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November 8, 2007
Abstract Animals, Habitats, and Picasso
In the entry below from October 11th, the first and second-graders were
creating both abstract line drawings of animals and realistic
drawings of animals. Students later observed some works by abstract artist,
Pablo Picasso, and commented that his work was similar to ours. The children noticed that,"Picasso started with a real drawing he made and each time he drew it after that, he changed the body parts (of the bull) to
different sizes, to the wrong place, or just into lines."
In other paintings by Picasso, many children noticed that the people in the pictures seemed to be looking in many directions at once, "like having eyes in the back of your head." Some children were interested to know why Picasso made the bull only in black and white and the person so colorful. The children also noted that in the image of the person, Picasso made the background (environment) abstract as well.
Thus, the children have put the finishing touches on their "abstract animals and habitats" collages. Please look into the photo gallery to view the works from Mrs. Field's, Mrs. Bailie's, and Mrs. LeBlanc's students. (Mrs. Revard's class will be coming soon as they need another week to finish.)
From left to right, "two salamanders" by A.W., "three real penguins and one abstract penguin" by K.S., and "two realistic jellyfish in an abstract ocean" by K.F.
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