More Summer Camp Projects

Matisse Organic Shape Warm/Cool Cut-Outs:  We studied Henri Matisse and his "Cut-Out"  artwork then made some of our own.  We used a warm color for the first shape and a cool color for the second.  

Second Matisse Project:  We studied The Goldfish Bowl By Henri Matisse

To do this project I drew the picture with a black marker and they followed along to create their own by watching me and looking at the reference.

Then they used patterns to fill the background.  And then painted with watercolors.  These pictures are not great but they turned out beautifully!

Artist Exploration Camp

Overview of the artists we learned about!

Day 1: Artist: KEITH HARING

Keith Haring was born on May 4, 1958 in Reading, Pennsylvania. Created figures with simple shapes that usually looked like animals with human bodies. Much of his work was influences by music and held a spirit of movement and liveliness. His style contained flat simple shapes and bright colors.

Day 2: Artist: HENRI MATISSE

Created paintings in a style that emphasized flat simple shapes, lots of patterns and bold colors. He wanted to make people feel relaxed and comfortable when they looked at his paintings.

Later in life he was bound to a wheelchair and could not stand at his canvas, so he started “drawing” with scissors and created beautiful abstract“cut-out” art.

Day 3: ROY LICHTENSTEIN & WAYNE TIEABAUD

These artists worked during the Pop Art movement when artists were inspired by popular culture- so the subjects in their work focused on turning thing from ordinary life- food, music, TV into bold artistic statements.

Day 4: ALEXANDER CALDER

Among the most innovative modern sculptors. Created the first moveable art known today as mobiles. Calder loved to create circus figures. He intricately assembled performance pieces played out by handmade characters. All his work held a sense of humor and play. He did many wire sculptures and mobiles.

Day 5: CLAUDE MONET

One of the most popular Impressionist artists. Monet depicted scenes of flowers in gardens, waterlilies in ponds and scenic landscapes. His style was to create a soft impression of what he saw to evoke feeling and emotion.

Thank you for joining me to explore some fascinating artists this week! I hope you had as much fun as I did!

Lindsey Hall