Art With Mr. E: Artists that Inspire

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June 03, 2020

Minnie Evans

I will be highlighting African American artists that I love and reference in my classroom  in a series of posts.  My hope is...if you aren’t already...do your research this summer and bring a wealth of AMAZING artists to your students that will enrich their art education experience& allow them to see themselves in the art & artists! 

Minnie Evans (1892–1987) Folk Artist

Minnie’s work is so beautiful!! I love her use of pattern, color, and symmetry. She often had “visions” that she then turned into art. If you click on the link below you will learn more about her life and work. 

https://americanart.si.edu/artist/minnie-evans-1466

October 17, 2019

Artober Nashville: Inspired by Cassidy Cole

This year Cassidy Cole is our focus artist for Artober Nashville! She was at our inservice at the start of the school year, and I thought she & her work were just delightful. I feel that the style & content she creates is very exciting for students to see/learn about. Plus, it is wonderful for them to see a young female artist that is local!

I'm using some ideas that Cassidy shares in her video to guide the art work. I talk to the students about the differences between creating an object & being inspired by an object, expressive color, nonobjective art, and unusual art tools. I provide the students with RED, BLUE, or YELLOW(Even if they aren't the TRUE primary colors), a paper towel, and a popsicle stick. Review color mixing, ways to use the popsicle stick to apply the paint, and how to clean it off between colors in order to not create a whole lot of brown. Then I let them go! They have LOVED IT!!! I love the variety/individuality of the works. SO MUCH FUN! Next class time I'll allow them to use oil pastel to add some structural lines to finish the work. (The art images are student work from Kindergarten & 3rd Grade)

October 01, 2019

Support Cool Artists: Kev Munday

Kev Munday was my inspiration artist at the start of the school year for my call school collaborative project. He just announced he has a poster(that you can color if you like!) at IKEA!!! Here it is...and I placed the link below the image. Lets support a super cool artist!!!

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/getnaes-coloring-poster-people-and-objects-50454437/

February 13, 2018

Art Ed Blogger's Network: Artists that Inspire!

GREETINGS ALL YOU BLOGTASTIC READERS!!!

If you are a follower of art ed blogs, you may have noticed a group of us posting today under the header of ART ED BLOGGER'S NETWORK!! This is collection of amazing bloggers(how did I get in the mix?!?!) will surely inform, encourage, and inspire you! At the bottom of the post you'll see links to those participating....CHECK THEM OUT!

This month's topic for the group is ARTISTS THAT INSPIRE!

Wow...what a topic?!?!!? I have to admit..I've struggled with this because there are so many I love, for such diverse reasons. I'm going to go with a less main stream one for the sake of sharing someone you might not have heard, but may want to learn more about.

(Matisse & Van Gogh will always be my classic favs (color, pattern, and texture!!!)

Oscar Bluemner

(1867-1938)

HERE ARE SOME FACTS FOR YOU

Oscar Bluemner was a German born artist that began his career in architecture & design. He moved to the United States in 1892. He spent the next 20 yrs focused on architecture, but eventually moved into painting. However, his work was still heavily influenced by his architecture & design background. He was fascinated with color theory & how it impacted both emotionally and psychologically. Though he did achieve some success & notoriety....he was a difficult person & did not "fit" into the mainstream art world of the time.

LINKS TO LOOK UP LATER

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Florianus_Bluemner

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/bluemner_oscar.html

https://www.artsy.net/artist/oscar-bluemner

HOW I USE OSCAR BLUEMNER IN MY ART ROOM

Artists that inspire do us no good if they aren't a spring board for our students to explore their own artistic pursuits. Blunderer's work is an amazing jumping off point for LANDSCAPES/CITYSCAPES with their strong emphasis on layering & depth. His work does not add a lot of detail or fussy elements allowing the young artist to concentration on the major elements of their work. This also lends itself to transforming amazing drawings into dynamic paintings(I think tempera at the elementary level is perfect!). If you are working with BIG IDEAS/ENDURING THEMES....it would be easy to add Bluemner's work into a unit on Place/Community.

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED LEARNING A BIT MORE ABOUT MY ARTIST THAT INSPIRES!!!

DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE OTHERS IN THE ART ED BLOGGER'S NETWORK! I'M SURE YOU'LL FIND OTHER GEMS YOU'LL WANT TO ADD TO YOUR LIST OF ARTISTS FOR YOU & YOUR CLASSROOM!

WHO ARE ARTISTS THAT INSPIRE YOU?

This post is a part of The Art Ed Blogger's Network: Monthly Tips and Inspiration from Art Teacher Blogs. On the first Tuesday each month, each of these art teacher blogs will post their best ideas on the same topic.