Standard(s):
[ARTS] VISA (1) 6 : 6) Use art vocabulary while creating art.
a. Apply primary and secondary colors in a work of art.
Example: Use Mouse Paint book by Helen Walsh to teach color mixing of primary to achieve secondary colors.
b. Apply line, shape, texture in a work of art.
Line: Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, straight, curved, dotted, broken, or thick/thin.
Shape: Geometric and organic.
Texture: Smooth or rough.
Example: Create a painting inspired by Piet Mondrian's Broadway Boogie Woogie.
[ARTS] VISA (1) 11 : 11) Compare and/or contrast similar images, subjects, or themes.
Examples: Compare Leonardo DaVinci's Mona Lisa with Johannes Vermeer's The Girl with the Pearl Earring.
[ARTS] VISA (1) 12 : 12) Interpret art by categorizing subject matter and identifying the visual qualities.
Example: Compare images that represent the same subject.
[ARTS] VISA (2) 6 : 6) Integrate art vocabulary while planning and creating art.
a. Elements of art: line, shape, neutral colors, value, texture.
b. Picture compositions: overlapping, background, horizontal, vertical orientation.
c. Colors in the color wheel: primary, secondary, warm and cool.
[ARTS] VISA (2) 12 : 12) Interpret art by identifying the mood or feeling suggested by a work of art through subject matter and visual qualities.
Examples: Talk about color qualities and composition in Pablo Picasso's The Old Guitarist.