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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Matisse-inspired pastel drawings (with Picturelab Powerpoint)

"I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces in me."– Henri Matisse

Grade Level: Elementary



Objective:  Students will analyze the artwork of Matisse and experiment with color, emotion, line, and joyful artwork.

Materials:  Carnegie Picture Lab slideshow and lesson plan, oil pastels, drawing paper



Today M and I used Carnegie Picture Lab's slideshow and lesson plan as a starting point for discussing Matisse.  M looked at Matisse's work and we had a conversation about M's impressions of the art.  M found the criticism Matisse received early in his career particularly interesting and we talked about the difficulty of innovating a new style and the evolution of the public's perception of Matisse.  We then used pastels to make our own joyful colorful artwork.












Washington State Content Areas Covered: 

EALR 1: Visual Arts

Component 1.3: Understands and applies visual arts genres and styles of various artists, cultures, and times. 

-Understands, applies, and creates artworks using visual arts styles and genres of various artists, cultures, places, and times. 
-Uses personal experience and/or knowledge of people, communities, events, and cultures to create an artwork.
-Describes the attributes of artworks by specific artists or cultures. 
-Explains that people make art for many reasons (tradition, ritual, social and personal reasons, and so on).
-Uses visual thinking skills to discuss a variety of artworks.

Component 1.4: Understands and applies audience conventions in a variety of settings, performances, and presentations of visual arts.

- Understands the responsibilities of the audience and applies the conventions that are appropriate given the setting and culture.
-Focuses attention, listens actively, and uses appropriate viewing skills in visual arts settings.
-Demonstrates appropriate audience conventions in a variety of arts settings.
-Demonstrates respect for artists and artworks in the community and in a variety of visual arts settings.

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