1st graders are learning about the element of LINE. Line is so important to start the school year off with because lines are literally the basis of every drawing, painting and photograph etc. In the last couple of classes, we have discussed in review the many different forms of line. For our first project this year (besides our sketchbooks) we have studied the life and the artwork of the artist Joan Miró. (pronounced Juan Mee-row) Joan Miró is a Spanish artist who used line to create abstract paintings full of vibrant color and non-representational designs. Our students created a similar design by "taking a dot for a walk" to create an abstract shape that looks like a head. Without picking up our pencils we created what looks like a body arms and legs. We then added other abstract objects in the background around our "person". We then outlined our designs with black sharpie and colored some of the shapes we found by connecting and intersecting lines. To finish our designs we used watercolor paints to fill the backgrounds.
Click on the link below to view the powerpoint the students received!
Click on the link below to view the powerpoint the students received!
Watch below for a biography on Miró.
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