- brown paper bag
- tempera paint in fluoresecent colours and white
- brushes
- jar with water
- black marker
- coloured paper for background
- glue or stapler
Paste or staple the artworks on coloured construction paper.
A site with school-tested lessons for the Arts.
by students of grade 3
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I did this lesson in grade 5, students worked in pairs. The figures are cut before class. Per art work you need 4 black squares and 16 colored rectangles
Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931) was a Dutch painter, architect and writer. He was charmed by the abstract art of Kandinsky and the cubism of Picasso. In 1917 he founded the magazine De Stijl (The Style), in which he and other artists could publish their innovative ideas. Well-known artists who also belong to De Stijl are Piet Mondriaan, Bart van der Leck and Gerrit Rietveld.
Characteristics of the Stijl artists:
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For the folder: paper A1 size, folded in half
For the drawing:
Painting without using your hands is quite a challenge! You can paint with your feet or mouth. We tried both.
Painting with your feet
Put tables aside, newspapers on the floor and stick drawing sheets on top. Very important: take off the shoes in the hallway and leave them there 😀
Place a container with three colors tempera paint between two students. A beautiful portrait is too much, so ask them to paint simple lines or shapes.
Painting with your mouth
This is less difficult. Cover the tables with newspapers. Place jars with diluted water color paint and brushes. Students may paint what the want. You may also give them a simple goal: paint rectangles in different colors.
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Art Noveau was mainly applied to everyday products (for emample furniture, glassware, jewellery), in architecture, graphic art and painting. Artists were inspired by nature: patterns with birds, flowers, plants. clouds, rocks, women. Graceful moving lines express emotion.
Show Art Noveau tiles: with 2 mirror lines or tiles that form a tableau in a group of 4.
Op-art, short for optical art. The word optical is used to describe tings that relate to how we see. Artists use shapes, colours and patterns in special ways to create images that look as if they are moving or blurring. Op art started in the 1960. Op-art is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions. The artwork gives the viewer the impression of movement, hidden images and vibrating patterns.
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Stap 2
Leave the sheet folded in half. Cut the lines up to the 3 cm strip.