Jackson Pollock Lesson Plans

1. Splash & Splatter Lesson Plan
Crayola Submit Register for FREE! Join the Crayola community today. Splash & Splatter Why Experiment with Action Painting like Jackson Pollack. Steps 1. Jackson Pollock is known for his revolutionary method of painting. Pollock's work from the 1940's are described as field paintings because they had no obvious subject. He immersed himself in his work by stretching his canvas on the floor and approaching it from all angles with drips, splas...

2. Dripping Paint: Action Painting - Art History
...e KinderArt® Lesson/Activity _ you might be interested in DRIPPING PAINT KinderArt Littles - Ideas for Preschoolers Grade: K+ Age: 4+ Objectives: Identification: Students will be directed to observe the lines and shapes that make up an "action" painting Historical: Students will look at the work of Jackson Pollock as they learn about Abstract Expressionism and Action Painting Creation: Students will create an "action" painting using paint, paper and imagination Appreciation: Students will learn to appreciate the art created not only by them, but by others as well. What You Need: Heavy Paper or Primed Canvas i...

3. ArtsWork - Chance Art ArtsWork
...t Gesture(6-8) Improvisation (9-12) Chance Art Advanced(9-12) Interactive gateway: Dance(9-12) Music Arts Careers (3-12) Musical Notation and Money(K-5) Water(3) Percussion Composition(K-5) Theme and Variations(9-12) Drama/Theater Teachers > Lesson Plans > Dance > Printable Arts Careers Chance Art: Pollock, Cage and Cunningham Version Printable Lesson (3-12) Dramatizing your Story(K-5) The Sitcom (K-5) Puppetry(1-9) Playwriting(3-9) Screenwriting (3-9) Scene Design (3-9) Storytelling (3-9) Stage Design (6-9) Critiquing the Mass Media(6-9) MACBETH(6-9) Theatre Education: Warm-ups (K-12) Units (6-12) Children's...

4. Stripes With Gravity Lesson Plan
...ith gravity? Explore the beauty of pure, flowing hues with this abstract method of coloring paper. Steps 1. Morris Louis, who was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on November 28, 1912, was an artist who was profoundly influenced by Abstract Expressionism. His early work has been compared to the work of Jackson Pollock, who used layered drips and pours of paint to build complex surfaces. Abstract Expressionists were interested in creating work that was nonobjective (had no recognizable subject matter). They preferred to work emotionally, and their work is usually abstract and personal. 2. One of the most profound...

5. BC Education - Visual Arts Grade 10 - Context (Creating/Communicating)
...nts choose a historical technique or style in a 2-D medium (e.g., pointillism) and translate it into a 3-D work using modern materials (e.g., a bottle-cap mosaic). Students research information on a particular contemporary artist. Find a quotation from the artist or a critic about the artist (e.g., Jackson Pollock: "The Action of painting is the Artwork"; Mary Pratt: "I find beauty in everyday items"). Students then create a images reflecting the quote and the artist (e.g., Pollock flowing drips of paint; Pratt kitchen utensils, flowers). Students present and explain their work. Choose a historical work of so...

6. Paint With Expression! Lesson Plan
...egister for FREE! Join the Crayola community today. Paint With Expression! Why Painting is a great way to communicate how you feel. Express yourself with colors and free-form designs that match your mood! Steps 1. Look at famous works of art that seem to convey different moods. Compare the works of Jackson Pollock, Barbara Hepworth, and Romare Beardon, for example. Discuss the feelings their creations seem to express, such as happiness, frustration, calmness, or sadness. How can colors, brush strokes, textures, lines, and images affect our emotions? Talk about how people express their feelings through art. Ch...

7. Cinderella Around the World
...Climo, Shirley (1996). The Irish Cinderlad. Harper Collins. Huck, Charlotte (1989). Princess Furball. Greenwillow Books. Louie, Ai-Ling (1982). Yeh-Shen, A Cinderella Story From China. Philomel Books. Han, Oki S. (1996). Kongi and Potgi: A Cinderella Story from Korea. Dial Books for Young Readers. Pollock, Penny (1996). The Turkey Girl: A Zuni Cinderella Story. Little, Brown and Co. Martin, Rafe (1992). The Rough Face Girl. G. P. Putnam's Sons. San Souci, Robert D. (1998). Cendrillon. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Steptoe, John (1987). Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale. Lothrop, Lee,...

8. Museum of Nebraska Art | Artists | Curriculum Unit | Thomas Hart Benton Lesson Format
...nist for the Joplin American in Missouri. Benton studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, resided briefly in Paris and New York City, and then settled in Kansas City, working as an instructor of drawing/ painting at the Kansas City Art Institute. His most famous pupil was the Abstract Expressionist Jackson Pollock; his well-known Nebraska students at the Institute were Aaron Pyle and Bill Hammond. Benton was part of the Regionalist movement and is well known for his mural paintings that depict common everyday scenes of mid-western life. The figures in his works often appear cartoon-like through the way he dis...

9. CARE - Lesson Plans ~ Sketchy Business
...d. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988. The Draw Squad Three online lessons to give confidence in drawing. History: Gaff, Jackie. 20th Century Art. Milwaukee, WI: Gareth Stevens Pub., 2001. Gaff, Jackie. Alberto Giacometti (Artists in Their Time). New York: Franklin Watts, 2002. Greenberg, Jan. Action Jackson. Brookfield, CT: Roaring Book Press, 2002. A unique picture book about Jackson Pollock and the way in which he worked. Greenberg, Jan. The Painter?s Eye: Learning to Look at Contemporary American Art. New York: Delacorte Press, 1991. Greenberg, Jan. The Sculptor?s Eye: Looking at Contemporary American Art....

10. Creative Principles [Elements and Principles of Art] - Drawing
...arge display area. Ask for volunteers or choose students to plan the arrangement and put it all together. Follow up Activity: Introduce students to the abstract styles of several different artists including Margo Hoff (Marathon, Street Music ), Piet Mondrian (Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue), Jackson Pollock (Full Fathom Five, Autumn Rhythm), Mark Tobey (Universal Field), and Henri Matisse (L'escargot, Beasts of the Sea, The Wine Press, Sorrows of the King). After viewing and discussing examples of each, have them create their own more complicated abstract design composition using geometric as well as o...