LOOK & RESPOND STRAND 💥 
What other football jerseys can you think of which display meaning or colour/design elements? How about sports footwear design?
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Modigliani
Art History Timelines
Integration with other subjects: What subjects do you think integrate well with the Look&Respond Strand in Visual Art? What larger thematic projects might act as a good 'umbrella' to study some pieces of art from a certain time under? Eg: If studying WW2, the posters/advertising/propaganda from that time reflects what society&politics were concerned with.
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Compare & Contrast Activity: What is the purpose of these two portraits? Why does anyone have their portrait taken? What is similar/different? Which is more effective (both today and in 19th century during Napoleon's time?)
Create Your Own Art Movement
Working in collaborative groups, create a new art movement. Decide what elements of art will be most important, what ideas or feelings you want to represent OR challenge (or both!), write out a 1-page manifesto for the movement. Each create 1 or more pieces of art that reflect your belonging to this group (while also being true to your own self of course!), display in class/school and/or photograph and create an online gallery on flickr. Present to your classmates and answer any questions they may have about your own artistic revolution!
VERMEER: Genre Painting:
Vermeer
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Everything is subjective
When looking at and responding to art of any kind, remember: all opinions are valid. There are no wrong answers!
Whose voice/work is seen and heard in the room? And whose isn't? Representation is important: having people from different backgrounds, ethnicity and gender in the art that we show and discuss signals its' value to the students we teach.
Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson) American Folk Artist, 20th century
Literacy/Writing/ Linguistic/Socio-emotional/SESE(History & Geography), Gaeilge (bain trial as ceacht sa teanga- tá sé níos éasca ná mar a ceapfá!)
Broader Themes
5 Famous Artworks for Kids Check this out for some well-loved selections!
Literacy/SESE Printables on Art History/Artists
Art of the Civil Rights Movement USA
Why not ask students to research and select their own favourite painting and present it to the class. (You can supply a framework of talking areas etc to scaffold for younger/less confident participants).
Using 5-minute-masters: You can give 5 minutes of breaktime, while the rest of the class are eating, for students to take the mic and bask in their own Art-History Spotlight. They must ensure they have a high-res IWB compatible link of the image for their classmates to view. After that, all modes and methods of presenting are open!
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How could you link the artists or movements you look at throughout the year in a primary classroom in a meaningful way to show that art reflects individuals BUT also history; history of groups, countries and the global landscape as well?
Frida Kahlo was a revolutionary, an artist and a trailblazer from Mexico. Her life was never lacking in excitement- not all of it appropriate for discussion in the primary classroom- and she is a great example of how modern art rejected the Western/White art of Europe and it's traditions in favour of including her own country's heritage, aesthetic and traditions. Children love her work for the dreamy, colourful and nature-based themes that feature. Expect at least a few questions about her eyebrows! She also rejected normative ideas about female beauty!
Genre painting was when artists chose to to show 'normal life' such as household scenes in domestic places, rather than battles, gods & monsters, saints and angels etc.. Vermeer (17th century)was the most famous of these, although we only know of around 25 paintings that were definitely by him. Pretty impressive to be able to influence the world through just a small number of works!
Later on, 19th century, a different movement (or 'genre') of artists noticed that Vermeer & his 'genre' artists only showed upper class life and decided to push the boundary further, painting farmers, stone pickers and others in what they saw as 'Realism' styles. So in the art world, each time there is a little revolution, it sets the scene for the next revolt...