This exhibition has given us as educators an overwhelming amount of art to choose from when designing our lessons. For this lesson, we chose to focus on just one piece of art to create discussion around many different themes such as community, identity and language. Our students, age 4-11 examined the work of Mark Bradford, and his piece in the show, Spinning Man. They were able to make many observations about pattern, materials, texture and line, and were ablet o describe what images it reminded them of. We went back in to the classroom to learn a little more about Bradford and his process, including watching this two minute clip of the artist himself talking about his material choice. This helped the students begin to think about what they may want to include in their own "community collage", which is what we spent the remainder of the time creating. Students made wonderful work out of mixed media such as tin foil, tissue paper, pipe cleaners, yarn, wrapping paper and lots and lots of glitter!
For the full lesson plan, click here.
For the full lesson plan, click here.
Photos by Ada Matusiewicz
