Principles and Elements Postmodern Panorama Art Book

Materials

Scissors

Colored Paper

Glue

Crayons

Color Pencils

Markers

Chose a piece of colored paper and cut out a shape.

From the same piece of paper cut out 7 to 10 more of the shape you chose making each various sizes

Arrange these shapes on your board in a way that they take on a pattern or form.

Chose a new colored piece of paper and cut a new shape.

From the same piece of paper cut out 7 to 10 more of the shape you chose making each various sizes

  

Arrange these shapes on your board so that they connect to your first pattern/form and take on the shape of a plant, tree, flower, or bush.

Chose a new colored piece of paper and cut a new shape.

From the same piece of paper cut out 7 to 10 more of the shape you chose making each various sizes

 

Use these shapes to create a building, house, or some sort of structure.

Chose a new colored piece of paper and cut a new shape.

From the same piece of paper cut out 7 to 10 more of the shape you chose making each various sizes

Use these shapes to create an object on wheels

Chose a new piece of colored paper and cut out a shape.

From the same piece of paper cut out 7 to 10 more of the shape you chose making each various sizes

Use these shapes to create a foreground

Using any colored piece of paper add 3 or more detail to the images already created.

You may use colored pencil, makers, or crayons to add additional detail.

Lines of Sight-Sweeney

Lines

In this article Sweeny discusses the “Network Society” and the power that has been opened up to the world through the internet. Today’s digital technology has created endless “interconnected abilities” for individuals across the world allowing us to connect and communicate at speed of light with whomever and wherever, as well as whenever, we so chose.

I remember a commercial I once saw where instead of a classroom having pen-pals with children from other countries they were meeting over skype with a classroom of students in China.

On my very own cell phone I instant message via skpye (for free might I add) with my own friends in Germany, China, and cousins in Spain. Through skype and the powers of the internet I have not only been able to stay in touch, but see my friends, the new apartments they’ve moved into, their new puppies, meet their new girlfriends/boyfriends, a phenomenon really that in many ways we almost take for granted while people like my father who grew up with little to no such technology are still completely astonished and somewhat perplexed by.

Information is also now only a click of a button away. When my niece was born my brother-inlaw showed up with the sweetest crocheted hat, when I asked him about it he said he made it. I laughed, “knowing” perfectly well he does not know how to crochet…but I was wrong, he had looked it up on you tube, followed the steps and crocheted a beautiful babies hat. Incredible when you think about it.

So now how do we take this incredible new age digital network of the internet and visual media culture and use it to our (and our students benefits) with the classrooms?

Skpye for one I do believe is a very useful and interactive means that should be taken advantage of. Interviews with artist or art classrooms from other parts of the world can be connected into a lesson.

Virtual tours are also a possibility and offered by many museums today.

Through this Network Society which Sweeny discussed, there are endless possibilities, it is now up to us to reach out and find them.

Here is an example of a virtul tour of Saatchi Gallery in London.

Big Ideas

In this article Walker discusses the importance of Big Ideas when introducing new art projects to students. Big Ideas provide students with a sort of ground level from which to build up from –rather than just telling them to paint whatever comes to mind.  Providing Big Ideas can work as a sort of guide to keep students on track while still allowing them to brainstorm, be creative and to bring their own personal thoughts and ideas to their artwork giving their artwork meaning. This method encourages students to experiment with ideas in order to develop one that holds personal interest and significance to each individual student and keep them interested. 

Surrealism

This image can be found at this website.