Unit 4: Celebrations
Artist: Nick Cave
Materials used: modeling clay, hot glue gun, felt, pom-poms, sharpie
Materials used: modeling clay, hot glue gun, felt, pom-poms, sharpie
Artist: Norman Rockwell
Materials: Pictures
Materials: Pictures
Artist: Miriam Schapiro
Materials: colored pencil, paper
Materials: colored pencil, paper
I really liked all of the lessson’s that we did in this unit. For our first studio, I loved how we were able to create something unique that celebrates something we love. I believe that this would be a studio that I would like to do in my classroom because kids love modeling clay. It also allows them to have creative freedom and expand their mind.
For our second studio, I really enjoyed how we were able to create something unique through the use of technology. It was also our personal pictures, which added extra feeling and made the piece unique. Bang (1991) explains, "Our feelings arise because we see pictures as extensions of the real world" (p. 41). This elicits an emotional response from the viewer because it celebrates things that our personal to our lives, like football for me. It was the combination of two things that one would not expect to be artwork. Pink (2005) stated, “In a complex world, mastery of metaphor—a whole-minded ability that some cognitive scientists have called “imaginative rationality” has become ever more valuable”(p. 139). I feel as though this defines the studio because it shows the connection between something we celebrate and how it is publicized as a magazine cover. This is something that I would like to do with my students, if we have access to technology, because it helps expand their creativity.
For the final studio, I chose to celebrate the beauty that we see in one another. I did this through the drawing of an eye because that is what we use to see other people and we see peoples inner and outer beauty using our eye. I would definitely want to incorporate an artist’s choice studio in my classroom because it gives my students a chance to be creative and create what they want to create.
References
Bang, M. (1991). Picture This: How Pictures Work. Boston: Bullfinch Press/Little, Brown and
Company.
Pink, H. D. (2005). A Whole New Mind. New York, New York: The Penguin Group Inc.
For our second studio, I really enjoyed how we were able to create something unique through the use of technology. It was also our personal pictures, which added extra feeling and made the piece unique. Bang (1991) explains, "Our feelings arise because we see pictures as extensions of the real world" (p. 41). This elicits an emotional response from the viewer because it celebrates things that our personal to our lives, like football for me. It was the combination of two things that one would not expect to be artwork. Pink (2005) stated, “In a complex world, mastery of metaphor—a whole-minded ability that some cognitive scientists have called “imaginative rationality” has become ever more valuable”(p. 139). I feel as though this defines the studio because it shows the connection between something we celebrate and how it is publicized as a magazine cover. This is something that I would like to do with my students, if we have access to technology, because it helps expand their creativity.
For the final studio, I chose to celebrate the beauty that we see in one another. I did this through the drawing of an eye because that is what we use to see other people and we see peoples inner and outer beauty using our eye. I would definitely want to incorporate an artist’s choice studio in my classroom because it gives my students a chance to be creative and create what they want to create.
References
Bang, M. (1991). Picture This: How Pictures Work. Boston: Bullfinch Press/Little, Brown and
Company.
Pink, H. D. (2005). A Whole New Mind. New York, New York: The Penguin Group Inc.