to design and then produce their own name (or nickname/ surname) in graffiti style alongside an image.
Instructions
1. Students were asked to sketch a few designs in their sketchpad. They used their artist research sheet of various fonts for guidance, if needed.
2. When happy with their design, it is then transferred onto A4 white card.
3. Colour was then added using pencils and/ or felt-tips.
4. Students were allowed to use a black biro for the fine details and outlines of text, if they desired.
5. Finally, their tag and image was cut out and stuck onto an image of a brick wall.
Take a look at the finished designs. I'm sure you agree that they look so realistic!
Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property. Graffiti is regarded as a form of artwork, but on the other hand others may regard it as damage to public property. There is now legal graffiti walls all over the country so people can express themselves and show off their talent without getting in trouble! You must ALWAYS ask permission first before doing art of this kind anywhere!
In the 1990's there emerged a new form of graffiti, known as 'tagging' which involved the repeated use of a singular symbol or text to mark out own territory.
Today, students were asked to design and then produce their own name (or nickname/ surname) in graffiti style alongside an image.
Instructions
1. Students were asked to sketch a few designs in their sketchpad. They used their artist research sheet of various fonts for guidance, if needed.
2. When happy with their design, it is then transferred onto A4 white card.
3. Colour was then added using pencils and/ or felt-tips.
4. Students were allowed to use a black biro for the fine details and outlines of text, if they desired.
5. Finally, their tag and image was cut out and stuck onto an image of a brick wall.
Take a look at the finished designs. I'm sure you agree that they look so realistic!
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
LO: Create a piece of artwork from a single dot
Today, I had the opportunity to read one of my favourite books to Art Club students. It's titled 'The Dot' and written by Peter H. Reynolds.
In the story, a young girl called Vashti keeps complaining to her teacher that she can't draw. Her teacher thinks she can. She knows that there's a creative spirit in everyone, and where there's a dot, there's a way...
Students were asked to glue a single, random 'dot' in the centre of their A3 white paper. They were then asked to be as creative as they desire and draw whatever they want... take a look!
I love the way all the children's ideas are so very different and personal! It's amazing how we all see and imagine things differently.
Sunday, 2 February 2014
LO: Glass painting Damien Hirst style
Hirst is an English artist, entrepreneur and art collector. He dominated the art scene in Britain during the 1990's and continues to do so. He is known worldwide and is reportedly Britain’s richest living artist, with his wealth valued at £215million pounds!
He has produced many pieces of artwork in many forms. His 'spot paintings' are amongst Hirst's most widely recognised works. There are over 1000 in existence, dating from 1986 to 2011. The spot paintings vary in size and consist of rows of randomly coloured circles. Hirst now gets his assistants to create these works of art!
Today students learnt how to use glass paints to create a piece of useful piece artwork based in the style of Hirst.
Instructions
1. Make sure your glass is completely clean.
He has produced many pieces of artwork in many forms. His 'spot paintings' are amongst Hirst's most widely recognised works. There are over 1000 in existence, dating from 1986 to 2011. The spot paintings vary in size and consist of rows of randomly coloured circles. Hirst now gets his assistants to create these works of art!
Today students learnt how to use glass paints to create a piece of useful piece artwork based in the style of Hirst.
Instructions
1. Make sure your glass is completely clean.
2. Using one colour at a time, randomly cover your jar in spots.
Remember to...
- Take your time
- A small amount of glass paint will go a long way
- Don't use too much glass paint as it will slowly run down your jar - Press lightly!
3. Repeat this method with other colours and leave to dry. It will take about 2 days to dry.
This artwork requires patience, concentration and a steady hand.
To conclude todays lesson all students are asked to complete a minimum of two sentences in their conclusion book. There is sentence starters at the front and a glossary at the back if they need any guidance. They can even draw a picture of their artwork.
As you can see from the following photographs all students created a beautiful jar. Each jar is unique and individual in style as most students wanted to really make it their own and add something extra, e.g. stripes, butterflies, flowers, fingerprints...
Amazing work again. Well done Art Club! :)
What a beautiful collection of Damien Hirst jars! I'm sure he would be very proud of all your hard work!
What will you be putting in your jar?
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