Chapter 9: Creating Visual Art Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. “Pictures provide us with a unique way of world making.” —Bent Wilson, Al Hurwitz & Marjorie Wilson (1987, p.14)
What Are the Visual Arts? Images that communicate ideas and emotions. Visual and tactile elements Line Shape Color Form Texture Pattern Space Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Tempera painting by Lauren, age 5
Composition Copyright 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. The arrangement of visual elements Line Color Shape Space
How Do the Visual Arts Help Children Grow? Creating visual art helps children: Develop physical control Learn to work with others Gain self-confidence See two- and three-dimensionally Use graphic symbols Learn to solve problems creatively Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.
How Do the Visual Arts Help Children Grow? (continued) Standards for Visual Art Creating Experimenting Imagining Identifying content Presenting Selecting Analyzing Responding Observe Analyze Interpret Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.
The Visual Arts Standards By the end of the primary years, children should: Be skillful with art media and tools Understand the basic elements and concepts Identify, describe, and analyze artworks Know about artists from many times and places Know how culture and history affect art Know how the visual arts relate to other arts and subjects Copyright 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.
How Do Children Develop in Two-Dimensional Expression? Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Mandalas, suns, and people by children ages 2 to 5
Developmental Stages Infancy to Age 2½ Random Scribbling 2½ to 3 Controlled Scribbling 3 to 4½ Named Scribbling 4½ to 7 Cultural Symbols
Designing Visual Art Activities Activities should match child’s developmental level: One-on-one Exploration centers Practice activities Responsive activities
The Drawing Experience Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. “There’s a fire in the house. These red lines are the flames.” Marker drawing by Joey, age 3
The Painting Experience Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. “He has four arms. That’s funny.” Tempera painting by William, age 5
The Collage Experience Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. “I like buttons the best. I put them on top.” Collage by Jon, age 4
The Printmaking Experience Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. “Rainbow Fish Mural” Carved Styrofoam prints by Emma, Mackenzie, Jason, and Jack, ages 7–8
The Fiber Art Experience Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Appliqué Stitchery Hand weaving Quilting Fabric dyeing
The Digital Art Experience Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Computer graphic by Deanna, age 8
How Are Three- Dimensional Activities Designed? Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.
Modeling Initial forms Controlled exploration Named forms Symbolic forms
The Modeling Experience Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Initial forms Controlled exploration Named forms Symbolic forms
The Constructed Sculpture Experience Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.
Conclusion: The Power of the Visual Arts 6 stages of children’s drawing: Gallery of child art: Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.