The children in the Rainbow Room spent some time last term looking at the work of Piet Mondrian, a Dutch artist best known for his abstract paintings.
They thought carefully about where to position their lines and which sections of their art work to fill with colour. As well as using pens, coloured paper and solid shapes were used on slate to create work in the style of Mondrian in different ways and the children developed their skills in Technologies by taking photos of their work.
Various methods were experienced by the children in the Rainbow Room when trying to recreate the work of the artist Jackson Pollock. Brushes, pipettes, string and elastic bands over a box were all available and the children loved trying out them all.
Berrie: it’s splat paint.
Freddie: I like messy paint.
Poppy: it’s like Jackson Pollock the painter.
Tom: he was a painter. He lived in America.
Kaius: we splatted paint, dropped paint, played music with paint.
As part of our learning about Autumn at the end of term, some of the children looked at the work of the artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo. We discussed his “Autumn” portrait and learned how he used food to depict the seasons as faces then we used various materials to make our own portraits. As you can see, some of the children have been inspired by learning about this artist and have produced some super work.
Robin: an artist can be a boy or a girl. The artist is Arcimboldo. He made pictures with food.
Kyla: I’ve made eyes with carrots and I’ve made hair and sweet banana for my nose.
Ella: I did a wink for my eyes. The nose is a sweetie banana.
Skye D.: I’ve used bows in my hair and pasta for my mouth.
Fern: the red stuff is the hair, curly hair like mine.
Joely: I used laces for my hair and carrots for my eyes.
Sophie: I used glue and sweets to make my picture.
Leighanna: I used dolly mixtures for my eyes.
Having been inspired by discussions about Vincent Van Gogh’s work and planting their own sunflower seeds, the children created their own sunflower artwork which produced a wonderful display. We hope that you enjoy their little gallery. I wonder if everyone’s sunflowers are growing in the summer sunshine?
Some of the children have been learning about the work of the artist Kandinsky. Paint and chalk have been used to create artwork in his style and the children have been amazed and delighted to be able to produce a piece of art that looks similar to that of a famous artist. We hope that enjoy our little Kandinsky gallery. I wonder if the children can find their own work?
Evelyn’s family are impressed with her work based on Van Gogh’s “Starry Night”.
“Aw wow Evelyn did a good job. It looks awesome. She is definitely getting a lot better with her pictures x”
We agree that Evelyn has done a super job. Well done Evelyn!
The children in the Rainbow Room have been looking at Vincent Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” as inspiration in the art area. They have been experimenting with paint on foil using cotton buds to create their own version of “Starry Night” and we love the ideas that they produced. Why not have a look in Nursery to see their work close up but we thought that we would share a little gallery here too?
Click then click again on the photos to see their artwork and comments more clearly.
Having been inspired by discussions about Vincent Van Gogh’s work, the children have had the opportunity to create their own sunflower artwork which has formed a beautiful, bright display in the school corridor. You can see our display if you click then click again on the photo of it below and click on individual photos to see the name of the artist.
We have been learning about the work of the artist Kandinsky in Nursery. A range of media has been used to create artwork in his style and the children have been amazed and delighted to be able to produce a piece of art that looks similar to that of a famous artist. We hope that enjoy our little Kandinsky gallery. I wonder if the children can find their own work?
Having been inspired by our recent discussions about Vincent Van Gogh and his “Sunflowers” work, the children have been keen to create their own sunflower artwork which is now part of a beautiful, bright display alongside some of their daffodil paintings. We would like to share a selection of some of their art but please take the time to have a look at the display in Nursery too.
