Edvard Munch, "The Scream"

A visual analysis lesson from the Art Curator For Kids:

click here

Raw art puppets of Paul Klee

A blog post with pictures of puppets from the exhibit at the Tate Modern, and photos and information about the artist, Paul Klee.



Read post here.

Doing stop-motion animation with students

Here is a post on making stop-motion animation with students, using an app and ipads. There are many examples of student work, as well.

Little movements

Here is the tutorial video created by the teacher:

Making a video of student artwork

It is not difficult to make a video presentation of our students' artwork (or of any other images we want to use.)  

Here is an example of a video created with the Art of our first-grade students.





How can we do it?  You will need an application called Windows Movie Maker.

There are many tutorials available online, but here is one that covers the basics:





The same author has made a series of videos that cover different aspects, such as adding sound.

Documentos

En las siguientes enlaces se pueden ver los documentos elaborados en el Grupo de Trabajo nº 205 CTIF Madrid Este, curso 2015-2016, bajo la licencia Creative Commons:


Esta obra está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional.

Nuestro proyecto curricular para Educación Plástica.

Relación de criterios de evaluación con competencias


Documento de secuenciación de contenidos

Documento con fotos de modelos de dos actividades de Plástica y pasos a seguir

Mona Lisa collaborative mural

This activity could accompany a study of important artists of the Renaissance or Siglo de Oro, with any painting you choose.

Original blog post here with step-by-step instructions.

Weaving on a cardboard loom

This activity can relate to Incan Textiles (Age of Exploration, Social Science) or more modern textile art.  

Professions in the Art World

In the Curriculum for Educación Plástica  en LOMCE, en el Bloque de Expresión Artística, hay un criterio de evaluación que versa sobre el conocimiento de distintas facetas del mundo del arte:

6.3. Conoce alguna de las profesiones de los ámbitos artísticos, interesándose por las características del trabajo de los artistas y artesanos y disfrutando como público en la observación de sus producciones.


En  La Corrala, blog de equipo educativo del Espacio Fundación Telefónica, han publicado unas entrevistas con personas que trabajan en este mundo. No están escritas en inglés, pero pueden ser interesantes.

Como se coordina una exposición

Como trabaja un conservador del patrimonio


Y una experiencia muy interesante: convertir a los niños en comisarios de una exposición de arte.


Si no podemos invitar a un artista o artesano (alfarero, artista que trabaja en textiles o vidrio...) a clase o visitar un estudio, podríamos por lo menos encontrar vídeos para mostrar a los alumnos.


Y Proyecto Levadura en Madrid es un programa para llevar a los colegios a un artista-en-residencia, para vivir una experiencia conjunta entre artista y la comunidad escolar.

MoMA digital collection

Here you can access the entire digital collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

The collection



Also, resources for educators.

Artist-in-Residence.... at school!

Read this article from Art of Education:

How an Artist-in-Residence Can Send Student Confidence Through The Roof

If your school is in Madrid (city, not Autonomous Community), you can participate in the Proyecto Levadura (patrocinado por el Banco Santander) para llevar a un artista al colegio.

For more information, click here.

Stop-Motion Animation in the classroom

Here is an example of student-created stop-motion animation:




Here you can find resources about how to do it:

A complete guide to stop-motion animation in the art room

Incan Textiles and Mayan Masks

For the study of The Early Modern Age, we can explore American Indigenous Art such as Inca Textiles.



Here is a free worksheet from Education.com (you must register for a free membership in order to download.)



Mayan Masks:

Brancusi, a Romanian sculptor

The sculpture of Constantin Brancusi is quite appealing to children, and it can inspire many activities in the classroom. In an area where there are many students of Romanian origin, it also provides some cross-cultural possibilities.

Why is this sculpture called "The Bird"?



The Kiss:




Free worksheet on Brancusi available at Education.com (you must sign up for a free account, but they have many resources available for free.)

LAS LINEAS Y LAS FIGURAS EN LAS OBRAS ARTÍSTICAS Y EN SU ENTORNO: KANDINSKY

Important women photographers in history

Here is an article about women photographers who innovated in the medium.

Vocabulary for Art

Here is a list of art-related vocabulary for students to learn and use.  If you go to the page (click here) you can download a copy in pdf.

The website also has free lesson plans and other resources for teaching art.

Tessellations apps

After studying Islamic Art (Social Science: Al-Andalus), we can use online apps so students can create their own tessellations.

