High School Lesson Plan: Organic Collaged Region of the World
Organic Collaged Region of the World
Teacher: Jessi King
Grade Level: 9-12
Title: Organic Collaged Region of the World
Brief History and Background:
In this lesson plan, we will be making original collages out of materials found in nature to reflect a region of the world. Websites such as Google Earth and Green Museum will be utilized to research what is environmental art, and how can we accurately reflect a region of the world using environmental art. Collage is an art form that has been around for centuries. The following is a brief historical timeline, which explains the earliest uses of collage technique.
The earliest examples of paper collage are the work of twelfth-century Japanese calligraphers. Artists in medieval times, beginning in the thirteenth century, often enhanced religious images with gemstones, elegant fibers, relics and precious metals. Later, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, nuns made bookmarks trimmed with cut and colored papers, which they carried in their prayer books. During the nineteenth century collage developed as a popular art. Art historians generally attribute the first use of collage in fine art to Pablo Picasso in 1912, when he glued a piece of patterned oilcloth to a cubist still life. (Brommer, 1994)
Some of the collage artists that will be specifically discussed in this lesson are Romare Bearden and Pablo Picasso. We will also look at collage artists, such as Clare Murray Adams, who uses found objects.
Furthermore, this lesson will incorporate regions of the world. Students will use Google Earth to research a region they want to study. The collage should reflect that region, as well as at least one of the materials used.
Standards:
4.8 Humans and the Environment
1.8 Research
9.1 Production of Visual Arts
9.2 Historical and Cultural Contexts
9.3 Critical Response
Goal:
To create an original organic collage reflecting a region of the world. Students will use many resources such as Google Earth to research various regions of the world. They will also learn about environmental art and what it is by using Green Museum.
Objectives:
1. Students will gain awareness and understanding of collage
2. Students will incorporate the technology of Google Earth to research regions of the world
3. Students will learn about Pablo Picasso
4. Students will look at examples of collage art
5. Students will use organic materials
6. Students will practice interpretive skills during critique
7. Students will find connections that other collage artists have made to their “home regions”
8. Students will discuss vocabulary words
9. Students will spend one week researching, making preliminary sketches, collecting materials, collage-making, writing, and reflecting on project
Supplies/Materials:
Glue
Paper
Scissors
*Students will need to collect organic objects after completing research and prior to starting collage
Teacher Preparation:
-Teacher will bring in book exemplifying collage techniques
-Teacher will provide each table with basic materials during studio production
days
-Teacher will have access to Internet
-Teacher will have handout outlining the history of collage
-Teacher will write vocabulary and key words on paper for display
-Teacher will bring in visual examples of all artists’ works
Introduction to Lesson:
The teacher will welcome the class. The teacher will ask students questions about collage. Class will discuss the history of collage, reading informative handout. The teacher will show examples of art collages, both organic techniques as well as others. The teacher will talk about how collage is has been influenced by regions; many artists reflect the region they live in to create their work of art. The teacher will then discuss culture and technologies that connect us to cultures around the world (Google Earth). The teacher will announce that the students will be creating an original collage based on a region of the world using organic objects. After the students have finished their collage, they will discuss their region, and how it is reflected in their work.
Directions:
1. After researching, sketching ideas, and collecting organic objects, make a few layouts before choosing the final one
2. Choose at least 1 material related to your region, which you will use in the collage
3. Collage objects together
4. Constantly be thinking about tie-ins to your region of the world/take notes
5. Write reflective piece and prepare your presentation for critique
Critique/Evaluation/Assessment:
-The teacher will discuss finished products with students
-The students will guess what region of the world their peers chose
-Students will discuss their entire process, including ideas, challenges, final product, etc.
Extensions:
N/A
Time Allotment:
Five - 45-minute class periods:
-15 minute introduction
-25 minute production time
-5 minute clean up
Vocabulary:
Create: to produce works in the arts using materials, techniques, processes, elements, principles and analysis
Transformation: a change in form or character
Collage: an assemblage or occurrence of diverse elements or fragments in unlikely or unexpected juxtaposition
Romare Bearden: African-American Harlem Renaissance Painter, 1914-1988
Pablo Picasso: Spanish artist. One of the most prolific and influential artists of the 20th century, Picasso excelled in painting, sculpture, etching, stage design, and ceramics. With Georges Braque he launched cubism (1906-1925), and he introduced the technique of collage. Among Picasso's works are Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) and Guernica (1937)
Expressionism: an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality
Google Earth: Computer program that allows students to explore the world visually. Can alter the angle of your view, and gives a three dimensional effect.
Safety Concerns:
Sharp tools for stencil
Weather restrictions
References:
1. Dictionary.com. http://www.dictionary.com
2. Susan Krieg-The Artist http://www.kriegartstudio.com/nesting_cranes/susan_krieg_history_collage.htm
3. Art Cyclopedia: The guide to great art on the Internet. http://www.artcyclopedia.com
4. Ask Art: The American Artist Bluebook. http://www.askart.com
5. Google Earth. http://www.googleearth.com
6. Collage Artists. http://www.collageart.org/links/
7. Green Museum. (2007). What is environmental art? Retrieved March 22, 2007 from http://greenmuseum.org/what_is_ea.php.
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