rock art

Art LiteracyNinety-One School

2013-2014

Art LiteracyNinety-One School

2013-2014

“Outside, Over There” “Outside, Over There”

Communicating with Pictures

ROCK

ART

ROCK

ART

•What do you see?

•What do you feel?

•What do you wonder?

Experiencing Art

What do you see?What do you feel?What do you wonder?

What do you see?What do you feel?What do you wonder?

• A carving made on the surface of the rock. These carvings are found world-wide, and are often associated with prehistoric peoples.

• Comes from the Greek words Petro- “stone/rock”, and glyphein, which means “to carve”

• Carved with stone and bone tools

Petroglyphs

Newspaper Rock, UtahNewspaper Rock, Utah

•Images painted onto the rock surface•Paint typically made with minerals found in the earth. The predominantly used colors were RED, BLACK and WHITE. •Pigment powder was ground and mixed with a liquid. •Paint applied with fingers, a brush or stamps.•Some tribes would put hands or feet on the rock and blow paint or powder around it to leave a print.

Pictographs

•Telling a story. The natives peoples wanted to tell hunting stories, stories of their families and what life was like.•Communicating their beliefs. Often rock art shows us what the various tribes worshiped or held in high importance•Communicating with others. Traveling tribes would leave drawings to tell others where water and game was. Maybe what areas to avoid. Newspaper rock was one of those places. It was an information center. Tribes traveling through would gather info there and share anything they needed to. Look at it again and see if you can guess anything they were trying to communicate.

WHY?

Why?Why?

•Rock art is found all over Ireland, as well as most of Europe.

•A place called Loughcrew (Ireland) has art that they believe to be about 5,000 years old. That’s older than the pyramids

•Looking at the following pictures. Can you tell me what a popular symbol was?

Rock Art in Ireland

Petroglyph orPictograph?

Loughcrew Ireland

Inis Moore, Aran Islands

Important symbols?

Similarities?

Compare European

and American Rock Art

• Artists are still using rocks to communicate.

Rock Art Today

What do you think this artist likes?What is important to her/him?

Student Rock Art

• Before you begin we think about what you want to say with your art?

• What is important to you? What is a symbol that says something about you? What are your favorite things? What do you want others to know?

• Be inspired by the Nature Idea Wall!

• Now how can you put that on your rock?

Your Piece of Rock Art

1.Select a rock

2.Put your first name and year on “the back” with the Sharpie marker

3.Get Supplies: cup of water, paint tray, brush, paper towels

4.Volunteers will squeeze out paint - What colors do you need? Please use only what you need

5.Think about how your painting will fit on the rock.

6.When changing colors clean brush in water and dry on paper towel. Blend colors as needed.

7.When finished take rock to your “class” table.

8.Clean up supplies.

Steps to Create Rock Art

•Spray on sealant to protect from weather

•Place along inner circle of Memorial Garden for permanent display

What next?