Halloween

Basquiat Bats

Halloween Art History continues with bats adorned with images inspired by the works of artist Jean Michel Basquiat.

This is one of my favorite projects to share with younger students in grades K through 3. You can learn more about Basquiat and his work in this TEDed video -https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-chaotic-brilliance-of-artist-jean-michel-basquiat-jordana-moore-saggese#review

Visit my YouTube channel to watch the whole project video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDaR9KGkIcg

**Work in progress. Finding recurring elements in Basquiat’s work.**

**Inspired by the artist’s themes and colors.**

**Finished bats by 2nd grade students.**

**Supplies – royalty free images or your own, markers, crayons, paper.**
**Skills – color, portraits, color theory.**

WARHOL WITCHES

Our next artist spotlight for Halloween Art History is Andy Warhol. We’ll be making Warhol Witches inspired by Warhol’s celebrity silkscreen portraits and unique color palettes. This is a great project for introducing the color wheel, complimentary colors and more.

Here are some links where you can learn more about about Andy Warhol and Faber Birren, a scholar on color theory that Warhol referenced in his work.

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/andy-warhol-2121/what-was-andy-warhol-thinking

http://www.wonderfulcolors.org/blog/birren-color-theory/#:~:text=According%20to%20Birren%2C%20an%20artwork,pure%20color%20is%20more%20harmonious.&text=Birren%20color%20theory%20postulates%20that,warm%20colors%20than%20cool%20colors.

Watch the step by step project video at my YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb7dXiMRrJc

Keep creating!

Patty

Halloween is the perfect holiday for learning about art history.

Our first artist is Keith Haring. When we focus on art history, we explore an artist or art movements. When looking at artists, we learn more about their style, technique and the subjects of their work. We also learn about how the artist fits into a community, a movement or how their art captures a moment in history. Learn more about Keith Haring’s work at haring.com.

Click on the link to visit our You Tube channel for the full process video and instructions

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHT78BqPvr9I0Fh1H9aLHUQ?view_as=subscriber

In the video, to make our Haring Cats, we used geometric shapes, a bold black outline and bright colors, PLUS we learned a classic technique to enlarge our drawings!

I have also added some student work in the pictures below. As you can see, you can use all sorts of different silhouettes to complete your cats.

I’ll be back with more Halloween Art History during the month of October.

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In the meantime, here are some pictures of the process and some student work too!
Thanks for watching and keep creating!

Patty

Tag: Halloween

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Halloween Art History – Haring Cats