6th- Giuseppe Archimboldo "Creating Portraits from Objects"

During the Renaissance one artist was centuries beyond his time--Giuseppe Arcimboldo. While the Great Masters such as Michelangelo and Raphael focused on rendering human figures realistically, Giuseppe Arcimboldo created surreal portraits of his subjects made of vegetables, plants, fruits, sea creatures, tree roots, and books. In this class we will create our own paintings mimicking Arcimboldo’s unique style using fruits and vegetables.

Giuseppe Arcimboldo (also spelled Arcimboldi; 1527 - July 11, 1593) was an Italian painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of such objects as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, and books - that is, he painted representations of these objects on the canvas arranged in such a way that the whole collection of objects formed a recognizable likeness of the portrait subject.

Arcimboldo was born in Milan in 1527, the son of Biagio, a painter who did work for the office of the Fabbrica in the Duomo. Arcimboldo was commissioned to do stained glass window designs beginning in 1549, including the Stories of St. Catherine of Alexandria vitrage at the Duomo. In 1556 he worked with Giuseppe Meda on frescoes for the Cathedral of Monza. In 1558, he drew the cartoon for a large tapestry of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, which still hangs in the Como Cathedral today.

CLICK THIS LINK TO VIEW ARCIMBOLDO'S COMPLETE WORKS -> 

http://www.giuseppe-arcimboldo.org/

CLICK THIS LINK TO READ SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT ARCIMBOLDO ->
http://mentalfloss.com/article/72126/15-strange-facts-about-giuseppe-arcimboldos-unusual-portraits

CLICK THIS LINK TO VIEW SOME NEAT SCULPTURES INSPIRED BY ARCIMBOLDO ->

http://www.papermag.com

UNITY - A principle of art, unity occurs when all of the elements of a piece combine to make a balanced, harmonious, complete whole. Unity is another of those hard-to-describe art terms but, when it's present, your eye and brain are pleased to see it.

VARIETY - A principle of art concerned with combining one or more elements of art in different ways to create interest.

How does Arcimboldo create unity in his artworks?

How does Arcimboldo create variety in his artworks?

How will your create texture on your items to make them look realistic?

YOUR PROJECT is to create a portrait of a person using vegetables, fruits, or other objects  to make the person's face. 

You may use any items you would like to make your person. Like Arcimboldo, your items should all relate to each other to create a theme for your portrait.

AR Standards: CR1.6.2 CR2.6.1 R7.6.1 R8.6.1 CN11.6.1

6th-Kawaii Art Doodles

 

Often mentioned alongside anime and manga, kawaii refers to a cultural style that incorporates bright, pastel colors and childlike imagery. In Japanese, the word kawaii has a meaning that sits more or less at the juncture of "cute," "tiny," or "lovable." The cute aesthetic—with its bold, nearly cartoon-like lines and rounded forms—informs a large segment of Japanese popular culture. As scholar Joshua Paul Dale writes, "[kawaii] communicates the unabashed joy found in the undemanding presence of innocent, harmless, adorable things."

The most famous example of kawaii culture is probably Hello Kitty, the ubiquitous white feline character whose image emblazons an ever-expanding range of products and accessories. The character was commissioned by a company called Sanrio, founded by Shintaro Tsuji, in 1974, with a plastic coin purse as the first product bearing the image. Now Hello Kitty is found on everything from backpacks to food trucks to duct tape to kitchen appliances to adult toys. Even though the character was originally intended for preteen girls, its limitless branding has pushed it into essentially every demographic and business sectors that have nothing to do with childhood.

But kawaii is about more than just fashion. It's often about endowing seemingly mundane things with personality..........Click to finish the article.

Top 10 list of Kawaii characters from Japanese culture

https://yumetwins.com/blog/top-10-kawaii-japanese-characters

You will create a Kawaii Doodle filled page based on a theme of your choice. 

6th- Digital Mosaics in Google Drawings

 Our next project will take a look at the art of mosaics and stained glass. Mosaics have a long history, starting in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. They were typically made from clay tiles, pebbles and sometimes glass. They often depicted religious subjects or were purely decorative. You will be able to choose any photo you would like to create for your mosaic and we will discuss how to use the Google Drawing tools in class. Take a look at the links below for inspiration and some of my examples in the photos.

https://www.artsyshark.com/2019/11/18/featured-artist-carol-davis/

https://www.mountainliving.com/hand-cut-stained-glass-mosaics/

https://jkmosaic.com/translucent-stained-glass-mosaic/

DIRECTIONS:

Find an image to recreate as a mosaic and save it.

