Andy Goldsworthy is a nature artist whose work is almost completely derived from mother earth. 

While on hiking journeys, Andy Goldsworthy searches for specific pieces of nature to be used in future sculptures that re-define the idea of form.

Always making sure to place his work in the places where he collected the objects, 

Goldsworthy changes the natural landscape with color and size.

 

 

In our Kindergarten project, I brought in various objects from nature and from the art studio.

Each student worked as partners to re- arrange and re -work a given material into an Andy Goldsworthy inspired sculpture.  

The children learned about balance and placement to create a sculpture.

Outdoor Piano Installation Near LACMA - Public Sit and Play

Outdoor piano installation across from LACMA - Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

This life like piano is fully functional and all of the public is welcome to give it a whirl. 

This work of art truly takes on a life of its own.

 

Kindergarten Alexander Calder Mobiles

Here are some shots from the Kindergarten lesson on kinetic art and the art of mobiles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alexander Calder Inspired Mobiles

Alexander Calder (July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor and artist most famous for inventing mobile sculptures. In addition to mobile and stable sculpture, Alexander Calder also created paintings, lithographs, toys, tapestry, jewelry and household objects.

Field Trip to LACMA - Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Walking through the Jesus Rafael Soto exhibit. Interacting with this sculpture

caused your sense to feel as if you were in tubes of rain that you could move around.

Here is one of the most important reasons why students write about their art that

they choose to have in the art museum. Label copy is how the artist can tell a little

story about how, when and why the work was made.

Standing under Tony Smith's "Smoke". The sculpture completely encompasses the large room of the Ahmanson Building.

Viewing Art of the Ancient Pacific Islands.

Ancient Buddhist sculpture

Louise Nevelson sculpture

The LACMA trip also gives students a chance to practice their art skills. Sketching the work in the museum is important to help connect what is being done in the class with

the important art from our history.

Alberto Giacometti room

Pablo Picasso sculpture

Experiencing the Bruce Nauman video

Discovering ancient sarcophagus

Egyptian art

Paintings during the Renaissance

Kindergarten's Response to Piet Mondrian's - Broadway Boogie Painting

Piet Mondrian - Broadway Boogie

The conventional or easy way to teach Mondrian's use of color in this classic painting would be to give students only the primary colors, black and white to use and ask them to create perfect geometric shapes. In this lesson I spoke with the students about what a city is like, how it sounds and how, especially in New York City, things are constantly moving. I wanted the students to use what ever colors they felt a connection with then to use the energy you would find in the city to come out in their drawings. You can see how each student blended their oil pastels differently and strongly.