Grade 5
Work by Grade 5 students
international dot day
"Just make a mark and see where it takes you."
- The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
International Dot Day is a celebration of creativity inspired by "TheDot" written and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds. It is a day to think about ways in which we can use our special talents to make the world a better place.
Sara
Keita
Fahriya
Juwon
Kierin
Priyanka Framed Dots from Dot Day (23 Sep 2020 13_46).MOVpriyanka
3D dots
Some students used an app called Quiver to turn their 2D dots into 3D dots.
Emily
continuous line drawing
"A line is a dot that went for a walk" - Paul Klee
Emily
Kierin
Leyli
Sofia
Mika
sara
Keita
Notan Designs
Notan is a Japanese word that means “light-dark balance.” A Notan usually uses just black and white to express a composition that is reduced to basic shapes. They can be abstract or representational.
Graffiti tags
Kierin
The three elements of graffiti helped us learn about the first three elements of art. In graffiti, works evolve as tags, throws, and pieces which connect to line, shape, and form. Fifth graders learned one-point perspective, overlap, and depth in space through The study of graffiti lettering . We used drawing techniques and color theory as well as gradation.
Yu Jeong
Siwoo
Maria
Keita
Firas
Nadir
Identity maps
Students learned to express aspects of themselves using an imaginary map and colored pencils as their medium. They created an island with land and water features named for aspects of their identity. We began by dyeing paper with tea, coffee or watercolor paint to make it look old. Students then used the colored pencils techniques they learned to add color and detail.
Sara
Maria
Leyli
Firas
Keita
Max
Siwoo
Nadir
Kierin
Juwon
Emily
Hyunwoo
Mika
Picasso Inspired Portraits
Pablo Picasso, “Femme au Béret et à la Robe Quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter)” , 1937.
To start off our portrait unit, we took a look at the work of Pablo Picasso. In his work, he wanted to emphasize the difference between a painting and reality. Picasso tried different ways of seeing, or perceiving, using both his observations and his memories when creating a Cubist image. Inspired by his work, we challenged ourselves to change our perspective to create cubist portraits.
Maria
Kierin
Leyli
Nadir
Firas
Sara
Keita
Juwon
Hyunwoo
Priyanka
Emily
Diego
Split Portraits
Facial proportions
We moved on to the realistic portion of our portraits unit. In order to complete our split portraits, we learned the proportions of the face (for a 12 year old) and different techniques for drawing eyes, noses and mouths.
Facial features
Yu Jeong
Diego
Leyli
Emily
Fahriya
Firas
Hyunwoo
Ece
Keita
Kierin
Juwon
Maria
Sara
Siwoo
Yearbook cover challenge
Ela and Safira working Hard.
This year, all students were challenged to create a piece of artwork for the cover of the yearbook. Using the theme of "inspire, nurture, challenge", students created some amazing artwork.
Juwon and Kierin busy at work.
Sofia
Diego
Firas
Nadir
Ela
Emily
Juwon
Keita
Siwoo
Yu Jeong
Kierin
Collage Animals
This project was a progressive, multi step, multi media project that really evolved as students created it! They used all of the skills and techniques that they learned this year in order to complete this work, emphasizing that art is a process and not just a product that we create.
Maria
Yu Jeong
Juwon
Keita
Priyanka
Fahriya
Kierin
Sara
Jen Stark Inspired Collaborative Mural
Jen Stark is a Los Angeles based artist known for her psychedelic, brightly colored public murals, many of which feature layers of drip-like forms. For this project, students created single drip paintings, which were then collaged into a bigger collaborative mural. They also practiced their watercolor techniques and knowledge of color theory to create their own color schemes.
