Joan miro art projects for 5th graders
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Miro Art Lesson
Joan Miro, a Spanish artist who studied in Paris, is best known for his whimsical abstracts. Many of his paintings combine lines and colors that create wonderful shapes that may or may not tell a story&#;depending on your perspective!
I love teaching Miro as his art is so engaging. For little ones, I like to implement a basic line technique that teaches children that when you bend and curve lines, they form shapes.
For my older students, the fun wasn&#;t lost on them. I displayed a few Miro paintings and we talked about whether or not they were appealing to us. Then, we dissected the lines and shapes to see if we could identify the story that Miro wanted to tell. The children really identified with Miro&#;s style and created their own stories from lines, shapes and color.
Here&#;s what they did:
On a sheet of 12&#; x 18&#; white paper, children painted lines and shapes with a small tip brush and black tempera paint. Only the basic shapes were added. Detail lin
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Joan Miró Art Project
I&#;m always searching for one session lessons. You know the type: art projects that don&#;t take two or three classes to complete.
This Joan Miró inspired lesson is one such lesson. I teach this lesson to first grade, but second or third grade would enjoy it as well. First grade students have a good laugh as I explain shapes and lines, and drawing lines on shapes and lines over lines that sit on shapes&#;. you get the idea!
SUPPLIES:
Crayola broad tip and medium tip markers
Paper
CREATING THE FIGURE:
As you can see from my whiteboard, I display photocopies/print-outs/calendars of the artist&#;s work, a sample of the finished lesson and then I demonstrate by drawing lots of examples. I always break the lesson down into bits and pieces.
With the Miró lesson, I spoke about Miró&#;s art in terms of shapes and lines. Explain the difference, especially for first graders. I like to draw a curvy line and ask them what it is. They say a line and they&
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Joan Miró Art Lesson
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Joan Miró ()
Joan Miró was a Spanish Surrealist painter and sculptor. Born in , he is best known for his playful and imaginative use of color, form, and line. Miró's works are characterized by their abstract, biomorphic shapes and their use of dream-like imagery. He was a leading figure in the Surrealist movement, and his works often convey a sense of playfulness and spontaneity.
Miró was also a master of several mediums, including oil paint, sculpture, and printmaking, and his works are wid