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Western Art
In this art worksheet, students find the words that name types of art and artists and the answers are found by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
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The Life and Work of Pablo Picasso
A study of Pablo Picasso's art can be an interesting way to delve into a variety of subjects.
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Transfer Collage
Complete with a vocabulary list, this five-day lesson outline may get you on your way. Your art class will research Collage technique and famous collage artists. They then create a collage using a gel transfer technique. Steps and...
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Pablo Picasso - Slab Construction
Middle schoolers create a three or four-sided vessel incorporating abstracted faces on each side. Vessels should be irregular in shape. They demonstrate skills and craftsmanship in working with clay and explore hand-building methods of...
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Computer Aided Cubism
Young scholars engage in a study of the artistic style of cubism with the integration of technology to aid them create a unique work of art. They are shown the works of Picasso and Braque in order to serve as examples to create a context.
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Survey of Spanish and Latin American Artists
Tenth graders explore the art work of Dali and Picasso. In this Art lesson plan, 10th graders analyze various pieces created by these men. Students write a description of the painting they were assigned.
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Cubism a Fractured Reality - Still Life With Collage Elements
Young scholars gain an understanding and awareness for the cubist style of artists. They create a multi-media composition showing multiple views of various objects and a variety of textures.
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2oth-Century Painters: Master of Color
Students describe how the work of the artists reflected the their lives and times, and how they inspired new artistic movements. They compare and contrast the works of the two artists at different periods in their lives. Students view a...
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Self Portraits Part 2
Sixth graders explore the concept of Cubist art. In this visual arts lesson, 6th graders examine examples of Pablo Picasso's work and they create self portraits in Cubist style.
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Dreaming with Marc Chagall
Students scrutinize the early twentieth-century artists who dealt with expressionism and abstraction, especially Marc Chagall. This four lesson unit examines the life and work of Chagall and supports the student creation of works similar...
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The Life and Work of Paul Cezanne
Students can explore the art of Paul Cezanne with these lessons and activities.
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Distortion Unleashed
Students view examples of man-made structures and create a building that matches the style. Using the internet, they research the style of Frank Lloyd Wright and create plans for creating their own community. They use a painting of...
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Art Periods: Cubism
A detailed history and explanation of the ideologies behind cubism. Lots of cubism links as well.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Cubism
Introduces art movement of Cubism. Defines Cubism and the three phases as well as examples of artists and their works. Provides related links.
BBC
Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art: Picasso
From the BBC's documentary series on art "Simon Schama's Power of Art", this is the web-page synopsis version of the program on the Spanish master modernist painter Pablo Picasso.
Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago: Revealing Picasso
Using new technology related to examining artwork, The Art Institute of Chicago was able to uncover unknown details about one of Picasso's most famous works, "The Old Guitarist." Fascinating discoveries and technological processes make...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Bottle and Wine Glass on a Table, Pablo Picasso
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "Bottle and Wine Glass on a Table", a cubist painting by Pablo Picasso.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Standing Female Nude, Pablo Picasso
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "Standing Female Nude", a cubist painting by Pablo Picasso.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Pablo Picasso (1881 1973)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Albright Knox Art Gallery: Double Vision
Pablo's Picasso's La Toilette is a loving portrait of Fernande Olivier, as well as a study in opposites and a reference to the history of art. In this lesson, students will discover the many levels of content in the painting through...
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Pablo Picasso
An insightful biography of Picasso (1881-1973 CE) by a museum curator, with critical analysis of several famous works interspersed throughout. Excellent discussion of Picasso's artistic influences. Includes reproductions of a few of his...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Art Picasso
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews some characteristics of Picasso's style of painting and invites students to draw their own Picasso portrait! It includes some Activote questions and some excellent websites for...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Analytic Cubism
In this essay, a professor explains Cubism to his class using a cold cup of coffee.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Art Nouveau
This site contains information on Art Nouveau in great detail. Find out what this term means, and how this "new art" adapted from old styles.