Monday, July 20, 2009

art fun.


The following is a great link by the Smithsonian Institute.  


Click on the link and you will be brought to a page where you can uncover layers to a famous painting of George Washington!  Take your time and have fun!  After your finished come back and let us know how you did!

the scream.


In 1983 a Norwegian artist named Edvard Munch created a painting called The Scream.  What type of emotion do you think the artist was trying to show?  Why do you think he titled his painting, The Scream?  What story do you think the artist was trying to tell?

Saturday, July 18, 2009

lets begin.


Children love creating art and love looking at art.  I would like this blog to serve as a forum for students to view and REACT to different avenues of art!  Lets begin...How do you feel about Jackson Pollock's famous splatter paintings?  Would you hang this painting in your room?  How many different colors do you see?