I wrote about the fabulous street art of Paris in this post. Here is one of my favorites, a valentine found on the Rue Amelot:
There are even little hearts found on the stairs.
This type of street art doesn’t have to be illegal or even subversive. San Diego artist and educator Ray Kinne explains his street art installation, which he refers to as a ‘temporary tattoo’, in this video. He used a large-scale printer to create the posters, and a homemade paste of flour, sugar and water to adhere them to the wall. The artist claims they are easily removable.
Happy summer! I just visited the youth art display at the San Diego County Fair. I saw three fabulous murals you might want to try with your students. All the artworks were made using the downloadable materials available at Art Projects for Kids.
The Van Gogh-inspired murals look completely different from one another. Each used different media. The bottom mural was made using oil pastel.
The assembled Miro-inspired mural was entirely covered in little balls of colored tissue paper. I have never seen anything like it! It looked like a carpet.
Unfortunately, I did not see the names of the teachers who made these wonderful projects with their students. If you know who did – please leave a comment!
P.S. – I am a big fan of the APFK downloadable murals. I did the Seurat mural with two 4th grade classes, and wrote about it in this post.
I spent yesterday walking around the harbor. Here is our sculptural version of the famous end-of-WWII photo, situated right next to the USS Midway.
Also in sight of the USS Midway – a large sculpture installation saluting Bob Hope’s contribution to the USO. The installation also features a real soundtrack of Bob entertaining the troops.
Hope you are enjoying your weekend…and giving thanks to all who have sacrificed for the US.
Fourth graders made chalk pastel drawings as a complement to their California history social studies unit. Allow two 40-minute classes.
Thinking about a successful, fun art project for a 4th grade California Mission lesson? Try this art project from Deep Space Sparkle, easily adapted for a California Mission project.
Mission San Juan Capistrano
Mission San Diego de Acala, San Diego, California
Materials:
black, dark blue or purple construction paper
chalk pastels
black or dark blue oil pastel for outlining
hair spray (or other fixative) to keep completed artwork from smearing
Don’t let students blow excess pastel color. During class, provide a piece of newspaper so they can tap off the excess.
After class, I washed down the tables with a bucket of plain water and a large sponge. Expect to change the water and rinse the sponge out after just a few tables – they get really dusty – but it is worth it for such a successful project.
The completed artwork will smear unless you spray it with a fixative (I use ordinary unscented Aqua Net hairspray from the drugstore). Please spray the artwork outside!
Here is a museum exhibit you don’t want to miss! ‘Vochol’ – a VW bug COMPLETELY covered with colorful hand-set seed beads. ‘Vochol’ takes its name from ‘Vocho’ (the Mexican nickname for VW bugs) and Huichol (the Mexican people famous for their yarn paintings and beadwork).
Vochol ®, photographed by Alejandro Piedra Buena, Copyright 2010 Museo Arte Popular
