Artists: Thomas Hart Benton & Diego Rivera
Group Murals: Drawing and/or collage
Group Murals: Drawing and/or collage
Artist: Faith Ringgold
Story Quilts: Watercolor
Story Quilts: Watercolor
Artist: Jean Shin
Media: Sculpture from found objects
Media: Sculpture from found objects
Reflection:
The studios for this unit were connected to the big idea in many ways. The first was the comic strip, because of the text this was a straight forward representation of the theme of stories. My comic strips portrays the story of the education system over time, comparing my experience as a kindergardener to the expectations that are set for kindergardeners now.
The second was the story quilt, while the name has story in it, it could easily tell a story on it's own. The story my quilt tells is a memory of Krispy Kreme donuts. While that was the one I had in mind, it is possible that the viewer of my piece may have their own story it also represents, or may make a story that could be illustrated by it as well.
The last was a sculpture, and the story of trash is told as the viewer's eyes move across it. The story of color turning from bright to dull, just as our happy material possession eventually turn to trash. Bang expresses "Objects in nature that are on a diagonal are either in movement or in tension" (p. 46). That quote perfectly describes our inspiration for having the bottle at that angle. To tell the story that the bottle if full and bursting, much like a Ol' Faithful bursts when it's time. The bottle bursts every time it fills, then we become conscious and it lowers until we go back to our old ways and the story is never ending.
I could see myself using this theme in my classroom. Every student has their own story that they can tell, and that is something that they can express through art. Most people may think that stories can only be told through text, but I firmly believe in the expression "a picture is worth a thousand words". Pink states "Stories...encapsulate, into one compact package, information, knowledge, context, and emotion" (p. 103). One picture or sculpture or any art form can spark a memory, or inspire someone to go out and create a new story. It does not have to be plan text on paper.
References:
Pink, D. H. (2006). A Whole New Mind (p. 86). New York, NY: Penguin Group.
Bang, M. (1991). Picture This How Pictures Work (p. 42). Boston, MA: Bullfinch
Press/Little, Brown and Company.
The studios for this unit were connected to the big idea in many ways. The first was the comic strip, because of the text this was a straight forward representation of the theme of stories. My comic strips portrays the story of the education system over time, comparing my experience as a kindergardener to the expectations that are set for kindergardeners now.
The second was the story quilt, while the name has story in it, it could easily tell a story on it's own. The story my quilt tells is a memory of Krispy Kreme donuts. While that was the one I had in mind, it is possible that the viewer of my piece may have their own story it also represents, or may make a story that could be illustrated by it as well.
The last was a sculpture, and the story of trash is told as the viewer's eyes move across it. The story of color turning from bright to dull, just as our happy material possession eventually turn to trash. Bang expresses "Objects in nature that are on a diagonal are either in movement or in tension" (p. 46). That quote perfectly describes our inspiration for having the bottle at that angle. To tell the story that the bottle if full and bursting, much like a Ol' Faithful bursts when it's time. The bottle bursts every time it fills, then we become conscious and it lowers until we go back to our old ways and the story is never ending.
I could see myself using this theme in my classroom. Every student has their own story that they can tell, and that is something that they can express through art. Most people may think that stories can only be told through text, but I firmly believe in the expression "a picture is worth a thousand words". Pink states "Stories...encapsulate, into one compact package, information, knowledge, context, and emotion" (p. 103). One picture or sculpture or any art form can spark a memory, or inspire someone to go out and create a new story. It does not have to be plan text on paper.
References:
Pink, D. H. (2006). A Whole New Mind (p. 86). New York, NY: Penguin Group.
Bang, M. (1991). Picture This How Pictures Work (p. 42). Boston, MA: Bullfinch
Press/Little, Brown and Company.