Folk Art and Lines

Where did all the detail go?

The Element of Line

In Math: Line is defined as a mark that spans a distance between two points (or the path of a moving point)

In Art: most basic element of art design and can be used to show feelings, ideas and movement

5 Main Types

Vertical: move up and down

Horizontal: move from side to side

Diagonal: lean to one side

Zigzag: made by connecting diagonal lines

Curved: gracefully move and turn (can form spirals or circles)

Folk Art

Art coming from a culture or group of people that shows who they are and their every day lives through art.

The Huichol (Wee-chol)Native American Indians who live in North central Mexico

Descendants of the Aztec Indians

Society that farms in mountainous regions

Yarn Paintings

Are not meant to be decorative but to show their religion and culture.

Document their life and relationships to everything around them.

What lines do you see?

How many colors can you count?

Yarn paintings are created by applying wax to a surface and pressing yarn into the wax.

Artists would use anywhere between 10-50 colors and sometimes 50+

Creating our own.

Think about 1-3 things from your life that are significantly important to you.

Use line to draw and simplify the object to its most basic form. Sketch 2-3 ideas.

How to do it.

Sketch final idea on the final piece of paper.

Think about the colors that make up the object(s)

Use at least 3 colors per object.

Using glue, begin applying glue to paper and wrapping yarn to create the object.