ART MASTERPIECE: Composition, 1946 by Jackson Pollock ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Pronounced: Jackson PAUL-ock Keywords: Abstract Expressionism, Action Painting, Color, Line and Rhythm Abstract Expressionism - A school of painting that flourished after World War II until the early 1960s, emphasizing an artist's liberty to show attitudes and emotions through nontraditional ways. Action Painting - the process of making art, often through a variety of energetic techniques that include dripping, dabbing, smearing, and even flinging paint onto the surface of the canvas. Color - an element of art. The hue, value and intensity of an object. The primary colors are red, blue and yellow: every color except white can be created from various blending of these three colors. Line - an element of art; a continuous path of a point as it moves across a surface. A line can vary in length, width, direction, curvature or color. Rhythm - regular repetition of lines, shapes, colors or patterns. The arrangement of parts of an artwork that make it seem to have a special beat or repeated movement. Grade: 2nd grade Project: Abstract Mural Powerpoint: KGA website !Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGrKVvYSWHA (1:20 min) Meet the Artist (5 min): • Jackson Pollock (1912) grew up in Arizona and California but moved to New York City in 1930 to live with his brother, go to art school and study painting.
Property of Knox Art Masterpiece Revised Feb 11, 2014 • By the 1940’s he had developed a process for which he became famous, by pouring, splattering, throwing and dripping paint onto flat canvasses that he laid on the floor. • To him, the important part of his art was how he did it. He liked to call his work ‘Action Painting’. He wanted people to see and feel the energy he used when he painted. His goal was to fill his paintings with movement, color and energy. Sometimes the paint created beautiful and colorful shapes, other times - there were no shapes at all. • When a painting has no recognizable or natural objects in it, it is called Abstract. When abstract art represents a lot of emotions and feelings it is called Abstract Expressionism. • Jackson died in a car accident in 1956. He was 44 years old. !• Today people still recognize his work and the original style he created. Discussion (10 min): • How does this painting make you feel? Why does it make you feel that way? Do you think the artist felt that way? • How many different colors do you see? • Pick a line in the print. Is it possible to follow it through the painting? (It’s hard to tell where it starts and stops) • Do you think Pollock planned out his art? • Do you think Pollock used a brush to paint? (Not usually) What tools did he paint with and where does it look that way? (He used a paint brush to drip and spatter paint, and would manipulate the paint sticks, trowels or knives, sometimes obtaining a heavy impasto). • Why do you think he called his style of art ‘action painting’? !• Do you think he had fun making his art? !Project: Abstract mural Project Materials: White butcher paper, 2 - 15’ lengths for each class (Use 3’ wide paper) Tempera paint (lots!), purple, red, blue, yellow, black Paint brushes, the long ones with black stiff bristles (for dripping paint) Other items for spattering and manipulating the paint; popsicle sticks (or tongue depressors), toothbrushes, straws, yarn 5oz Dixie cups for paint Black Sharpies Parent Letters, 1 per student Newspapers Masking tape Rubber bands ! Messy Art Day Note ! ! ! Property of Knox Art Masterpiece Revised Feb 11, 2014 Advance Preparation: Cut white butcher paper into 15’ lengths Lay butcher paper on floor and fold lengthwise. Now fold the paper in half, then half again, and continue until you have 16 squares in total per sheet. Each class should have 2 sheets, 32 squares in all. Keep folded and place into supply bin. Copy Parent Letters and cut apart Copy Messy Day Art notes (with date filled out) and give to teacher to send home the day ! before the project Process (30-40 min): • Teach the Artist Bio inside class, then give the students detailed instructions on what they will be doing outside. • While the one volunteer is inside teaching, 1 to 2 volunteers need to be outside setting up. • Since none of the classes has 32 students, you will need to do a head count of how many kids are in the class and cut off the extra rectangles from one end. The two pieces of paper are meant to be hung up next to each other to make a display that is 6 ft wide by 15 ft long. When trimming off extra rectangles, try to cut the same number from each paper (i.e. if there are only 24 students, cut off 4 rectangles from each paper so that they are even when hung together.) If there's an odd number of students, someone can paint an extra square. • Lay the butcher paper on the sidewalk over newspaper or paint tarp and tape all of it down. Make sure that you can walk all around, but out of the main walking path if possible. Once painted, it will take quite a while to dry. You may want to set up under the roof if the weather is bad. • Have all the paint ready to go (4-5 colors), placing only a small amount in each cup. Pour more as needed. One color for the paintbrushes to be dripped, one for the straws for spattering, etc. Paint can be watered down to ‘flick’ better, but only if it is thick. • Students should be brought out in groups of 4-5 to work on the mural for approx 5 minutes each time. They can spread out while working on their ‘square’ so hopefully they don’t get paint on each other but warn them that they may have a few splatters from someone else’s rectangle on theirs - it’s ok. • The others can work on the Jackson Pollock word search. • Lead the first group of students outside. • Using a black sharpie, have them write their name on the bottom section of their square. • Demonstrate how to paint using the different gadgets. Using a gentle karate chop while holding a brush full of paint works well for a splatter effect. When trying to splatter paint, instead of throwing it with the brush, have the kid hold it over their rectangle and gently jiggle it. • Assign the students a color and let them paint within their section. Encourage them to paint with emotion like Pollock and drip, spatter, etc. • Next, let them switch colors. • Give them about 5 minutes to paint before you escort the next group out. • Parent Letters should be placed into their art portfolios. Property of Knox Art Masterpiece Revised Feb 11, 2014 ! When finished and dried, display the artwork as one large mural. When it is ready to be returned to the students, cut the mural into smaller squares (along the folded line), glue the ! Parent Letter to the back and put into their art portfolio. Clean up: Throw paint cups away. All brushes, gadgets and tools need to be washed out thoroughly and dried, ready for the next class. Store all brushes and paint bottles upright with lids closed tightly. Thank you for taking good care of our supplies!
Property of Knox Art Masterpiece Revised Feb 11, 2014 MESSY ART DAY
Date: Please dress accordingly or bring an old shirt to cover your clothes!
MESSY ART DAY
Date: Please dress accordingly or bring an old shirt to cover your clothes!
MESSY ART DAY
Date: Please dress accordingly or bring an old shirt to cover your clothes!
MESSY ART DAY
Date:
Please dress accordingly or bring an old shirt to cover your clothes!
Property of Knox Art Masterpiece Revised Feb 11, 2014 Jackson Pollock
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ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM POURING ACTIONPAINTING JACKSON RHYTHM ART LINE SPATTERING CANVAS MOVEMENT TEMPERA COLOR MURAL THROWING DRIPPING POLLOCK
Property of Knox Art Masterpiece Revised Feb 11, 2014