What is Cubism?
It is a major art movement pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges
Braque during the early 20th Century. Yup, not that long ago. It was "the first abstract style of modern art".
If you are keen to piece the art movements to the modern art time line, here's
a good read : http://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/timelines/modern_art_timeline.htm
Making sense of Cubism to children
Here's what I did:
I made a box to illustrate the concept of cubism to children. Getting the
children to look at the box from different angles, I ask simple questions to
help them understand the limitation of perspective.
How many colours can you see from this angle?
Can you see purple from here?
What about this angle, what are the shapes you see?
Because of the limitation of perspective, it is not possible for a
photograph taken from a fixed angle to fully illustrate the "reality"
of the box. This is where Cubism comes in handy. By cutting out the box into
different pieces and regrouping them together, Cubism presents the box in it's
totality.
Art Project: Acrylic on Canvas aka Tape and Paint
Here's how to put what we've learned together on a blank canvas:
Step1 : Get the child to "cut-out" the canvas into smaller shapes
using clear or masking tape.
Step 2: base on the colours of the box, prepare the colour palette.
Step3: Guide the
child to fill up the individual shapes with various colours
Step 4: Let them paint! And be prepared for some creative mess. :)
Step 5: Let it dry.
Step 6: Remove tape.
Expect the work to look a little messy, depending on
individual preference, you may want to touch up a little or let it be. I tided
ours with some white paint and ta-dahhh! Here's presenting our very own master
piece!
i told you that i copied it from http://www.chubbyanecdotes.net/2013/11/making-sense-of-cubism-art-appreciation.html.
