Chapter 9: Creating Visual Art Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. “Pictures provide us with a unique way of world making.” —Bent Wilson,

Chapter 9: Creating Visual Art

Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning.All Rights Reserved.

“Pictures provide us with a unique way of world making.”

—Bent Wilson, Al Hurwitz & Marjorie Wilson (1987, p.14)

What Are the Visual Arts?

• Images that communicate ideas and emotions.• Visual and tactile elements

• Line• Shape• Color• Form• Texture• Pattern• Space


Tempera painting by Lauren, age 5

Composition


The arrangement of visual elements

Line

ColorShape

Space

How Do the Visual Arts Help Children Grow?

Creating visual art helps children:

• Develop physical control

• Learn to work with others

• Gain self-confidence

• See two- and three-dimensionally

• Use graphic symbols

• Learn to solve problems creatively


How Do the Visual Arts Help Children Grow? (continued)

Standards for Visual Art

Creating• Experimenting• Imagining• Identifying content

Presenting• Selecting• Analyzing

Responding• Observe• Analyze• Interpret


The Visual Arts Standards

By the end of the primary years, children should:

• Be skillful with art media and tools• Understand the basic elements and concepts • Identify, describe, and analyze artworks• Know about artists from many times and places• Know how culture and history affect art• Know how the visual arts relate to other arts and

subjects


How Do Children Develop in Two-Dimensional Expression?


Mandalas, suns, and people by children ages 2 to 5

Developmental Stages

Infancy to Age 2½ Random Scribbling

2½ to 3 Controlled Scribbling

3 to 4½ Named Scribbling

4½ to 7 Cultural Symbols

Designing Visual Art Activities

Activities should match child’s developmental level:

• One-on-one• Exploration centers• Practice activities• Responsive activities

The Drawing Experience


“There’s a fire in the house.These red lines are the flames.”Marker drawing by Joey, age 3

The Painting Experience


“He has four arms. That’s funny.”Tempera painting by William, age 5

The Collage Experience


“I like buttons the best. I put them on top.” Collage by Jon, age 4

The Printmaking Experience


“Rainbow Fish Mural” Carved Styrofoam prints by Emma, Mackenzie,Jason, and Jack, ages 7–8

The Fiber Art Experience


• Appliqué• Stitchery• Hand weaving• Quilting• Fabric dyeing

The Digital Art Experience


Computer graphic by Deanna, age 8

How Are Three-Dimensional Activities Designed?


Modeling

Initial forms

Controlled exploration

Named forms

Symbolic forms

The Modeling Experience


Initial forms

Controlled exploration

Named forms

Symbolic forms

The Constructed Sculpture Experience


Conclusion: The Power of the Visual Arts

• 6 stages of children’s drawing: http://planningwithkids.com/2010/08/03/childrens-drawing-stages/

• Gallery of child art: http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfkls1/gallery/computer/index.html


http://planningwithkids.com/2010/08/03/childrens-drawing-stages/



http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfkls1/gallery/computer/index.html

http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfkls1/gallery/computer/index.html

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Chapter 9: Creating Visual Art Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. “Pictures provide us with a unique way of world making.” —Bent Wilson,