Description:
- Used VTS (Visual Thinking Strategy) in the discovery of elements of art evident in a Calder painting. Students learned Calder used geometric and free form shapes, spirals and loop lines plus primary colors and black/white in his paintings.
- Twelve authentic Calder pieces were shared from the Westport Permanent Art Collection to inspire students as they completed their work.
- Brief introduction to this famous artist's life
Vocabulary:
- Geometric and free form shapes
- Co-centric rings
- Spirals
- Primary colors - red, yellow, blue
- Alexander Calder
- Opaque
Resources:
- Internet pictures and Utube
- Westport Public Schools Art Collection
- Book: Sandy's Circus, by Tanya Lee Stone
Materials:
- Tracers
- Black sharpies
- Tempera paint
Examples of Student Work:
