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Materials: Paint
Lines: Invisible Journeys
THIS LESSON USES THE NYC BLUEPRINT LEARNING STANDARDS.
This lesson is part one of a three lesson unit designed to teach young students (first or second grade) about various types of line, and texture. This lesson places emphasis on the movement students use to create lines by having them create visual roadmaps and follow them with gesture. The magic of their gesture will be reinforced as their invisible journeys are revealed to them through the technique of wax resist.
Many Chairs, One Table
When a college student combines her studies in Art Education with a local high school, a large-scale sculptural work becomes the centerpiece.
Making Self-Portraits
A psychologically investigative examination and corresponding lesson dissect the purpose and meaning of self-portraiture.
Making Masks
Merging ancient and contemporary art, this lesson examines the significance of mask-making in the past and present. A great starting point to larger projects, or a fast exploration for the less patient.
Body Language Through Sculpture
Exploring gesture and movement using clay, this lesson was produced by a college student majoring in Art Education.
Hip Hop Dancers
New York City High school students explore movement and performance in this lesson, which explores urban vernacular dance.
A Haring Production
This 7th grade class designed a stage set for their local job convention. Using Haring's bold and colorful style, they created emblems of various different occupations on large, free standing wood boards that were placed around the stage.
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
After being introduced to selected pieces of Keith Haring's work, students brainstormed for words and concepts that they wished to illustrate in a Haring-esque style. Attention was given to color, composition, and how well the word was illustrated by the student-artists' depiction of it.
Haring Art Truck
Students from this high school in Ohio painted a pickup truck inspired by Keith Haring's style.