Grade 2 - Symbols Project

I am so proud of the Grade 2 artists for making these beautiful "ancient" symbol drawings. They learned a lot and also added their own special ideas to complete this project.

For this project, they first had to study symbols from different ancient cultures around the world. Three ancient cultures that used symbols for writing were the ancient Egyptian, Mayan, and Chinese cultures. Grade 2 artists used some symbols from each of these cultures in their artwork.

 

Grade 2 artists also learned that a symbol is a simple picture which has a bigger meaning. They designed their own symbols to show important things about themselves. For example, I might draw a paint brush to represent creating artwork.

 

To make these projects look amazing, they learned blending and layering techniques for oil pastel. They also used a watercolor wash to paint the background. Some students used muted colors to create an effect that looks like old paper.

 

We hope you enjoy these selected Grade 2 artworks! :)

Amina O. 2E

Manar 2E

Tamara 2E

Reem 2E

Kenouz 2E

Amal 2D

Ayeesha 2D

Mostafa el Atter 2D

Mennat 2D

Hamza 2D

Nataly 2D

Ismail 2D

Laila 2D

Layal 2D

Zein 2B

Khadija 2B

Joury 2B

Yassin 2B

Zyad 2B

Layla 2B

Marwan 2B

Maryam 2B

Dana 2B

Layla K 2C

Khadiga 2C

Nadine 2C

Malak 2C

Youssef G 2C

Khadiga R. 2A

Laila K 2A

 

 

 

 

Grade 1 - Stained Glass Windows

Grade 1 artists looked at stained glass windows like the famous windows of the Notre Dame de Paris. They also learned that there are contemporary stained glass artists. For example, they learned about an artist named Russell Joy from the USA who makes stained glass. See one of his windows below:

 

Stained glass windows need light to make their colors bright. They also need black lines which hold the pieces of glass in place. Depending on the design, they may need a variety of different shapes of glass. Grade 1 artists learned that in art, we call shapes either GEOMETRIC or ORGANIC. The regular shapes are called geometric, and the unusual or abstract shapes are called organic. Grade 1 artists tried making both these types of shapes in their own stained glass window paintings.

Grade 1 artists also mixed their own colors for these paintings, using the primary colors.

 

Grade 3 - Op Art

Grade 3 artists made Op art collages. They learned about two of the most influential artists of the Op art movement – M.C. Escher and Bridget Riley. They discovered how Op art uses positive and negative space to trick the viewers’ eyes. Their collages also make a play on positive and negative space. They create new shapes in the negative space. They also used organic and geometric shapes in their designs.

Grade 3 artists had to put these collages together very carefully or the optical illusion would not occur!

Sofia 3B

Eman 3B

Yassin 3B

Mayar 3B

Yousif 3B

Yehia 3B

Amina 3B

Al Hassan

Zeina

Sarah Y. 3C

Hayk 3C

Hamzah 3D

Nazly 3E

Lamyaa 3E

Laila A. 3E

Lily 3E

Nelly 3E

Grade 4 , 5 Group Paintings

Here are some of Grade 4 and 5's group paintings inspired by Jason Messinger, an American artist and author. While making these paintings, they learned about mixing tints and shades of a color with paint. By working in groups, they learned that making the same tint or shade again can be very difficult! Working in groups was also fun, and let them make a design which included the principles of UNITY, VARIETY, and REPITITION.

The first three artworks are by the contemporary artist Jason Messinger; and the following paintings are by student artists. The landscape designs were a focus for Grade 5 only.

 

 

 

 

Reminder : Art Room Instagram!

The class Instagram has been getting lots of new artwork! It is great to see that my student artists are practicing at home and expanding their creativity.
Check out their work here: http://instagram.com/mskristasartists
The instagram also includes snapshots of what we discuss in class.

To use the Instagram, you must find "mskristasartists" and click "Follow", and wait for Ms. Krista to approve you. You must have the Instagram app (free) to do this.
Email me with any questions.

Keep creating!
Ms. Krista