Urban Intervention: A Reclaimed Parking Spot Since we’re on the subject of grass today, check out Green Corner, a collaboration between Helsinki-based artists Otto Karvonen and Jon Irigoyen. Described as an “urban intervention” the idea was fairly straightforward: install a grass turf lawn in a parking space creating a temporary park that calls into question the ideas of ownership and use in public spaces. Green corner is a spatial artwork consisting of lawn that is installed on a parking space. The lawn is equipped with some comfortable garden furniture, to provide a relaxing break in the middle of the hectic urban space. The work raises questions about public space in general; to whom it belongs and what can be done with it. [...] The project functions also as an invitation to a workshop taking place in June. It would be fun to see this project expanded to entire street or intersection. Update: So I’ve been living in a public art cave.
Je Suis Mon Rêve A series of photographs displaying supermarket products divided per color. Per Color is a project realized during my residency at JACA, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. I see the supermarket space as a space of manipulation. The attempt, in this action, is to subvert this structure of power. The pictures have been taken in collaboration with Photographer Pedro Motta, in a supermarket in the same neighbourhood of the art center. None of the products have been bought after the shooting. Digital Print. 36 X 36 cm. Exhibition Photo: Elderth Theza
Medieval Torture Long before the French Revolutionaries adopted the execution device known as a Guillotine, a similar device was in use in Halifax in Yorkshire. Halifax had held the right to execute criminals since 1280. Although there is early reference to a gibbet, including a report that the first person to be beheaded by it was John of Dalton in 1286, formal records of victims did not begin until 1541, when the town acquired a fixed machine which used a heavy, axe-shaped iron blade dropping from a height of several feet to cut off the head of the condemned criminal. Between 1541 and 1650, official records show that 53 men and women were executed by the Halifax Gibbet. The Gibbet could be operated by either cutting the rope holding up the blade or by pulling out a pin which prevented it falling. The Halifax Gibbet Law gave the Lord of the Manor of Halifax the power to try and execute any felon for thefts of the value of 13½ pence or more. In 1577 William Harrison described the Halifax Gibbet:
Mozilla Firefox M.C.Escher: Mathematics and Visual Arts Diane Hanson, Saskatchewan Education (O.M.L.O.) (A more detailed version of this unit, containing supplementary ideas and activities, worksheets, evaluation instruments, a magazine article and a bibliography will be inserted in the mathematics curriculum guide for middle years which will be available in June 1996.) Integration Integration is a term that is appearing more and more frequently in the professional teaching literature. Integrated teaching brings the following advantages: This unit is intended for use at the grade 7 level, but it could easily be modified and adapted so as to respond to the needs of students at other levels. There is a large variety of levels and ways of achieving integration.It is recommended that teachers experiment with a number of methods for carrying out integration. Summary of the Unit Instructional Approaches They are: In the course of this unit, the student will understand and use: Exploration Activity: Extension Reflection
visual arts Building off our Arts and Math partnership yesterday I thought I would continue the trend by posting a lesson plan that pairs the visual arts with math. This lesson plan came for ArtsEdge which is on our resource list, it is a great place to go for finding integrated arts lesson plans! You can find the original lesson plan posted here along with the supplemental resources to go along with it! Length of Lesson:Four 45-minute class periods Instructional Objectives:Students will:review elements and basic vocabulary of geometry.apply geometry skills to increase understanding of polygons.learn about the history and cultural background of mandalas.combine their knowledge of polygons and understanding of mandalas to design their own mandalas.correctly incorporate polygons, symmetry, and color scheme in the design of their mandalas. Supplies:Rulers and compasses8" x 11" drawing paperPencils and colored pencils Sources:Print:Fincher, Susanne. Authors:Kim Guzzetti, TeacherCSU ChicoChico, CA
Teacher Resources - Art Projects & Education Lesson Plans Prepare your students for a visit to the Walters, enhance classroom activities with new lesson plans and visuals, and stay informed about professional development activities. Common Core Connections Each month we will add a new activity which links a Walters’ work to the Common Core Standards. Integrating the Arts Discover the ancient, medieval, Renaissance, Chinese and Islamic collections through language arts, science, social studies and math activities. Teacher E-News Subscribe to Teacher E-News and stay informed about exciting events at the museum for teachers and students. Teacher Resource Kits Prepare your students for their museum experience or enhance your classroom lesson plans with a teacher resource kit (TRK). Pre- and Post-Visit Activities Download these activities to prepare your students for their tour or to continue their experience when you return to the classroom. Lesson Plans Traveling Trunk Program
Lackadaisy Expressions Boy, I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I started this. I've had requests for some sort of expressions tutorial dating back a while now, so I figured, "Sure! I can explain expression drawing...and it'll be way better than all those tutorials out there that are nothing but charts of generic expressions. Yeah! Just give me a day or two to whip something up..." Um. Anyway, I found all I could really do was try to explain ways to teach yourself...and then add some pictures. Body Painting by Alexa Meade | Pondly Article by James Pond I am the owner of Pondly.com / art lover / electrical engineer / software developer / MBA in e-business student. I blog for pleasure and love to share my Internet findings. Alexa Meade is a 24 year-old artist who incorporates photography, painting, installation and performance into her work. Website Do you want more visual fun? You might also like
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Educational Videos and Games for Kids about Science, Math, Social Studies and English Alice Austin - Book Arts I was invited to be a visiting artist at the University Of The Arts in the book arts/printmaking department and spent my time in the Borowsky Center for Publication Arts where I created an artist book in an edition of 500. The book was printed by master printer Lori Spencer on a Heidelberg KORS one-color press. Five different colors required five individual press runs for each side of the interior pages of the book. The cover required four press runs, double-sided. Installation at the Center for Book Arts, New York, 2002 Installation at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, 2000 Meatball Math Edition of 28 6” x 6” open Hand-set wood and metal type and pressure prints printed on a Vandercook press. Change Edition of 30 6” x 8” Cover is paste paper with letterpress title, interior is hand-set letterpress text and linoleum print. Coffee 3" x 3" x 1/4" Folded structure of linoleum cuts on stonehenge paper, with painted book board covers. Milk, Butter, Eggs Edition of 16 73⁄4” x 5 3⁄4“
Zentangles Mandala Hand in Circle, How to Draw a Mandala With Hand Zentangles Art Supplies for Zentangle and Zendoodle Drawing ~ good quality drawing pens are essential when doing finely detailed zentangle tangles as the flow of the ink in the pen has to be fast and able to cope with repetative pattern doodling ~ it is not essential to have good quality pens, zentangles can be drawn with virtually any art supply, however for pen and ink type drawings I prefer the following pens for my tangles and doodling Milliande's Favourites :-) ART PENS for ZENTANGLES and ZENDOODLES ~ Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pens they come in various sizes for fine detail to bold brush pen work ~ Rotring Rapidograph Pens these pens come in the finest of nibs, used for technical drawing, i love the inkflow and they can be refills ~ Rotring Tikky Graphic Penas above but in a non refillable pen form, not as many options but great for quick zentangles on the go *** How to Create a Zendoodle Zentangles Pattern Sampler ~ 3 Zentangles Videos creating tangle patterns by Milliande
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