In one of my lessons planned for the month of February and Black History Month is a Pop Art Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. I wanted to tie this legendary historical figure to a movement of the time. We looked at Andy Warhol's portraits and talked about his collaboration with the artist Jean-Michael Basquiat. The students watched Mr. Martin Luther's speech, I Have a Dream. We talked about some of their observations. We talked about the civil rights movement of the 1960s and how Martin Luther was an advocate for equal rights for African Americans but also for other minorities, women, and people with disabilities. I downloaded this printable from the blog link listed below. I used color theory as part of the lesson. Student were to chose a primary, secondary, cool, or warm color palette. In a variety of ways to service all student levels we colored plain paper in kindergarten with markers, colored pencils, or crayons. Older students used sharpies to color transparencies for a stained glass look. In this particular printable we talked about the word chosen on the bottom "dream".
![]() Inspiration Andy Warhol (1930-1987) loved celebrities, so he painted them as well. From these beginnings he developed his later style and subjects. Instead of working on a signature subject matter, as he started out to do, he worked more and more on a signature style, slowly eliminating the handmade from the artistic process. Warhol frequently used silk-screening; his later drawings were traced from slide projections. At the height of his fame as a painter, Warhol had several assistants who produced his silk-screen multiples, following his directions to make different versions and variations. Jean-Michel Basquiat's (1960-1988) art focused on ideas such as wealth versus poverty, integration versus segregation, and inner versus outer experience. Martin Luther King Jr (1929-1968) Was a Civil Rights Activist that not only stood up against segregation and the equality of african Americans but also for the rights of women and people with disabilities. Link to Martin Luther Jr"s speech I Have a Dream www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/martin-luther-king-i-have-a-dream-video-washington-dc-lincoln-memorial-civil-rights-movement-a8286926.html Link to Printable and other Martin Luther Jr Projects www.triedandtrueblog.com/martin-luther-king-day-window-art/ ![]()
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Mary Cassatt's work included many monoprints. The image of mother and child was some of her favorite subject matter, what she chose to put in her pictures. Mono means "one". SO when a monoprint is made it is meant to be printed once. In this project We will experiment with this process. Create a simple image (mother and child, landscape, favorite animal, etc) on a cookie sheet in tempera paint. quickly press paper on your work to print before the paint dries. This project is about the process, feel free to create multiple images in the spirit of discovery! Materials Sketchbook Pencil Color media for drawing- crayons, markers, oil pastel Cookie sheet Tempera Paint Brush/Water cup Paper ![]() Inspiration Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) was an American painter and printmaker. She was born in Pennsylvania but lived much of her adult life in France, where she first befriended Edgar Degas and later exhibited among the Impressionists. Cassatt often created images of the social and private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimate bonds between mothers and children. Video on Mary Cassatt's work:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcTE5x7cTL8 Video Lesson with Mrs. Buss: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfwQK78Ha_0&t=2s |
AuthorI have a passion for the visual arts and love sharing it with others. I have enjoyed teaching all ages and love to incorporate art history and traditional disciplines as well as innovative ideas. Art is vital to who I am as a creator and educator. Archives
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