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Abstract Expressionism Action Painting - Day 1 1

Abstract Expressionism Action Painting - Day 1

Unit: Abstract Expressionism

Class: Painting

Medium: Drawing/Painting

Durations: 90 minutes

Kansas State Standard VA:Proficient:1.4.2

Standard 1: Understanding and applying media techniques and processes. Benchmark 4: The student analyzes media, techniques, and processes to create specific effects that intentionally communicate through works of art. Indicator 2: The student intentionally takes advantage of the qualities and characteristics of art media, techniques, and processes for enhancing

communication of experiences and ideas.

Objectives

n Students will understand the historical significance of the Abstract Expressionist movement, specifically Action Painting, along with its connection to music.

n Students will select painting instruments, methods, and body movement to use paint expressively.

n Students will explore experimentation and risk taking within their artwork.

Art Production

Anticipatory Set: (10minutes) “Modern Art = I Could Do That + Yeah, But You Didn’t” This slide will be displayed on the projector as students enter the room. 1950s Jazz music will be playing to set the Abstract Expressionist atmosphere. Each student’s table will be covered with two layers of large roll paper, a piece of newsprint, various drawing materials, and a pre-assessment sheet. Students will be asked to fill out the pre-assessment as they enter the room. We will spend the first 10 minutes of the class responding to the questions asked on the pre-assessment.

State Objectives: (3minutes)

How many of you have looked at an artwork and said to yourself, “I could do

that”? That seems to be the general theme of modern art, yes you could do it but

YOU DIDN’T! Most of modern art is famous because that guy thought of it first,

or called it art first, or they had some grand idea behind their painting and that’s

what makes it art.

Today we’re going to look at the Abstract Expressionists and how their work

radicalized the art world and drew a strong connection between expression, art and

music. Throughout class we will focus on understanding how to use body

movement, alternative painting instruments, and thin paint to express the music we

Materials

12”x18” Newsprint Various Drawing Media Roll Paper Disposable Plates Acrylic Paint (Black & White) Various Painting Utensils

Elements of Art Line

Principles of Design Rhythm, Movement, Unity

Vocabulary

Abstract Expressionism- A post–World War II art movement in American painting, developed in New York in the 1940s. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve international influence and put New York City at the center of the western art world, a role formerly filled by Paris. The movement stretched from the 1940s to 1960s. Action Painting- energetic technique dependent on broad gestures directed by the artist's sense of control interacting with chance or random occurrences. Automatism- artist abandons any conscious control of the painting and allows the mind to guide the hand.

Resources

AB EX NY – Kline https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xQTlp0hscs&index=8&list=PLA9DED0323


are listening to and ourselves. We will experiment and take risks; some will result

in success, some in failure but all will be an expression of ourselves, our signature.

Input: (25minutes) AbstractExpressionism.PPT Harold Rosenberg’s coined term of the Action Painting movement will be explained along with four major artists of the movement. A brief explanation of the connection between art, music, and movement will be discussed before students begin working on their drawings and paintings.

Demonstrate: Two videos showing the method of painting used by Kline & Pollock will be show during the PowerPoint.

Check for Understanding: (7minutes) (2minutes) Explain to students the process of automatic drawing. (5minutes) Students will practice automatic drawing with a variety of drawing materials on their piece of newsprint. The intent of the portion is to loosen them up to the idea of automatism and abstraction. [While students work, hand out to each: a variety of painting utensils, a plate of thinned white acrylic paint, a plate of thinned black acrylic paint, and an apron]

Independent Practice: (25minutes) (5minutes) Explain to students the rules for this painting exercise. –All paint must stay on the roll paper, excessive flinging of paint will not be tolerated. Students are welcome to pour paint but to remember that is all the paint they have, so use it wisely. Respect for the art room, our resources, and the art-making process should be respected at all times. Students should roll up sleeves and put on aprons. (20minutes) Students will then practice action painting using black and white acrylic paint on their top layer of roll paper. Students will move around their tables and use different motions and utensils to create their painting, while various types of music play in the background. Students are encouraged to change painting utensils, movements and styles frequently but are asked to not waste time by trying to clean off utensils before switching paints.

Closure: (20minutes) (10minutes) Reflection we’ll take a look at everyone’s paintings and discuss as a class the aesthetic questions, art criticism question, and any other thoughts about the experience. (10minutes) Clean Up: Painted papers need to be taken to the back room and carefully laid on the floor. Paint platess should be rinsed out and painting utensils washed off. The remaining piece of roll paper used to protect the table can be thrown in the recycling. -Friday we will give action painting another go with a longer period for painting. After this exercise students should have a grasp on how to manipulate the paint to gain some control with the medium and utensils.

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Hans Namuth – Pollock Painting https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=KNwvUco146c

Art History

For Abstract Expressionists, the authenticity or value of a work lay in its directness and immediacy of expression. A painting is meant to be a revelation of the artist’s authentic identity. The gesture, the artist’s ”signature,” is evidence of the actual process of the work’s creation. It is in reference to this aspect of the work that critic Harold Rosenberg coined the term “action painting” in 1952: “At a certain moment the canvas began to appear to one American painter after another as a space in which to act --- rather than as a space in which to reproduce, re-design, analyze, or ‘express’ an objective, actual or imagined. What was to go on the canvas was not a picture but an event.”

Modifications/Notes

There is no necessity for modification in this lesson.

The PowerPoint presentation will be available to all students through Google Classroom if they would like to look at it.


Aesthetic Questions

Is this art? Do you think this could be considered a portrait?

Art Criticism/Analysis Questions

Did you notice a change in your movements as you became more comfortable with this process? Did you notice a change in your movements as the music changed? What emotions did you feel while creating this piece? Is it visible in the lines? Do you think this is expressive?


Pre-assessment Art Survey

Circle the answer that applies to you.

1. I ’m famil iar with the term Abstract Expressionism. Yes No Sort of

2. I’ve heard of Jackson Pollock. Yes No Sort of

3. I know al l about Action Painting. Yes No Sort of

4. I could pick out a painting by Willem de Kooning if given the opportunity. Yes No Sort of

5. I could recreate an Abstract Expressionism painting i f given the chance. Yes No Sort of

6. World War II led to the movement of Abstract Expressionism. True or False

7. New York City became the center of art during the Cold War. True or False

8. Without knowing a whole lot about these two works, compare the characterist ics of these two paintings. (Images on PowerPoint)

9. What feel ings does this piece evoke? Is this art? Why or why not? (Image on PowerPoint) Answer on back of paper.

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