Russian Icons

Grade 6 students have been looking at the artwork of Russian Icon painters.

Students have examined a variety of Icons and have used tempera, water colour and acrylic paints to create their version of an Icon.

For more information about Russian Icons follow this link.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_icons

Futurism

Grade 6 students will soon start to look at one of the most important, and well know, Italian art movements which gave us importants artists such as Umbert Boccioni, Gino Severini and Carlo Carra'.

FUTURISM!!

Students will look at the ideas behind this art movement, the work of the artists connected with it and we will learn some of the techniques they used to make their art works.

Check out these links to find some information and look at some art works by the Futurists.

http://artchive.com/ftp_site.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurism

Marc Chagall

Welcome to grade 6 and the Middle school!!

Starting the year of with grade 6 in art we will be looking at Russian artist Marc Chagall.

This is an art work by the Chagall called "The Juggler".

Students will start to work in a variety of materials including Oil pastels and paints.

Home work.

Find and print out at home some artwork by Marc Chagall to put in your work book.

Learner profile, attitudes and Inquiry cycle story quilt.

Students need to start bringing in equipment to decorate their story quilts.

Homework.

If there are cars, people, children, airplanes and so on on your quilt you need to print out pictures of these and bring them in. We can trim them and stick them on the quilt to give it an even more slick look!!

Get printing!!

Faith Ringgold

Tar Beach (Part I from the Woman on a Bridge series), 1988. Acrylic on canvas bordered with printed, painted, quilted, and pieced cloth, 74 5/8 x 68 1/2 inches.

Grade 6 students will be looking at the work of African American artist Faith Ringgold in term 3. We will be making Quilts based on the design cycle , the learner profile and the learner profile attitudes. Students can find information on this artist and view her work on the sites below;

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/ringgold_faith.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_Ringgold

http://www.ndoylefineart.com/ringgold.html

http://www.faithringgold.com/

Find out more about the quilting history of America at this website;

http://www.womenfolk.com/historyofquilts/

HOMEWORK

Think of more ideas about how you could decorate your story quilt. Write them down in your workbook.

Bring in things to decorate your quilt with, for example;

Bits of fabric

Coloured paper and card

decorative items and so on

Andy Goldsworthy

Here are some examples of art work inspired by our study of artist Andy Goldsworthy.

For more information about this artist check out this site;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Goldsworthy

Team Spirit

Grade 6 students will be examining the work of Russian artist Varvara Stepanova. We will be designing sports wear and sports equipment based on her work.

For more information about this artist check out this wikipedia article,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varvara_Stepanova

Texture

Students have been studying texture and natural art this term. We have looked at the work of Andy Goldsworthy and have made art works based on his work.