![]() ![]() If AD’s have collected their own materials, go to a central area where kids can spread out enough to have a space that is their own. Look for different colors and different size leaves, rocks, sticks, dirt, etc. Have them gather natural materials that are visually appealing. If roaming the school grounds for materials: Have the students pair up in groups of three or four. Show power point slides of Andy Goldsworthy’s work. (Look for contrast in colors – compositions all seemed very balanced – lots of circles, or patterns that looked like they were inspired by nature). Ask the kids, as you show the slides, what they notice about how Andy Goldsworthy uses color, composition, and balance. This is also a great lesson to use to introduce a few elements of art: composition (the way the artist chooses to arrange his subject), balance, and color. Here is where I can learn.” -Andy Goldsworthy I stop at a place or pick up a material because I feel that there is something to be discovered. I take the opportunities each day offers: if it is snowing, I work with snow, at leaf-fall it will be with leaves a blown-over tree becomes a source of twigs and branches. “I enjoy the freedom of just using my hands and “found” tools – a sharp stone, the quill of a feather, thorns. ![]() Some artists use paint or clay as their medium to make art others, like Andy Goldsworthy, use nature itself. Many artists are inspired by the beauty in nature: the colors, lines, shapes, textures and compositions. Maybe scope out with teacher a suitable outside area to scavenge/set up the art.Īsk the students if they have ever made a sand castle or drawn designs in the sand? Have they ever made a snowman or snow angel? Sometimes creating art is very much like playing and exploring. **MAKE SURE YOU’VE TOLD THE TEACHER THAT YOU’LL BE OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM FOR THE ART EXPERIENCE. Objective: To introduce the works of naturalist artist Andy Goldsworthy, and to create art using natural elements in and around the school, after which their art will be photographed ![]()
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