Big Idea: Throughout time and across cultures people have had important relationships and connection to nature.
Nature is important to art, both as inspiration and by providing materials Summary: Students will explore Printmaking and natural materials through experimental printing (using vegetables, stamps, etc), creating styrofoam printing plates, and collagraph prints. In the styrofoam and collagraph plates students will use the same natural object as inspiration and reference, allowing them to explore the different potentials of printmaking materials.
Rationale:
By viewing and creating art inspired by, and using, nature; students will appreciate nature as inspiration and material and participate in a long tradition of capturing nature through artmaking. Experimenting and creating with variations of a medium are important practices for artist behavior. By creating a variety of plates and print students will learn the potential and limitations of different forms of printmaking.
Key Concepts:
o Natural Materials are used
in art making
o Nature inspires art
o Art can bring awareness and
appreciation to nature
Essential Questions:
o How can we use natural
materials in art making?
o What inspires us from
nature?
o How can we show
appreciation for nature through our art?
