Feelings in Art

Feelings in Art

Take a look at Picasso's Blue Period Painting

What do you think the man is feeling?

Poll

What feeling do we think the artist Picasso is sharing with us?

• sad

• happy

• love

• anger

Poll

What do you think the artwork by Romaro Britto is about?

• Happiness

• Sadness

• Stress

• Love

Poll

Again...what kind of feeling was Edvard Munch trying to share with us?

• Anger

• Worry

• Fear

• Hungry

Poll

What kind of feeling is Faith Ringgold trying to share?

• Nervous

• Love

• Upset

• Excited

Art and feelings connection

• Different experiences mean different answers

• All feelings are important

• Let's see what feelings we are familiar with...(especially in kind of a weird time)

Poll

Check for any of the following feelings you are dealing with now as a 4th grader in a let's face it weird time!

• Happy

• Sad

• Shy

• Worried

• Brave

Poll

Again...

• Lazy

• Excited

• Left out

• Confident

• Annoyed

Again all of those feelings are normal!

Everyone that cares about you hopes that you have more of the good ones than the challenging ones...but when you have a challenging one...how do you handle it?

Could ART be a way to handle feelings?

Use ART to express feelings

Art can be functional

Art can be nonfunctional

Art can be action

Art can be music

Art can be shared

Art can be personal

Art is open to interpretation

FUNCTIONAL ART: Feeling homes

A home for POSITIVE thoughts and feelings to visit when you need a boost or just to keep good memories

Or a place to put and get rid of NEGATIVE feelings.

As we go...we'll discuss other ways you can use art

To start...

Box

Decorative Papers

Scissors

Glue Sticks

Pencils

Coloring Supplies

Mod Podge

Embellishments

Maybe something personal to you?

Your goals:

• Explore the connection between feelings and art

• Describe how art can be used as an outlet for working with challenging feelings.

• Understand all feelings are normal

• Express/share your feelings in a healthy way using art in a functional or non-functional way

• Use elements of art and fine motor skills to create something personal.

Standards

• 3PE Compare and contrast art forms, techniques and functions and artistic styles from a variety of cultures and historical periods.

• 5PE Link ideas in and design of works of art to the emotions and moods expressed in them.

• 1PR Identify, select, and vary art materials, tools and processes to achieve desired results in thier artwork.

• 4PR Demonstrate motivation, independence and persistence during studio practices to complete artworks.

• 2RE Develop and share their ideas, beliefs and values about art.

• 3RE Recognize and describe the relationship of artworks to their social and cultural contexts.

Moving forward...

Each class time we will look at how some artists and different cultures use art and creativity to work with feelings.

These are Guatemalen Worry Dolls:

https://www.commonhope.org/the-legend-of-the-guatemalan-worry-doll/#:~:text=Worry%20dolls%20(also%20called%20trouble,go%20to%20bed%20at%20night.

Van Gogh

• What do we know?

• How did he use feelings in his artwork?

• How do you feel when you view his artwork?

Picasso's Guernica

This artwork was made in response to war. What do you feel looking at it?

Mandala Coloring

Hindu and Buddists believe everything is connected and mandala's are circles that represent this. A lot of kids (and adults) will color and while they color think about their feelings and feel more calm.

Worry Stones

Native Americans and Greek cultures started to use worry stones. Smooth stones found on beaches (why are they smooth?) could be carried in pockets and rubbed when someone felt uneasy.

Kind of like the first fidget spinner.