The components of their composition are:
- an African mask
- African animal
- Kente cloth pattern
- an Adinkra symbol
- choice square
4th and 5th grade students worked on combining different elements from African culture into one artfully arranged composition.
The components of their composition are: - an African mask - African animal - Kente cloth pattern - an Adinkra symbol - choice square
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Both 2nd and 4th grade learned about the Ndebele people of South Africa and their beautiful tradition of painting their houses with brightly colored, geometric designs. 2nd grade worked in groups to create large, three-dimensional huts. 4th grade painted landscapes with warm and cool colors and added a few Ndebele-inspired homes into their composition. 4th Grade2nd Grade - Group workThe Kinder students created implied texture but using a dry brush technique with blacks and whites onto a brown piece of paper. The following week they drew the head and ears cut and glued that to a colored sheet of paper and added a truck, eyes and tusks!
1st grade learned about the Ashanti tale Anansi the Spider from Ghana, Africa Each of Anansi's sons has an Adinkra symbol on their body, symbolizing his special talent. The student but out the shape for the spider, painted an Adinkra symbol on the body and painted Anansi's face on their spider.
Third grade learned about the traditions of the Ashanti people from Ghana and their decorative Adinkra clothes that are stamped from calabash gourds. We read The Talking Cloth to understand the mean of the Adinkra cloth and the colors they use. 5th grade studied African Mask forms and their use of line and shape. We discussed high and low relief. After designing their masks with pencil, they began laying down the lines with spaghetti noodles and yarn. After they finished the lines, other forms of pasta were added for additional shapes and details. When they returned the following week and once all the gluing was done and dried, the students applied a coat of brown under-paint and gold on top for a patina-look. |
AuthorHello! I'm Ms. Trapani and I have been teaching art at Lindemann since 2010. This blog is to share all the wonderful things that happen in the Lindemann art room! Archives
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