OP Art and Paper Weavings

4th Grade 

The students were introduced to the artwork of OP Artists Victor Vaseraly and Bridget Riley as well as the art movement know as OP ART (optical illusions).

The students discussed the different types of line used in both Vaseraly's and Riley's optical illusions. As well as why we thought these works of art were considered optical illusions when they look so different from our day to day optical illusions as those seen below.

To create their own OPtical illusions the students used a paper weaving method.  

To help them create a their weaving the students watched a step-by-step video (see below and sorry in advance about the squeaky audio during the fast-forwarded parts.

video coming soon

The great weavings created by some of the very talented 4th graders are shown below.

4th Grade Landscapes

Warm vs. Cool Color Landscapes

Our landscape project this year, included a lot of review.  We reviewed our colors (primary, secondary, warm and cool), shapes, the elements of a landscape, and the Element of Art Texure. The fourth graders were also introduced to a new artist this year David Hockney and his artwork Mulholland Drive: The Road to the Studio.

We started off by looking at our Landscapes powerpoint and the students took notes as we went along. 

The worksheet the students used as we went through the powerpoint.

They then had to plan out their warm and cool colored landscape, using their pre-planing worksheets.

Below are some student examples of their landscape plans.