Upload your photo into Google Drawings.

Using the tools we discuss in class, create your mosaic. 

6th Grade- Henna Hand Zentangles

Our first project will take us halfway around the world to an ancient tradition practiced for over 5000 years. You will create a henna design on a hand using the zentangle method and then color your design using crayons or colored pencils. Zentangles and henna designs will create awesome patterns and textures in your artwork.

Check out this link about henna --> http://www.art-is-fun.com/henna-hand-designs
Here are two links on zentangles --> https://www.zentangle.com/   http://tanglepatterns.com/

Origin of Henna

The art of henna (called mehndi in Hindi & Urdu) has been practiced for over  5000 years in Pakistan, India, Africa and the Middle East. There is some documentation that it is over 9000 years old.  Because henna has natural cooling properties, people of the desert, for centuries, have been using henna to cool down their bodies.  They make a paste of henna and soak their palms and soles of the feet in it to get an air conditioning affect.  They feel its cooling sensation throughout the body for as long as the henna stain remains on their skin.  Initially, as the stain faded away, it left patterns on the skin surface which led to ideas to make designs for decorative purposes.  In the ancient Egyptian times mummies wore henna designs and it is documented that Cleopatra herself used henna for decorative purposes.

Henna was not only a popular adornment for the rich but the poor, who could not afford jewelry, used it to decorate their bodies as well.

Henna in the West

Today people all over the world have adopted the ancient traditions of adorning their bodies with the beautiful natural artwork created from the henna plant.  It became a very popular form of temporary body decoration  in the 90's in the US and has become a growing trend ever since.  Celebrities like Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Yasmine Bleeth, Liv Tyler, Xena, and many others proudly adorn their bodies with henna and show them off in public, movies, videos, etc. People throughout the west have adopted the eastern tradition in their lives by having their hands and feet painted for weddings, bellies painted while in pregnancy, heads adorned with henna while going through chemotherapy, scars camouflaged to make them unnoticeable, etc.

DIRECTIONS:

STEP 1: TRACE YOUR HAND, PUT YOUR HAND TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE PAGE SO YOU CAN HAVE SOME OF YOUR WRIST TO DRAW ON.

STEP 2: CHOOSE A TRADITIONAL OR ZENTANGLE STYLE HENNA HAND DESIGN.

STEP 3: CREATE YOUR DESIGN IN YOUR HAND. USE THE WEBSITES PROVIDED ABOVE TO HELP WITH YOUR DESIGNS.

ZENTANGLE HAND

TRADITIONAL HAND

AR Standards: CR2.6.1 R8.6.1 R9.6.1 CN10.6.1 

5th/6th- Art Introduction/ Artimus Prime/ Google Classroom

HELLO!

Welcome to Artimus Prime! This is where you will find all of your information to make it through middle school art this year. We will make many artworks throughout the year utilizing many different art methods and techniques. I hope that you enjoy my class and the challenge that being creative brings to you. Work hard and turn in your work to Artsonia on time and we will have a GREAT year!

Today we will discuss some art rules and procedures that will need to be followed everyday in class for everyone to be successful in the art room. 

Create a Name Tag

Your first project is to create a name tag for your box. Use bubble or block letters to write your name and fill the space with color. 

AR Standards 5th: P.4.5.1 P6.5.1 R7.5.2 CN11.5.1
AR Standards 6th: P4.6.1 P6.6.1 R7.6.2 CN11.6.1

6th- Digital Notan Study

 

Notan is a Japanese term which literally means "light dark harmony". Artists use "notan studies" to explore different arrangements of light and dark elements in a painting, without having the distraction of other elements like color, texture and finer details.

Click here to read more about Notan

ART Terms for this Project:

Asymmetrical balance (or Asymmetry) means that the two halves of the work of art are different, however, try to create balance. In other words, although the sides may not be exactly the same, there will be elements that interact in a way that makes each side equally important.

Contrast is simply defined as difference. Difference between art elements like color, value, size, texture, and so on can intensify the elements used. As a result, the elements used in a work of art can become more powerful. Although contrast is closely related with variety, it is usually considered a principle of art.

Positive space refers to the subject or areas of interest in an artwork, such as a person's face or figure in a portrait, the objects in a still life painting, or the trees in a landscape painting. Negative space is the background or the area that surrounds the subject of the work

DIRECTIONS:

For this project you will be creating 2 digital notans. 

You must use shapes that you create from the scribble, polyline, or curve tool. It must be complex and contain overlapping shapes. 