Examples of  tessellations in Islamic art:






The app:

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/Tessellate/


It is easy to find similar apps online by searching for "interactive tesseallation creator." 

Digital colouring app with different tools

Website:

http://www2.crayola.com/coloring_application/

Thanksgiving crafts

Thanksgiving crafts

GELATINÓGRAFO

Para copiado de dibujos (hasta 100 hojas por dibujo marcado) 

Creación Del Instrumento:

Materiales:

·         Un litro de glicerina

·         Gelatina sin sabor

·         1 taza de azúcar

·         Agua

·         Una bandeja grande de plástico con bordes de mínimo 3 cm.de alto

Preparación:

Disolver el azúcar con la gelatina aplicándole agua(aprox. ½ taza) a baño maría. Con cuidado que no queden grumos. Aún caliente se agrega la glicerina y se sigue revolviendo y se deposita la mezcla dentro de la bandeja. Una vez fría ya está acabada y con una consistencia de la superficie suave y blandita pero compacta.

Procedimiento De Copiado:

Materiales:

·         Un calco DITO (el que se usa para esténcil)

·         El dibujo, figura o escritura a reproducir

·         Un lápiz

·         Hojas para imprimir

·         El gelatinógrafo

Proceso:

·         Marcar el dibujo deseado sobre le calco. (Ojo, si es una palabra debe ser escrita al revés)

·         El calco ya marcado se pone sobre la bandeja (ya lista) y se le pasa suavemente la mano por encima pues así quedará marcado el dibujo en la gelatina.

·         Ir pasando las hojas una a una sobre la marca del dibujo. Alcanzará la marca hasta para un ciento de copias.

Lo mágico es que el dibujo en la gelatina después de 4 horas desaparecerá y se puede volver a marcar de nuevo. También la ventaja del tamaño de bandeja es que puedes trabajar con 2 dibujos a la vez. Además, cuando pasa el tiempo (1 año) y la gelatina queda toda azul… podemos volver a calentar la cosa a baño maría y el gelatinógrafo quedará como nuevo.

Marbled-milk paper

Enlace a la actividad marbled-milk-paper

Elementos de análisis formal

dimensión, escala, dirección, proporción, luminosidad, contraste, volumen,

Análisis formal de una obra de arte comp from Edgardo vegega

Video: Elements of Art

Dibujo técnico

Natural Science: Fish!

Some invertebrates in here, too.

Artist: Guiseppe Arcimboldo, 1526-1593. "Water"

Guiseppe Arcimboldo (1526 - 1593) titled "Water," 

Guiseppe Arcimboldo (1526 - 1593) titled "Water," 

Guiseppe Arcimboldo (1526 - 1593) titled "Water," 

Art and emotion

Ideas to work on the topic of art and emotion: click here.

Edison films

Thomas Edison and the Kinetoscope

In Natural Science we study Electricity and Inventions. Thomas Edison invented lots of things, not just the light bulb. One interesting one was the kinetoscope, the world's first movie camera. 

Thomas Edison (1847- 1931). He invented the light bulb and many other things, including the machine in the pictures: the kinetoscope. The name comes from the Greek words "kineto" meaning movement, and "scopos" meaning "to watch." This machine was the first motion picture camera.

Annie Oakley (1860-1926).  She was famous for her shooting skills and travelled with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

Here is a video about how Edison made his films in his studio:





And here are more of his films:




Finally, a link where you can download instructions for making a kinetoscope in class:

Nomad Press  (It is the second project, after "Egyptian Headdress.)

 :

Public domain images/ Imágenes libres de derechos

The New York Public Library recently announced that it is sharing 180,000 of its high-resolution digital archives,  including photographs, etchings, watercolors, sheet music, maps, stereoscopic views, and other images dating back as far as the 11th century. From their press release:

Did you know that more than 180,000 of the items in our Digital Collections are in the public domain? That means everyone has the freedom to enjoy and reuse these materials in almost limitless ways. The Library now makes it possible to download such items in the highest resolution available directly from the Digital Collections website. No permission required. No restrictions on use.

Imágenes de alta resolución, libres de derechos, incluyendo a: fotografías, partituras, mapas, etc. desde el siglo 11.

 Click here to see  them.

Links to resources for teaching Animation

Teaching Ideas

Film Education

Six free sites for creating your own animations

Digital art project

Making emojis move (3rd grade project)

Engage elementary students with stop animation!

Animation chefs