Art

Deep Space Art Project

The art lesson is connected to the science unit: Exploring the Solar System.  In this lesson, students learn to shade circles to create spheres, shading to show an invisible source of light and overlapping to show depth, and spatter paint to show the deep universe.  The students use use oil pastes on black construction paper.  Before beginning to create the art, students will critique and analyze an art poster by Wasilly Kandinsky which models the objectives of the lesson.  This lesson teaches the following elements of art:  Shape/Form, value, color, space and perspective.

Bulletin board of completed art

Alaska Content Standards Arts:  A: 1,2; B:6; C:2

References

Wasilly Kandinsky art poster, property of McNeil Canyon Elementary School

http://www.projectarticulate.org/