LCI at PS 138
MoMA Visual Arts Facilitator John Toth
October 1998
Goals......
Exploring the narrative aspects of
a visual work of art.
Explore choices in techniques as options in
meaning.
External meaning... Internal meaning
Practice method of Visual Literacy.
Describe... "WHAT" do you see?
Analyze... "HOW" does the artist
present visual information?
Interpret... "WHY"?... What do
you think your descriptions mean?
Visual Tools ..... choices of ways to express....
Body language, relationships,
Shapes, lines and planes.... rhythm,
transformation, essence,.
Symbols.
Questions.....
How can we look deeper at what is before us?
How do we develop respect for nature?
How do we explore community interaction?
What is nature? How do artists represent nature?
What symbols do we bring home from the
museum visit?
Art to Explore:
Working Together...
Rousseau, Henri (French, 1844-1910), "The Sleeping
Gypsy"
van Gogh, Vincent (Dutch, 1853-1890) "The Starry
Night", 1889
Rivera, Diego (Mexican, 1886-1957) "Agrarian Leader,
Zapata"
Boccioni, Umberto (Italian, 1882-1916) "The City
Rises", 1911
Relationships
Chagall, Marc (French, b. Russia 1887), "I and the
Village", 1911
Brancusi, Constantin (French, b. Rumania,1876-1957),
"Bird in Space" , "Fish"
Magritte, Rene (Belgian, 1898-19 7 "The False Mirror"
Nature Changes
Cezanne, Paul French, 1839-1906), "The Bather"
or "L’Estaque"
Monet, Claude (French, 1840-1926) "Waterlilies"
Monet, Claude (French, 1840-1926) "Japanese
Footbridge"
Matisse, Henri (French, 1869-1954) "The Red Studio",
1911
Symbols
PS138- Someone’s Space
ACTIVITY that
promotes deeper looking
Toth lesson # 1a. Working together / People Connect
Draw groups of people working together.
(actual classroom activity )
Draw groups of people struggling, competing, solving a problem.
Draw people working together to construct a building . (Liz)
PS 138 lesson #1b. Working together / Non verbal organizing.
Get groups of students to organize themselves into formations
without using verbal instructions
Toth lesson # 2a Relationships / Power, respect and alliances...
in kids terms; getting along
Make drawings that use bodylanguage to communicate actions
activities and stories.
PS 138 lesson #2b Relationships / Clothing and Props give
context to people... you are your stuff!
Toth lesson # 3 a Changing Nature / Who is in charge here?
Make before and after scenes from an experience where nature
suddenly changed.
PS 138 lesson # 3 b. Changing nature / Balance of Forces.
Make a painting that has a the seasons happening at the same time
in balance.
Toth lesson # 4 a. Symbols /
What or the objects from the museum that symbolized the
relationship between nature and community
Make drawings of objects you remember from the museum trip.
Draw an object that symbolizes nature.
Draw an object that symbolizes community and city.
Make a new transformed symbol that reveals a balance between city
and nature.
Title your symbol? How does it compare to others?
PS 138 lesson # 4 b. Symbols /
Create totem objects from our symbol lesson.
Write in your journal the journey of your art experience.
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