Lesson-Activity

Title: Picasso Face Grade: 5thName: Marissa Schaeffer Time: 45mins, 5 days

Objective: To introduce the work of the artist Pablo Picasso. Students will understand the proportions of the face and how to draw features of the face. Students will also comprehend the use of color and blending of colors. Students will compare and contrast realism and abstraction.

Aesthetics, Art Criticism, Art History:Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881 and died in 1973. His father was a painter and art teacher. His father taught him art at a very young age. He excelled in art very quickly and was trained as professional painter by the age of 19. He went through several styles of art: Blue Period, Rose Period, Cubism, and Surrealism.

Art Production Concept(s): ColorShapePatternBlendingCubismRealism Abstract

Teaching Strategies:Review: FaceDemonstration: Proportions and features of the faceWork SessionIntroduction: Pablo Picasso PowerPoint Demonstrations: Gluing, painting, and blending of oil pastelsWork SessionDiscussion

Creative & Critical Abilities, Behaviors, & Skills Students will Enhance: Students will have an understanding of Pablo Picasso’s work. Students will compare and contrast realistic and abstract art. Students will comprehend the artistic style of cubism. Students will be able to make a face with proper proportions and features. Students will develop skills of blending of other colors. Students will understand warm and cool colors.

NJCCCS (Standards & Indicators) (one visual arts & one non-arts)Standard 1.3 Performance All students will synthesize those skills, media, methods, and technologies appropriate to creating, performing, and/or presenting works of art in dance, music, theatre, and visual art. Indicator 1.3.5.D.2: Identify common and distinctive characteristics of artworks from diverse cultural and historical eras of visual art using age-appropriate stylistic terminology (e.g., cubist, surreal, optic, impressionistic), and experiment with various

compositional approaches influenced by these styles.Standard 5.3 Life Science: All students will understand that life science principles are powerful conceptual tools for making sense of the complexity, diversity, and interconnectedness of life on Earth. Order in natural systems arises in accordance with rules that govern the physical world, and the order of natural systems can be modeled and predicted through the use of mathematics Indicator: 5.3.6.A.1 Model the interdependence of the human body.

Planning: Day 1:1. Teacher will help students to find the proportions on the face. Example: From the edge of

your eyes run your fingers to the side of your face and tell me if you feel the top of your ears.

2. Teacher will show how to draw each part of the face one step at a time. (Face shape, hair, eyes, eyebrows, nose, ears, mouth, and neck.)

3. Students will practice drawing a face on their own.

Day 2:1. PowerPoint on Pablo Picasso 2. Discussion on Picasso Cubist Faces. Compare and contrast realism and abstraction.

3. Students will draw out design.

Day 3: 1. Students will get a piece of a thin cardboard.2. Students will then draw a cubist face. 3. Students will outline face with tacky glue.4. Students will let dry and work on poster contest.

Day 4:1. Students will then paint board black.2. Students will have the face broken up into sections. 3. Students will let dry and work on poster contest.

Day 5: 1. Students will work on each section of the face and either add warm or cool colors.

2. Finally students will make a geometric pattern for the background to bring in a principle of design to their work.

Questions: 1. What are warm colors and cool colors?2. What makes Picasso faces different from a realistic face?3. Is the proportion of the face correct?4. How does this painting make you feel? 5. How could I change the face to make it look (happy or sad)?6. What colors would you use if your (happy, mad, sad)?

Stimulation Activity: Close your eyes think about what you look like. What color are your eyes? What color is your skin? What color is your hair? Keep that vision in your mind and think of how would you want to make yourself look abstract. You can use any color. What color would you

change your eyes? What color would you change your skin? What color would you change your hair?

Adaptations/adjusting activities: If some students are behind I will give the class a catch up day. Students that are done can free draw. If students cannot complete work on catch up day they will have extra time to work on their work after the next lesson and discussion.

Modifications for Students w. Learning Disabilities: Student will receive more time if needed to complete work. Teacher will communicate with aid and provide step-by-step help throughout project.

Materials: Cardboard, tempera black paint, tacky glue, paintbrushes, oil pastels, & white paper

Artwork Examples:

Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Dora Maar, 1937 Pablo Picasso, Weeping Woman, 1937