2D Paper - Print Paper

 

Description

This art project was inspired by Jackson Pollock who is known for drip painting. First, we learned about Jackson and got to analyze some of his artwork. Then, we got to do hands on learning. The first thing we did was cut out a triangle, square, and circle that was already printed out for us. Once we cut those out, we traced them onto our construction paper in whatever order and place we wanted them. After those were traced, we got to name our artwork. I titled mine "My Art Gallery." Then, the fun began! We got shaving cream and made the secondary colors by mixing food coloring into the shaving cream. We had three piles of shaving cream, each one mixed into a different swirl with the outcome being a purple pile, orange pile, and green pile. Then, we took the paper shapes we cut out earlier and dipped them into the colored shaving cream. After that, we scraped off the shaving cream with a card to reveal a stained pattern on the shape that the shaving cream and food coloring had created. Once all three shapes were colored and dried, we glue them into the spots we traced earlier on our construction paper. Then, we created unique borders around each shape and had to write one sentence as to why you chose the design you did. Finally, you signed your artwork to claim what you created! I loved doing this art project and thought it was so fun! 

Extension Activity 

An extension activity for this art project could be talking about geometric shapes and implementing math. You could have students create their own geometric shapes on paper instead of have them already printed off. This would test how much students know about geometric shapes and give them even more freedom with the art project.