Discussion: Monochromatic? What does this big word mean?

It means one color, That seems boring? 

What would a one color painting look like? 

Show examples, Show Matisse’s Red Studio

How would this room feel to be inside? 

What would you touch if you were there?

Would the room feel BIG or small? 

What does the color red make us feel? 

Would you feel like that if you were there?

Does Matisse have any items in color here? Why? 

ARTIST: Henri Matisse 1869-1954
French Painter,
Studied law until he was 21

His Mother gave him a paint box after surgery and he discovered painting

He attended drawing classes before work; at lunch he would paint. After work he would paint till night fell. 

In 1891 set off for Paris to study

Matisse’s studies ultimately lead him to his love of line, shape and color. 

Matisse’s greatest influence had been the work of the artist Cezanne (1839 – 1906, French). 

In the 1950‘s, Matisse began creating paintings using paint and paper cut outs. 

Matisse continued to paint even after he was ill, this time on the walls of his room, using a piece of charcoal attached to the end of a bamboo pole. 

He painted until his death in 1954. 

Matisse had strong feelings about only one thing, the act of painting. 

The purpose of these pictures, he always asserted, was to give pleasure. 

For Matisse, painting was the rhythmic arrangement of line and color on a flat plane. 

He had created the technique of striking contrasts, unmixed hues, flat planes of color (similar to Gauguin, 1848 – 1903, French) 

Expressive brush strokes (similar to Van Gogh, 1853 – 1890, Dutch). 

Light was expressed, not in the method of the Impressionists, but with a harmony of intensely covered surfaces. 

For additional information please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Matisse

PROJECT: Create your favorite room in monochromatic

Step1: Pick a room in your house that is your favorite

Step2: use a white oil pastel and draw several items from your fav. Room

Step3: if one or more items in your room have an important color, fill it in

Step4: Paint your whole paper with red paint to reveal your room

MATERIALS: 

Oil pastels 

red liquid water color

watercolor paper

Assemblage Sculpture with Louise Nevelson

TWO WEEK PROJECT

DISCUSSION: Assemblage

What is Assemblage?

How is it like Collage?

Is it 2-D or 3-D

Monochromatic

How does artwork in all one color effect the work? 

ARTIST:

Louise Nevelson (August 23, 1899 – April 17, 1988) 

American sculptor known for her monumental, monochromatic, wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures. 

Born in Czarist Russia, she emigrated with her family to the United States in the early 20th century when she was three years old. 

Nevelson learned English at school, as she spoke Yiddish at home. 

By the early 1930s she was attending art classes at the Art Students League of New York, 

In 1941 she had her first solo exhibition. 

A student of Hans Hoffman and Chaim Gross, Nevelson experimented with early conceptual art using found objects, and dabbled in painting and printing before dedicating her lifework to sculpture. 

Usually created out of wood, her sculptures appear puzzle-like, with multiple intricately cut pieces placed into wall sculptures or independently standing pieces, often 3-D. 

A figure in the international art scene, Nevelson was showcased at the 31st Venice Biennale. 

Her work is seen in major collections in museums and corporations. 

Louise Nevelson remains one of the most important figures in 20th-century American sculpture.

WEEK ONE:

Project: Create an assemblage from objects you have on your desk. 

Step1: glue four craft sticks together at the corners

Step2: fill in the top with several craft sticks to make a stand

Step3: find objects and glue them to your flat square

Step4: continue gluing until you are happy with your finished result

Materials:

Found objects of all sorts

wood 

beads

old jewelry

corks

craft sticks

Tacky glue


WEEK TWO: 


DISCUSSION: 
review artist
review assemblage
monochromatic


PROJECT:
preparation: combine black paint with glue


Step1: add black paint with glue to the entire sculpture


MATERIALS:
Black Paint
Glue
Paint Brushes

VALUE CIRCLES WITH KANDINSKY

Second-Fifth Grade

DISCUSSION: Color, Value:
Dominant color: Show a piece of art with one dominant color
Ask the students:what is the dom. Color?
What does the word dominant mean?
Do you like this piece?
How does it make you feel? Is it comforting?
Show another piece of art with a different dominant color
What is the mood
What is the dom. Color? Is it warm or cool? Does that add to the feeling?
VALUE: adding white to a color: tint
Adding black to a color shade
Value Scale: Show a value scale or create one on the board for the students to see.
Monochromatic: what does this word mean?
The word Mono means One and Chromatic means color. One color.

ARTIST: Wassily Kandinsky his work is in Wednesday class lesson plans
1866-1944
Russian Painter
Taught art in Munich Germany for ten years
Moved to Paris in 1933 became a citizen in 1939
He was excited by COLOR as a child
He related painting to playing music
Credited with painting the first modern abstract

PROJECT: Create Monochromatic Value Kandinsky circles on your page
Step1: choose a color. Get that color and black and white on your plate
Step2: with a pencil: draw circles on your page the size of your fist. Leave space between
Step3: repeat until you have 12 circles
Step4: draw smaller circles inside each large circle
Step5: Add black to your color and paint the background first
Step6: add white to your color and paint in a few rings
Step7: add more white to your color and paint a few more rings
Step8: continue until your finished

MATERIALS: paint
Brushes
Pencils
Water