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Come join us in our travels
through the history of art.
Home School Session 1
Home School Session 1 - Fall 2006
13
Weeks: September 12th
– December 20th
(no
classes Oct 2 – 6 - no classes Nov 20 -24)
Topics: Paleolithic,
Egyptian and Greek
We
start with cave drawing; see examples and study cave paintings to try to
decide what they are trying to say. We then make up our own story and
symbols to paint.
Next,
we travel to the Egyptian art style. We learn about hieroglyphics and
Egyptian drawings on walls. A papyrus is created with Egyptian style
painting. The slab clay project is a Pharaoh with hieroglyphics.
In
Greek art we study architectural styles and sculptures. The 3 types of
columns are discussed. By studying the smooth curves and realistic
structure of the Greek sculptures, we compare and contrast against the
ridged Egyptian style.
Home School Session 3
Home School Session 3 - Fall 2006
13
Weeks: September 12th
– December 20th
(no
classes Oct 2 – 6 - no classes Nov 20 - 24)
Fauvism
– Join us as we learn about Henry Matisse and the Fauvism movement in
art. We learn about bright colors
and big spaces.
Expressionism
– Wassily Kandinsky took art to a different level in the
expressionism phase. Kandinsky
used colors and shapes to express feelings instead of painting landscapes. We learn about colors and how they
make us feel. We also create
our own expressionism master piece using water color and oil pastels.
Cubism
– Pablo Picasso is associated with cubism. He created many sculptures and
paintings in the cubism era. We
learn how to see many different views on a flat surface. We create a clay mask and our own
cubism canvas.
Futurism
– Members of the futurism movement celebrated the future and
industrialization by creating paintings of machines and moving parts. We celebrate futurism by creating
our own gear masterpiece.
Abstract
Expressionism – We learn about cool and warm colors and 2 types of
Abstract Expressionism. Jackson
Pollock leads this movement creating splatter painting “on
accident”. In one
project, student try their hand at splatter painting. It’s not as easy as it looks!
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