Find or draw images of emotions or states of minds. The images can be found in magazines, on the internet, or any other sources. Drawn images should be drawn and cut out of separate paper. Find or draw at least 3 cut outs of either one emotion/state of mind or different ones to use as the theme.
Think about how you want the book to be laid out. Each page can be a separate composition, or the whole book when unfolded can reveal a single, united composition.
Choose a shape and cut it out from patterned paper, construction paper, or pages from a magazine. Make 6-10 of this shape in different sizes, patterns, colors, and forms. Different forms can be a shape that has the same basic qualities of your shape but has variations or distortions. Distorting shapes can help convey the feeling of the emotion to the viewer. You can also throw in some different shapes for contrast, but keep the composition unified by creating balance between the shapes.
With marker, ink, or colored pencil, include text that helps convey your chosen emotion(s) or state(s) of mind. It can be anything you choose, for example, poetry, biography/autobiography, dialogue, single words, stories, or anything else that helps the viewer peek inside the minds of the images.
Finish with any finishing touches to enhance your book.
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This seems like it would be such a great motivation project before the main art assignment. I think working with a theme of emotion can be modified for all grade levels which is so important!! I really enjoy how you give the students the choice of creating one larger scale composition in their accordion book or do a number of various compositions on each page.
ReplyDeletePortraying the theme of emotion is portrayed successfully in your accordion book example by using multiple modernist elements and principles. (layering, image and text, juxtaposition, emphasis, alteration, etc.)
I think it would be good to incorporate color and how it can influence the mood of a composotion. You could also incorporate different types of text found in newspapers and magazines instead of writing out the text.
I don't like to rely on magazine cutouts for projects; mostly because my art teacher did a lot of that in middle school and I didn't learn much about art throughout grade school. I would focus more on the media with any project that uses magazines as the primary material due to how it is limiting artwork in the same way it is manipulating it's readers. Its likely this is my own bias though so take it with a grain of salt.
ReplyDeleteThis idea could be expanded using google images or some other image source. Color's relation to emotion is something I would strongly emphasize with the lesson.