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Marc Chagall was born in Russia and
lived in many different countries during his life. He moved mostly because he
had to flee the Nazis during World War II. Chagall loved to paint his childhood
memories of his small village
of Vitebsk. He had a very
close relationship with his wife Bella and included her in many of his
paintings. Chagall was a very happy person and showed this in his artwork by
using many bright colors. He moved objects around, many float or are upside
down, showing different views at once. This was called Cubism.
The 4th grade
learned about Chagall and his work and drew a favorite memory of their summer
vacation. They used Cubism to show objects from different views at the same
time. The background colors were blended together using chalk pastels.
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Norval Morrisseau is an Ojibway Indian born near Thunder Bay, Ontario.
He is famous in the indigenous community for his x-ray paintings that show the
inner energy and power of the figures. Morrisseau often fills his figures with
personal symbols and colors that he gives meaning to.
The figures in our
paintings contain symbols that stand for the important things in our lives and
our plans for the future.
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In 1966, British artist Tom Phillips started A Humument, a book of
altered pages from the victorian novel A Human Document. It took him 30
years to reconstruct every page of the 200+ page book.
We deconstructed a page from a novel and highlighted select
words to create a new, personal, meaning from the book. They also created
illustrations and new visual worlds for their selected passages.
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Storytelling was
very important to the The Cochiti Indians. Helen Cordero created clay figures
of her granfather telling stories to his grand- children.
The 4th grade created clay story masks that
tell of a tale that has been told to them. Look carefully to see the symbols
in the mask that make up the story.
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In these works, we studied Pop Art. Pop Art uses images and
subjects from popular culture. Michael Albert uses cereal and other packaging
as his medium. He rearranges popular
images like these to generate thought about two main topics: consumerism and
recycling.
In our works, we
recycled and redesigned the boxes to create an entirely different look. Also,
in our collages are descriptive words made from other boxes.
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| The futurists were an Italian group of artists who were interested in the effects of the Industrial Revolution as it swept across Europe. This revolution created many machines and factories and changed the way people lived and worked. The created artwork that had a strong sense of movement and vibrant colors. They celebrated the newest inventions of the day like the racecar, the Eiffel Tower, and the city itself. Our work celebrates the digital revolution which has changed our lives. We created our work in a contemporary style with collaged items and background color splashes.
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