The packet contains a game with numbers on one side and the other side has a magnet with a item about Miro:
Jam, muffin/knife, cloud, colored shapes, colored circles, the word Spain, drawing of Spain showing location of Madrid, the words People and Dog in Sun, stick people/dog/sun drawing, cloud drawing, drawing of girl in bed sleeping, and ZZZZZ.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Miro
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Classroom+use+of+the+art+print.-a0125407771 has some fun ideas and good background on Miro.
http://www.weinstein.com/miro/about_miro.html brief biography and photograph of Miro.
http://www.weinstein.com/miro/about_miro.html brief biography and photograph of Miro.
Miro
Joan Miro (1893-1983) pronounced hoan mro.
"People and Dog in Sun"
From Catalonia, Spain. Began studing art at age 14 at School of art in Barcelona Spain. At age 18 began to work alone. Went to Paris. Influenced by Picasso. By 1925 became a memer of Surrealist group. He worked on sets for romeo & Juliet productions, designs, tapestries, rugs, made ceramics & sculptures in stone and wood. Uses brilliant color, curvilinear shapes...
Miro worked continuously. In 1968 alone, he produced 60 paintings, 28 graphic prints and 30 pieces of sculpture - mainly cast in bronze. We are accustomed to seeing artworks with titles but Miro didn't like putting titles to his creations. To get around this problem, he often wrote lines of poetry in place of titles to help views get a feeling for what the artwork was about. On the other hand he gave names to sets of artworks that were done about the same time, such as "constellations.
Miro
Joan Miro
Painting - "People & Dogs in the Sun"
1) Let 5 students take shapes and place them on board any way they want to make one picture.
2) Let several other groups make different arrangements.
This is to teach the concept of Surrealism, the type of painting Miro did.
Art based on dreams, fantasy paintings characterized by the juxta-position (meaning beside, ____near) of seemingly irrelevant and unrealted images often realistically reproduced but place in unexpected situations.
The following pieces are large and laminated (in the packet):
Painting - "People & Dogs in the Sun"
1) Let 5 students take shapes and place them on board any way they want to make one picture.
2) Let several other groups make different arrangements.
This is to teach the concept of Surrealism, the type of painting Miro did.
Art based on dreams, fantasy paintings characterized by the juxta-position (meaning beside, ____near) of seemingly irrelevant and unrealted images often realistically reproduced but place in unexpected situations.
The following pieces are large and laminated (in the packet):
Monday, August 15, 2011
Miro
2nd Grade Lesson Plan
Joan Miro (1893-1983)
Miro's name is pronounced hoan mro
Concentration Game (Packet)
SPAIN: Miro was born in Montroig, Spain which is near Barcelona, in 1893. How many years ago was that? He started Art School when he was 14 years old. His teachers felt he was gifted and encouraged him to use his imagination and draw freely. he was 25 when he had his first one man exhibit with over 60 paintings and many drawings. It was a huge success. When he was 26 he moved to Paris. In Pris, he studied the art of Picasso, Van Gogh and Matisse. He returned to Spain when he was 46 years old. Miro died in 1983. How many years ago was that. (Show pics of Miro when young #3, page 4, painting with his finger #4, page 36 and when he was older #5, page 23).
DREAMS: Miro joined a group of Surrealist painters. Do you remember what Surrealist means? It is art based on dreams or fantasy. Miro denied being painter of the unreal. Painting #6, page 99, Harlequin's Carnival #7, page 73.
PEOPLE AND DOG IN THE SUN: This painting is done in Primary colors. Does anyone know what that means (red, yellow and blue) Miro used a thick black line for an outline. Can you see why he named this painting PEOPLE AND DOG IN THE SUN? What would you have named it? It is said that Miro overlapped a person with the dog. Can you see this? Let's look at this up-side down. Do you see the other person now? Show Art Masterpiece Painting
CLOUDS: Do you ever imagine figures in clouds? That is how Miro saw every day items, that is how he painted. #8, Page 121.
MUFFINS AND JAM: One day eating breakfast muffins and jam, a blob of jam spilled Miro was fascinated with the shape of the jam that he drew a painting from the jam.
BRIGHT COLORS: Bright, brilliant, carefully put together shapes. #9, Page 113
ART PROJECT: Hand out different colors of shapes to glue on a paper. Have the children use a black crayon to tie the objects together.
Treat: Serve muffins with jam
Miro
2nd Grade Lesson Plan
Craft idea: Draw shapes on a tshirt similar to Miro's People and Dog in Sun.
Craft idea: Draw shapes on a tshirt similar to Miro's People and Dog in Sun.
Miro
2nd Grade Lesson Plan
(The editor feels this is a bit to much information for 2nd grade; may want to tone it down a bit; especially the Miro quotes).
1. Introduction to Class
2. Tell about the artist while you look at the picture
Joan Miro was a very famous and well-respected artist. He was born in 1893 (112 years ago) and died in 1983.
Born in Barcelona, Spain - east coast on Med. Sea - known as Catalonia
Family wanted him to be a businessman, not an artist, although his father was a watchmaker and silversmith.
he was already attending drawing classes by the time he was your age.
His family enrolled him in business school at the age of 14, but he also managed to continue studying art at La Lonja School of Fine Arts.
Miro said, "I drew badly. This is why i wanted to become a painter. I wanted to master this craft. I have always been drawn towards struggle.
Gave in to family pressure at 17 and took a job as a clerk in a drugstore, after two years he grew so ill he had to quit his job. The family sent him to their recently purchased farm in Monttroig to recuperate.
Was finally given permission to study art again - informal art school run by Francisco Gali - flourished there, learned to draw by touch, pain in oils
Graduate in 1915 - first one man show in Barcelona in 1918, age 25
Traveled to Paris - continued his painting, experimented with many styles, met many other artists (Picasso), saw and learned new techniques.
