Following is an overview of our first few weeks!
6th grade: We will continue our unit on Pop Art. We have studied the work of artist Andy Warhol and Jim Dine. Students have drawn Coca Cola bottles, and created abstract paintings using common, everyday objects. Our first few days will include creating a silhouette collage with images and colors that express each student. Artist Wayne Thiebaud is up next! We will look at his work using food as subject matter and create clay food sculpture.
Our 6th grade students will be going to the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art on Tuesday, February 7. More details to follow!
7th grade: We completed our unit on Looking at Art in December. Students created some amazing fish designs inspired by artists that they saw at the High Museum of Art / Atlanta in November. Students are learning to use a project planning sheet to consider how they would like to design and develop their ideas. It is a great way to incorporate writing into our art program. Students consider how they will use the Principles and Elements of Art in their design in the early stages and then continue to develop their ideas. We completed this project with a written assessment on edmodo, as well. Students were able to write about their work and answer questions describing their projects. Our next unit will include Folk Art. We will submit our work to the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art Corridor Program. Work will be inspired by images of Montgomery architecture.
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