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Topic: Comparing Artists and Their Styles

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2PE Identify and communicate how historical and cultural contexts influence ideas that inform artists.
6PE Select and access contemporary digital tools media arts to investigate ideas and inform artmaking.
2PR Use digital tools to explore ideas, create and refine works of art during the artmaking process.
2RE Describe how personal experiences can influence artistic preferences.

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Students will use one of the creator options on NGA kids Art Zone to create their own work of art inspired by one of the artists that we studied.

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A Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award Winner

The NGAkids Art Zone app from the National Gallery of Art introduces children not only to the experience of great artwork, but also to the creative process of producing great artworks. Through the manipulation of paintings spanning hundreds of years and numerous styles of art, children are free to explore the elements that go into a painting. In the classical and impressionist designs, they are free to explore and modify the objects of the paintings, from the sky and the background, through the middle and the foreground, adjusting for perspective and adding and subtracting characters and scenery at will. Some of the characters in the paintings can be animated for an extra laugh. In the strongest part of the app, that of the more modern art styles, the artist can explore color and layering paints, producing works that are similar in style to the famous work but ultimately entirely original. All artworks that are produced can be saved to a gallery and shared with friends. The app also provides background material on all the paintings featured within the NGAkids Art Zone. Players can create a personal avatar (again, using elements of great artwork or even imported images to design an individual that expresses him- or herself) and work freeform in a general painting environment. As we explored the NGAkids Art Zone, we were especially impressed by how much range and depth there was; what seemed initially like a gimmick (modifying famous paintings with other objects and making them dance) quickly gave way to real art exploration and many hours of creative expression.
-Parents' Choice Foundation, 2015
NGAkids Art Zone is a phenomenal app from the National Gallery of Art to engage children of a broad range of interests and immerse them in some fundamental art techniques. The app includes eight different activities based on paintings from the National Gallery. Students can change backgrounds, add objects to the scenes, and change color palettes to create their own distinct imagery of famous paintings. For those who like dress up, there is a painting where they can change characters' dresses and hairstyles . Children who like animals will have an activity where they can add animals to the scene, adjust their size, and hear them make noises. Another activity allows a student to add George Washington dancing in a marionette format. There are directions for each activity along with an overview of the painting. Unfortunately, the text is small and specific information about paintings limited. However, this app provides a wonderful opportunity for students to enjoy famous works of art and experiment with fundamental elements of art including color, texture, foreground and background effects. PROS

The variety of art and activities will make this app appealing to children of a wide variety of interests and abilities.

App enables students to experience the effects of artistic techniques and spatial impacts.

Students can easily save and share their work.

CONS

Although most activities are intuitive, the instructions for each activity are written in small font with no voice-over so younger students may need adult support at times.

The teaching about fundamentals is experiential rather than explicit. For example, students play with the color wheel but they are not offered a formal explanation.

-- Mindprint Learning, Teachers with Apps, 2015

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A Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award Winner The NGAkids Art Zone app from the National Gallery of Art introduces children not only to the experience of great artwork, but also to the creative process of producing great artworks.

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Students will complete an exits survey answering questions about what they learned and who their favorite artist that we studied was using PollEverywhere.

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Poll Everywhere - Audience Participation Site

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This is the place to be if you're trying to participate in a live poll.

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Students will collaborate as a class to create a comparison chart on Google Documents comparing the famous artists, their styles, and their works.

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Students will useToonDoo to create a cartoon about one of the artists that we studied and include at least three facts about the artist they select.

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Students will work in groups of 3 or 4 to complete a web quest as assigned through Google Slides and research their assigned artist online. Possible sources to be used are on the Google Slides presentation.

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Students will practice recalling key terms of "concept" in a Quizlet study set and scoring 80% or higher on a multiple choice test.