Any time that you can combine fun with learning, you have really set the stage for something meaningful for your children. Teaching children about artists might involve looking at books about a particular artist or visiting an art gallery or museum. An even better way to get your kids excited about discovering an artist's work is by having them complete an art project mimicking the style of that artist.
One exciting artist that young people easily respond to is Spanish Surrealist Joan Miro. His works are vivid and engaging, filled with color and whimsy, all of which appeals to children. Consider creating a children's art project that is similar to a work such as "Daybreak" or "People and Dog in the Sun." Begin by showing children a picture of the original work and showing them that Miro often used simple circles, stick figures and stars in his work. The children can create their own Miro-style work by drawing a stick figure or two on a paper and adding circles and some stars and then painting the work with water colors or even crayon.
Another artist that children will enjoy learning about is Russian abstract painter Wassily Kandinsky. Several of his works can be used for a great children's art project, including "Squares with Concentric Circles," or "Color Studies." Both of these can be easily copied because they are basic shapes. Because the picture itself is easy to do, this is an excellent way to use unique art mediums, such as oil pastels, chalk or watercolor rather than crayons, colored pencils and markers. For a slightly more advanced project, consider taking a look at Kandinsky's "Composition X," and consider having children begin by drawing intersecting shapes and coloring each section individually with crayon and then finish with a black watercolor wash. Or, for a different application, draw with chalk, crayon or oil pastel on black paper.
Another fantastic surrealist and cubist painter was Paul Klee, and he has many works which can be transformed into a wonderful easy art project for children. Consider a project based on "Senecio," which is a wonderful representation of cubism. Begin by having children trace a round shape that will form the head, add a neck using straight lines, two eyes that touch each other and a line dividing the head. Two small squares form the mouth. Trace the lines with permanent market and color the entire paper heavily using oil pastels. Paint over the work with acrylic paint and let this dry. Once it has dried, scrape most of the paint away using an old plastic gift card and voila.
Collage art is fun for children, and one artist that excels in collage is David Hockney. Show your children pictures of some of his photo collages and have them search through magazines to find pictures that appeal to them. Once they find a great picture, perhaps a beautiful nature scene, have them cut it into strips or squares and then paste it onto paper. The image should still look similar to the original photo, but by rotating the pieces or overlapping them slightly, the image is distorted somewhat and quite interesting.
Some works of art, such as Van Gogh's "Irises," or "Starry Night," and Seurat's "Sunday in the Park," are harder to imitate. However, buying a downloadable PDF mural of these works allows your child to recreate a piece of art and put their own spin on it. You can download the aforementioned works and many more from ArtProjectsForKids.org and you will see that they are divided into squares. Have your child or children decorate each square and then return the pieces to the original order. The resulting image is striking, and something you could easily paste onto a canvas and hang in your home.
One exciting artist that young people easily respond to is Spanish Surrealist Joan Miro. His works are vivid and engaging, filled with color and whimsy, all of which appeals to children. Consider creating a children's art project that is similar to a work such as "Daybreak" or "People and Dog in the Sun." Begin by showing children a picture of the original work and showing them that Miro often used simple circles, stick figures and stars in his work. The children can create their own Miro-style work by drawing a stick figure or two on a paper and adding circles and some stars and then painting the work with water colors or even crayon.
Another artist that children will enjoy learning about is Russian abstract painter Wassily Kandinsky. Several of his works can be used for a great children's art project, including "Squares with Concentric Circles," or "Color Studies." Both of these can be easily copied because they are basic shapes. Because the picture itself is easy to do, this is an excellent way to use unique art mediums, such as oil pastels, chalk or watercolor rather than crayons, colored pencils and markers. For a slightly more advanced project, consider taking a look at Kandinsky's "Composition X," and consider having children begin by drawing intersecting shapes and coloring each section individually with crayon and then finish with a black watercolor wash. Or, for a different application, draw with chalk, crayon or oil pastel on black paper.
Another fantastic surrealist and cubist painter was Paul Klee, and he has many works which can be transformed into a wonderful easy art project for children. Consider a project based on "Senecio," which is a wonderful representation of cubism. Begin by having children trace a round shape that will form the head, add a neck using straight lines, two eyes that touch each other and a line dividing the head. Two small squares form the mouth. Trace the lines with permanent market and color the entire paper heavily using oil pastels. Paint over the work with acrylic paint and let this dry. Once it has dried, scrape most of the paint away using an old plastic gift card and voila.
Collage art is fun for children, and one artist that excels in collage is David Hockney. Show your children pictures of some of his photo collages and have them search through magazines to find pictures that appeal to them. Once they find a great picture, perhaps a beautiful nature scene, have them cut it into strips or squares and then paste it onto paper. The image should still look similar to the original photo, but by rotating the pieces or overlapping them slightly, the image is distorted somewhat and quite interesting.
Some works of art, such as Van Gogh's "Irises," or "Starry Night," and Seurat's "Sunday in the Park," are harder to imitate. However, buying a downloadable PDF mural of these works allows your child to recreate a piece of art and put their own spin on it. You can download the aforementioned works and many more from ArtProjectsForKids.org and you will see that they are divided into squares. Have your child or children decorate each square and then return the pieces to the original order. The resulting image is striking, and something you could easily paste onto a canvas and hang in your home.
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Kate Halfey likes writing about art projects for kids. To get further details about awesome art projects for kids or to find flower art projects for kids, please visit the ArtProjectsForKids.org website now.
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