Matisse Mini-Sculptures

The junior high kids viewed a video over artist Henri Matisse in which they learned about his "drawing with scissors."  As a group activity, the kids studied the various shapes Matisse created and mimicked them.  They cut out a minimum of 20 shapes.  I then used the instructions from THIS post to complete the activity (we used watered down Elmer's glue rather than make a paste). As long as the kids followed instructions, their mini-sculptures turned out perfectly.  Here is the process in pictures:

 

 

 

Popping the balloons was a little too fun for the kids.  I promise no one was harmed!

 

Here's a little video of the 8th graders . . . They wanted it filmed in slo-mo and I am not a video expert by any means! Ignore the poor quality.

They really panicked when their sculptures seemed to crater as the balloon deflated.

Here are a few up close . . .

Students are working on their Jackson County Fair Art Projects.  More on that next time.  Thanks for stopping in!

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It's been fast and furious in the art room so far this year.  Here are a few snapshots of what the kids have been up to. 

We started with all levels making portfolios for the year.  Here are a few samples. . .

Junior high students are working on a Matisse inspired project where they are "drawing with scissors."  I will post a separate article outlining the details with more pictures soon.

Art III students are incorporating random objects into sketches.  Their final objective is to create a digital photo album.  As with JH, there will be more of these pictures (videos too) to come. . .

Art I students are working on contour drawings with a focus on negative/positive space and value.

Art II students are working on a grid drawing--6 drawings revolving around a common theme.

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