The first project the students did was a remake of a Calder mobile. Each student was to choose an animal to simplify down into either organic or geometric shapes. They cut the shapes out of cardboard and painted each a solid color inspired by the animal they chose. They hung their pieces from two hangers in whatever fashion they found best- it did not have to hang to look like the animal they choose- it merely was their source of inspiration and starting point.
The next project was a Pollock inspired painting. After watching a short clip of Pollock painting- each student wrote down specific feelings they were going to express threw their own painting throwing/action painting. We headed outside and the students were let loose to throw, drip, splatter the paint onto their board. I think they turned out great!
Their final project was inpsired by a street artist who is currently working. Joshua Allen Harris creates inflatable creates on the city street grates of New York City. Check out this Youtube video to see what he is all about- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH6xCT2aTSo
The students paired up and created their own inflatable art on the top of fans using garbage bags, shopping bags, packaging tape and permante markers.
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