5th Grade Pop Art Drawings

5th Grade Pop Art Drawings

     5th graders took a look at the work of Pop Artist, Roy Lichtenstein. Each student chose an onomatopoeia to use as the focus of their Pop Art drawing. Students were then given the task of using lines and shapes in their artwork that would fit with the onomatopoeia that they chose. Students used the primary colors, like Lichtenstein, to add color to their work, followed by solid black outlines. For this drawing, students worked on the following learning targets:
-I can use lines and shapes in my artwork that match my onomatopoeia. 

-I can explain the style of Lichtenstein's artwork.

-I can explain what Pop Art is about.

-I can show careful use of craftsmanship in my drawing and coloring.  

5th Grade Jim Dine Hearts

5th Grade Jim Dine Hearts

       5th graders learned about American painter, Jim Dine. Students looked at a variety of Jim Dine's paintings of hearts, taking a close look at style, technique, and color blending and overlapping. Students chose their painting surface from cardboard, tag board, illustration board, or hard canvases. Students also used a wide variety of paintbrush sizes as well as alternative painting tools, such as silverware, wooden tools, toothbrushes, and sponges. For this lesson, students worked on the following learning targets:

- I can overlap and blend a variety of colors, without creating any brown. 

- I can use a variety of paintbrush sizes and alternative tools to paint with. 

- I can create a painting that shows a clear difference between my two spaces... the heart, and the background.

5th Grade 3-D Form Drawings

5th Grade 3-D Form Drawings

     5th graders create small sketch books that were filled with drawings of 3-D forms. Students worked on a variety of shading techniques in this mini lessons as well. For this lesson students worked on the following learning targets:

- I can draw 3-D forms using the correct angles (parallel lines) and perspective.

- I can demonstrate a variety of shading techniques.

- I can show careful use of craftsmanship in my drawing.

4th & 5th Grade Calder Stabiles

4th & 5th Grade Calder Stabiles

      Students took a look at the large stabiles of Alexander Calder. Calder's sculptures dealt with balance, often using large flat shapes that intersecting one another. Here are a few examples:

     Students were given tag board, scissors, and a base, and were tasked to cut out and intersect shapes to create their own stabile. Students were shown how to create slits in the paper shapes in order to intersect them together. The goal of the project was for each student to create a stabile that would stand up and balance. For this lesson, students worked on the following learning targets:

- I can create a 3-D paper sculpture that is balanced.

- I can show careful use of craftsmanship with my cutting.

5th Grade Art Museum Recreations

5th Grade Art Museum Recreations

     5th graders took a field trip to the Milwaukee Art Museum. While at the museum, students went around in groups on docent-lead tours. Following the tour, students were given the task of choosing one artwork (either 2D or 3D), to complete an art critique on and sketch. Once back at school, students worked on recreating these artworks, most on a smaller scale. Students were given the task of recreating the artwork to the best of their ability, using the same materials and mediums, if possible. Some students chose to recreate artworks that were created in materials that we do not have access to, and therefore had to come up with alternative materials that were similar. Here are a few of the students MAM 3-D recreations:

5th Grade Architectural Collages

5th Grade Architectural Collages

     5th graders took a close look at the work of architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Frank Gehry.  Students learned how to identify structures based on the different styles of both architects. Students also studied some architectural vocabulary and worked on identifying the vocabulary words in a variety of structures. Students were given photocopies of famous structures, structures from architecture magazines and and structures by both FLW and Gehry. Students cut out a variety of parts from different architectural structures and assembled them as a collage, to create their own unique structure. When finished, students had to identify and list all of the vocabulary words that they incorporated into their structures. Using colored pencil to add color and details to the collage was optional. For this project, students worked on the following learning targets:

- I can identify and explain the difference between the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and Frank Gehry.

- I can identify and use a variety of architectural vocabulary in my collage.

-  I can show careful use of craftsmanship and assemblage in my work. 

5th Grade Charcoal Shoes

5th Grade Charcoal Shoes:
     5th graders created realistic charcoal drawings of shoes. Students learned about and practiced creating a variety of values from light grey to black, adding details and visual texture to their work.

Learning Targets:
- I can create and show at least 5 different grey values in my drawing.
- I can combine a variety of shapes and lines to create a realistic drawing of my shoe.
- I can show careful use of craftsmanship in my work.