Take a look at the link below to check out a Google slideshow with info and video tutorials to get you started. 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Q69dWyfCVWNL5HebvdDX6SWYBt1Y36xUmmNorGEGWSM/edit?usp=sharing

6th- Music Inspired Digital Kaleidoscope with Photopea

This is a digital project that will use the website Photopea. We will be using a few tools in Photopea, mainly the Magic Wand tool and the Filter section, and also learning how to use the layers section in Photopea. 

We will also be discussing balance and rhythm in art, while using music as our inspiration to create awesome abstract kaleidoscope images of instruments or other musically inspired images. 

This is a beginner project and there will be a live demo in class together, but there is also a video posted below if you need to go back and watch the tutorial again. 

https://vimeo.com/798428137

Directions:

1. Find a picture of a musical instrument(s) or something musically related online.

2. Watch the video above and follow the steps to transform your

instrument.

AR Standards: CR1.6.2 CR2.6.1 CR2.6.2 CR3.6.1 R9.6.1 

6th-Unity and Variety: A Zentangle Collaboration

In this art project, we'll explore two important principles of art - unity and variety - by creating beautiful zentangle designs. Zentangles are intricate patterns made up of simple shapes and lines that, when combined, create stunning artwork. As a class, we'll work together to design circular shapes filled with unique zentangle patterns found on tanglepatterns.com. Each student will contribute their own creative design, and when we combine all our circles together, we'll create one large collaborative artwork. This project will show how individual artistic expressions (variety) can come together to form a harmonious whole (unity), demonstrating these art principles in action while allowing us to express our creativity through drawing.

http://tanglepatterns.com/

1.Create a large circular/oval shape on your paper. Make it large and don't worry about it being perfectly round.

2.Next, using a pencil, fill your shape with zentangle patterns. Include at least 4 or more patterns in your circle/oval shape.

3.Outline your zentangle patterns using oil pastels or crayons. 

AR Standards: CR1.6.1 CR2.6.1 CR2.6.2 P5.6.1 R8.6.1

6th-Zombie Hands

 Our next project is a project for Halloween! Trace your hand and turn it into a zombie hand!

Take a look at the directions and examples below. 

There are also a couple links to click on for some inspiration. 

Zombie Hands

Hand Skeletal Structure

6th Grade- Modern Day Hieroglyphics/ Cartouche Translations

http://www.ducksters.com/history/art/ancient_egyptian_art.php

This project will take a look at Ancient Egyptian figure proportions. You will create a modern day person (clothing, hair style) with Ancient Egyptian proportions, OR you will create a cartouche of your name.



This video discusses Ancient Egyptian proportion.

PROJECT 1

Using the video above and the picture below as a reference, create a modern day person using Ancient Egyptian figure proportions. 

PROJECT 2
Cartouche

Follow The steps on the website to write your name in hieroglyphics. 

1. Draw your cartouche using the example in class. 

2. Fill the cartouche with color. 

3.  Write your name in hieroglyphics. Make the characters fill up the space in your cartouche

4. Color your hieroglyphic characters.

AR Standards: CR1.6.1 P4.6.1 P6.6.2 R7.6.2 CN10.6.1 

6th Grade- Radial Name Kaleidoscope

For our next project we will take a look at Op Art, balance and the history of the kaleidoscope. You will create your own piece of op art using your name as your subject matter. You may color the piece with whatever colors you like,  but remember you are creating a mirror image, so your colors should too.

OP ART

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/optical.html

http://arthistory.about.com/cs/arthistory10one/a/op_art.htm

Types of balance

http://createartwithme.com/types-balance/

https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/4-types-of-balance-in-art-and-why-you-need-them

History of the Kaleidoscope

http://www.kaleidoscopestoyou.com/hiofka1.html

1. First, fold your paper in half diagonally, then in half again. Unfold it and set it aside.

2. Now grab the triangular piece of paper.
3. With the flat edge along the bottom and the point facing up, write your name with large stick letters so that it fills the entire triangle.

4. Now, draw an outline around your stick letters to make nice, thick letters that touch all three sides of your triangle. Trace over your pencil lines with a black marker, crayon, or colored pencil.

5. Next, place the triangle with your name on it under one of the corresponding triangles on the other paper. Trace your outline letters with pencil onto the new paper.

6. Continue tracing your name onto each section, flipping your name over every other time to achieve a “mirror image”. (Flipping your name over every other time is essential to achieving a mirror image, so don't forget this important step!!)

7. Then, trace over all your pencil lines with a black marker.

8. Color with markers or colored pencils.

AR Standards: CR1.6.3 CR2.6.1