We continued to delve into collage, and explored how to create art inspired by listening to music. We also looked at more collage artists and incorporated some of their pieces into our own collages.
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Cutting up paper we had previously painted in class, we used the scraps to create collages inspired by Henri Matisse
"How the Teaching Artist Can Change the Dynamics of Teaching and Learning" by Mark Graham
-What might a teaching artist add to teaching and learning in art? In the classroom, a teaching artist is a huge benefit to the students. As Graham stated, "they tend to encourage spontaneity and divergence". Teaching artists aren't afraid to explore new mediums and techniques and encourage their students to make new discoveries. An important aspect of being a teaching artist is that the teacher is still making and creating their own art. Instead of lecturing students of projects they need to complete while doing nothing themselves, they can instead become a mentor that shares discoveries that they make while creating their own art. They can be seen as a more experienced artist that is ready and willing to grow and make art discoveries alongside the students, all the time fostering a safe, creative learning environment. "Teaching with Art21 and Contemporary Artists: Mark Bradford and the Use of Improvisation, Layering, and Text" by Mark Graham & Jessica Hamlin -How does improvisation fit into this methodology of making art? This methodology focuses more on the process of making art, rather than worrying about the final product. Bradford uses improvisation in his art because he never knows what he will find or come across that will inspire and be used in his art. He improvises based on what he finds and works with that. In the classroom, students can use improvisation by not worrying about what the end product will look like and rather focus on the process. Improvisation and spontaneity is key! Spiral Workshop Trace: Experimental Drawing - naea.digication.com/Spiral/Trace_Experimental_Drawing -In the tracing project, how do they approach drawing? Rather than approaching art with a paper and pencil, they experiment drawing through many different mediums. For one project, they experiment rhythmic drawing with charcoal and oil pastels. For another project they experiment drawing with light, using long exposure photography. Another project, instead of focusing on drawing, they experiment how they can make art in nature, using natural resources. These techniques allowed students to explore how to make marks in unique and creative ways that fostered thoughts and imagination. Fluidity: Wet Media - naea.digication.com/Spiral/Fluidity_Wet_Media--WORKING -In the fluid project, how do they approach drawing? Focusing on using paint and water to create art, they created many pieces of art. There were many projects that helped students learn about the medium and how to accept the unexpected aspects of it in their art. I loved this quote from the reading; "Throughout the first seven weeks of Spiral Workshop, Fluidity artists experimented with wet media, learning to surrender to surprise, while retaining the possibility of channeling the flows." This project taught students to accept that they can't always control everything, but that it's ok to encounter surprises and to incorporate them into their art. |
Brianna Hedquistis an artist and aspiring teacher based in Provo, UT Archives
April 2018
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