write name

Welcome to Mrs. Brown's Intro to Art Class. 

You have 5 minutes to DRAW your name as creatively as you possibly can.  

 

Australian Aboriginal Dot Painting

Aborigional Art

Aboriginal Art has survived for over thousands of years and continues to be one of the oldest art forms practiced today.
Aboriginal Art consists of symbols. These symbols were used as a means of communication; communication of their lives on earth, their rituals, food, customs and also to show constellations and for ritual decorations. These works were almost always ceremonial or religious.

Symbols were used in order to show the presence of different things or objects that existed around them.
Unlike the well-known artists you've studied, Aboriginal artists created their works based on how the land was created,
basing their subject matter mainly on patterns and animals. 
These patterns and symbols were created using only the colours seen in nature, (for instance soil, was seen in tints of reds, yellows and browns ochres. White, clay and charcoal colours were also used from natural materials.
Thousands of years ago, Aboriginals would create their works using only the natural materials left around them, (such as bark, clay, logs, trees, burnt sticks, rocks, etc....

The backgrounds of these art works were never blank. There is always a continuous use of dotting, patterns, lines or hatching to create a sense of movement within the work. These works of art could be labelled as Abstract.

Check Out Some of The Frequent Symbols That Were Used: 
 

Lesson Objective: 

How do I re-create a work of Aborigonal Art 

 

using a symbol to inspire a story?

realistic/ abstract selp portrait

Objective. Fill out the questionnaire

  Then illustrate 10 of your answers on a yellow half sheet of paper. 
 You now understand how to draw a realistic person and  you have images that make up your personality. You will be combining these two into a abstract self portrait. 

split face

Drawing a face in proportion is very important. There are specific rules you must follow in order for your drawn face to look life like and realistic.

As a class we will be drawing a proportionate face.  
 

Pop Art

What is Pop art? 
POPULAR art is an art movement that emerged in the mid-1950s in Britan and in the late 1950s in the USA. 

Pop art employs aspects of mass culture, such as advertising, comic books and mundane cultural objects. 

 

Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world in other cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died.  The celebration takes place on November 1 and 2.
 People go to cemeteries to be with the souls of the departed and build private altars containing the favorite foods and beverages, as well as photos and memorabilia, of the departed. The intent is to encourage visits by the souls, so the souls will hear the prayers and the comments of the living directed to them. Celebrations can take a humorous tone, as celebrants remember funny events and anecdotes about the departed.