Photobomb Famous Art - In this lesson, 3rd graders studied
a selection of famous artworks and chose one image to work with. The
students then imagined how they might incorporate themselves into the
artwork. Using their iPads, students took photographs of each other in
several poses and then uploaded these images to Sketchbook Pro. They
erased the background behind their body and created a second layer that
held the famous artwork. The isolated image of the student was then
overlaid and transformed to fit onto the image of the famous Artwork.
Huntertwasser Drawings – the children studied the bold and colorful
artwork of Viennese painter and architect, Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
They began by thinking about three words that represent their own
“Individual Film.” Next, they sketched out their ideas on black canvas
with pencil and outlined the contours with black glue. The final step
was to add saturated color and texture with oil pastel to create an
abstract multi-media drawing. By the beginning of December, we were
experimenting with some woodworking techniques. Using hammers, wood
glue, nails, rasps and c-clamps, along with some collage techniques; the
students created unique abstract Naturescape designs from scrap wood,
marker and paper.