Became involved with a group of artist and writers who were developing a philosophy of art called "Surrealism" instead of painting accurate depictions of the world around them, they used the images that came to them in dreams and imagination.
Miro painted his first "Surrealist" painting in 1924 and soon became the leading painter of the style - he said "For me, a farm is never something abstract; it is always a sign of something. It is always a man, a bird of something else. For me painting is never form for form's sake".
Miro always continued to experiment with new ways to produce his art - sculptures, collages, ceramics, stained-glass, textiles and even costumes and sets for plays.
Was a very quiet and restrained man in his personal life - although his work is full of whimsy, color, and sometimes wild imagination, there remains a simple style. He was greatly influenced by the history of art in Catalonia - simple 2-dimensional frescoes filled with primary colors and the use of expanding or shrinking the size of characters to show their level of importance to the artist.
Let's talk about this painting:
3. "People and Dog in Sun"
This painting is a fun example of surrealism. Tell me some of the things you can see in this painting. (People both right side up and upside down, a dog, a sun...) Does anyone know what we call the kinds of colors Miro used (primary). What do you think Miro named this painting? Do you like the painting? Why? Can you see how Miro uses simple lines to represent things? (hair, legs)
4. Show the class some other examples of Miro's work from the library book. Also show them his picture. Discuss how he translates his vision into different forms.
5. Gather the class around if possible and pass out the snacks: "Surreal sugar cookies and splash punch"
6. Explain our group project. In 1928 Miro traveled to Holland for a few weeks, visiting its major cities and museums. He was deeply moved by the work of Dutch artists like Vermeer and Steen. He bought reproductions of one painting by Steen titled "The Cat's Dancing Lesson", and when he returned to Spain he transformed the painting in his own surreal fashion. I'm going to challenge you to think like Miro and see if you can match pieces of his painting with the original painting by Steen. I'll go around the class and choose groups of 3 or 4 of you to come up and try to figure out what y our piece represents from the original. We'll attach each piece and see what our finished painting looks like in comparison to Miro's.
7. Present the class with the finished work and then show them the copy of Miro's. Discuss any differences as time permits.
8. Finish our discussion, thank the class and distribute Miro postcards to all students.
(The editor feels this is a bit to much information for 2nd grade; may want to tone it down a bit; especially the Miro quotes).
1. Introduction to Class
2. Tell about the artist while you look at the picture
Joan Miro was a very famous and well-respected artist. He was born in 1893 (112 years ago) and died in 1983.
Born in Barcelona, Spain - east coast on Med. Sea - known as Catalonia
Family wanted him to be a businessman, not an artist, although his father was a watchmaker and silversmith.
he was already attending drawing classes by the time he was your age.
His family enrolled him in business school at the age of 14, but he also managed to continue studying art at La Lonja School of Fine Arts.
Miro said, "I drew badly. This is why i wanted to become a painter. I wanted to master this craft. I have always been drawn towards struggle.
Gave in to family pressure at 17 and took a job as a clerk in a drugstore, after two years he grew so ill he had to quit his job. The family sent him to their recently purchased farm in Monttroig to recuperate.
Was finally given permission to study art again - informal art school run by Francisco Gali - flourished there, learned to draw by touch, pain in oils
Graduate in 1915 - first one man show in Barcelona in 1918, age 25
Traveled to Paris - continued his painting, experimented with many styles, met many other artists (Picasso), saw and learned new techniques.
Became involved with a group of artist and writers who were developing a philosophy of art called "Surrealism" instead of painting accurate depictions of the world around them, they used the images that came to them in dreams and imagination.
Miro painted his first "Surrealist" painting in 1924 and soon became the leading painter of the style - he said "For me, a farm is never something abstract; it is always a sign of something. It is always a man, a bird of something else. For me painting is never form for form's sake".
Miro always continued to experiment with new ways to produce his art - sculptures, collages, ceramics, stained-glass, textiles and even costumes and sets for plays.
Was a very quiet and restrained man in his personal life - although his work is full of whimsy, color, and sometimes wild imagination, there remains a simple style. He was greatly influenced by the history of art in Catalonia - simple 2-dimensional frescoes filled with primary colors and the use of expanding or shrinking the size of characters to show their level of importance to the artist.
Let's talk about this painting:
3. "People and Dog in Sun"
This painting is a fun example of surrealism. Tell me some of the things you can see in this painting. (People both right side up and upside down, a dog, a sun...) Does anyone know what we call the kinds of colors Miro used (primary). What do you think Miro named this painting? Do you like the painting? Why? Can you see how Miro uses simple lines to represent things? (hair, legs)
4. Show the class some other examples of Miro's work from the library book. Also show them his picture. Discuss how he translates his vision into different forms.
5. Gather the class around if possible and pass out the snacks: "Surreal sugar cookies and splash punch"
6. Explain our group project. In 1928 Miro traveled to Holland for a few weeks, visiting its major cities and museums. He was deeply moved by the work of Dutch artists like Vermeer and Steen. He bought reproductions of one painting by Steen titled "The Cat's Dancing Lesson", and when he returned to Spain he transformed the painting in his own surreal fashion. I'm going to challenge you to think like Miro and see if you can match pieces of his painting with the original painting by Steen. I'll go around the class and choose groups of 3 or 4 of you to come up and try to figure out what y our piece represents from the original. We'll attach each piece and see what our finished painting looks like in comparison to Miro's.
7. Present the class with the finished work and then show them the copy of Miro's. Discuss any differences as time permits.
8. Finish our discussion, thank the class and distribute Miro postcards to all students.
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