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The theme for Unit 1 is Looking Around: Seeing Our World.
In this unit, we discovered the following:
1) Learned about artworks. Art is a means of seeing in a special way.
2) Learned how artists communicate. Artists look for and show beauty in our world.
3) Experienced the theme as artists. In thinking and working as artists, we can look for and show beauty in our world.
4) Experienced the theme as viewers of art. As observers of art and the environment, we can describe subject matter and formal features in what we encounter.
In Strand 1 (Find and Show Beauty in the Places of Our World), we learned about lines.
In Strand 2 (Find and Show Beauty in Everyday Objects), we learned about shapes.
In Strand 3 (Find and Show Beauty in Nature), we learned about textures.
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Lines
 Lines are found everywhere. There are all kinds of lines. Some of the kinds of lines we see every day are straight lines, curvy lines, angled lines, zigzag lines, dotted lines, and broken lines. Artists use lines in all their artwork. Here is a simple picture of a cross embellished with curvy lines. Below is an intricate example from an artist who used one continuous line to create an image of Jesus. This work was published by Knowles & Maxim in 1884 and is titled: "All Done With a Single Stroke of the Pen".
 Does anyone remember the "Etch-A-Sketch" toy made by Arthur Granjean in 1959 and marketed by the Ohio Art Company? It is still sold today and many artists use it to create continuous line art. |
Shapes
We learned about two basic kinds of shapes: geometric shapes and free-form shapes. We hear about geometric shapes all the time. They have regular outlines. Circles, squares, and rectangles are examples of geometric shapes. Free-form shapes (also known as organic shapes) have outlines that are not regular. A human head is a free-form shape. A tree is a free-form shape.
Below is a collage made by quilling (or coiling) paper and gluing them together. This collage has both geometric and free-form shapes. Click on the collage to see the details.
 Textures
We learned that textures (the way something feels) can be represented by artists using lines, shapes, and patterns. Can you tell how painful the thorns are on Jesus' head? This artist used lines, shapes and patterns to show the texture of the thorns. |
