We will be combining art and engineering in this exciting design project. Our goal is to see & understand the connections between art and engineering, how artists use the engineering design process to create pop-up books.Pop-Up Book Artist and Engineer, Matthew Reinhart
Visit Reinhart's Youtube Channel (link is under the Amazing Art Websites tab) to create your own pop-up cards and share them with me through email or on the Burrus Art Room Facebook Page.
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This lesson has been borrowed from another art teacher's website, Art with Mrs. Nguyen. 5th grade will be creating a project using radial symmetry. Symmetry means an object is identical on both the right and left sides, or top and bottom sides. Symmetry can also mean balance in art. Balance is a Principle of Design. Here is a short video on Balance made by The Frist Center and NPT: Balance Radial symmetry is when an object has a pattern that begins from a center point and radiates out and around that point. Radial symmetry is found in nature and art. Mandalas are patterns with radial symmetry and can be found in many different cultures dating back 100s of years. Students will also be exercising their fine motor skills by creating 3 origami folds to build their design from, the hat fold, kite fold, and samurai fold. See the diagram below to learn these folds. I cut square pieces of paper or use post-it notes for the origami. You will also need a larger square piece of paper to glue the folds onto.
To find the center of the larger piece of paper I have the students fold it in half twice to create a criss-cross in the center. The students can begin laying out their design at the center point. I tell the students to lay out their design first, tweaking it as needed, and then gluing down the pieces once they are satisfied with their design. Troy Duff is a local East Nashville artist. His graffiti is commissioned by businesses, cities, and individuals throughout the country. Several of his murals can be found in East Nashville, downtown Nashville, and on the Shelby Bottoms Greenway.
The students always enjoy watching this 4 minute time-lapse of Troy painting a mural on the side of Jet's Pizza in East Nashville off of Gallatin Road. https://youtu.be/a-WK4Ic54ow We will begin working on our Graffiti project to start off the year. This first week we are focusing on the practice of drawing letters in BLOCK letter style or BUBBLE letter style. This practice may be completed with blank paper or lined paper and of course a pencil. Encourage your child to try erasing before crumpling up the paper and getting a new piece of paper. I often ask the students to draw lightly or sketch when practicing or developing ideas. This will help to erase the mistakes, making them less visible. Remember this is just practice. A growth mindset is key and it's okay to not succeed the first time. Here are some examples to help guide your child. BLOCK LETTERBlock letter example found at www.artprojectsforkids.com BUBBLE LETTERSOnce your child has practiced and seems to have an understanding of creating block and bubble letters they may start to experiment with exaggerating or abstracting the lines of the letters or overlapping the letters in a word. Refer to the picture at the top of the post as an example.
Remember to use a pencil for practice. |
AuthorMrs. Lindsay Black |