Arts of Ancient China Art Standards: Discuss and describe the common themes or subject matter of selected artworks from different cultures Create artworks that explore the uses of color, line, shape, and texture to express ideas and feelings Art Element/Principal: Texture PKlos/AACPS Arts Integration Office

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Chinese New Year Families put lights up outside their homes. Doors and windows are often newly painted in red. On New Years Eve decorations made from red and gold paper are hung down the doors to bring good luck. Story of Niam: The 12 Chinese New Year Animals PKlos/AACPS Arts Integration Office

DRAGONS IN ART AND DANCE PKlos/AACPS Arts Integration Office

The Dragon And The Lion Dance One of the most spectacular sights during the Lunar New Year Festival is the dragon and lion dance. The heads of these fearsome beasts are supposed to keep evil away. PKlos/AACPS Arts Integration Office

WHAT DOES A DRAGON LOOK LIKE? PKlos/AACPS Arts Integration Office

WHAT DOES A DRAGON LOOK LIKE? trunk of a snake tail of a whale scales of a fish antlers of a deer face of a camel feet of a tiger claws of an eagle eyes of a lobster PKlos/AACPS Arts Integration Office

Wŭ lóng 舞 龙 dragon dance Wŭ shī 舞 狮 lion dance PKlos/AACPS Arts Integration Office

Texture Tactile texture is REAL or ACTUAL texture and is the way a surface would feel if you could touch it. Maskette (lukwakongo) Lega peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo Late 19th-early 20th century Wood, plant fiber, pigment Visual texture is sometimes called SIMULATED or IMPLIED texture. It is the way a surface appears through the sense of vision. John James Audubon Artic Hare, c 1841 Osprey and Weakfish, 1829 National Gallery of Art PKlos/AACPS Arts Integration Office

In China the dragon is a symbol of good luck, power, and strength. The dragon was often the symbol of the Emperor. PKlos/AACPS Arts Integration Office

Texture Tactile texture is REAL or ACTUAL texture and is the way a surface would feel if you could touch it. Maskette (lukwakongo) Lega peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo Late 19th-early 20th century Wood, plant fiber, pigment Visual texture is sometimes called SIMULATED or IMPLIED texture. It is the way a surface appears through the sense of vision. John James Audubon Artic Hare, c 1841 Osprey and Weakfish, 1829 National Gallery of Art PKlos/AACPS Arts Integration Office

1. Select one sheet of the black paper and a piece of yarn. 2. Use the yarn to create the snake shape of the dragon’s body across your paper. 3. Fold and glue a variety of shapes to the body of your dragon to make colorful scales on his body. Create a pattern of colors! 4. Cut out triangles to add a tail and a head to your dragon. Add eyes and other details. 5. Add texture to the edge of your artwork by tying yarn through the small holes. Art Element: Creating TEXTURE PKlos/AACPS Arts Integration Office