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Type of Resource
Middle School Resource
Description
To begin this lesson, students will study action painting from the Abstract Expressionist movement. Students will watch videos of Jackson Pollock and Dale Chihuly painting, and compare their processes. Students will also view Pollock and Chihuly’s art-making processes in the context of existentialism. They will understand that an artist’s actions are what give his or her life meaning. Taking inspiration from these artists’ processes, students will create collaborative sculptures in response to their materials. While creating their collaborative sculpture, students will be challenged by the dynamic interplay between individual ideas and group decision-making.
Keywords
process, sculpture, existentialism, abstract expressionism, collaborative, consciousness
Disciplines
Art Education
Date
2015
Date of Submission
11-22-2019