Henri Matisse was our artist inspiration for our art lesson with Miss Houghton this week. Matisse used bright, vivid colours in a non-natural way, and was a fauvist (from les fauves "the wild beasts"). He got sick later in life and couldn't paint anymore, so he began "painting with scissors" (also called cut paper collage). We discussed Matisse, his style and his artworks, and compared him to other artists. We created a Henri Matisse brainstorm with our observations and then we practised cutting out stencils. We used paint to blend a background, leaving some blank space by painting over ice block sticks. After this, we cut out a shape and used it like a stencil to paint over it with a contrasting colour. Next, we did the same with spiral shapes to add another layer to our work. We had to carefully consider the shapes and colours we used, and the composition of our art (this means where we placed things to create balance in our artwork). Just like we do in other learning areas, we worked independently, in small groups, with buddies, conferenced with the teacher, gave each other feedback and self-assessed our work. What a busy day!
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As part of our exploration of Stop Motion Animating, Room 19 worked in small groups to plan a clip using storyboards. Our clip needed to tell a short story and be easy enough for us to animate using whiteboards and markers. Once our storyboards were finished, we got to filming! We had to think carefully about how we would transition from one scene to another. You can see our clips here. As part of our Matariki learning, Room 12 have been creating awesome rhythms and routines with rakau sticks. We know we need to use 'non-verbal' communication to make sure we know which movement comes next!
The Bush Walk
Yesterday, I was walking in the forest and I saw a tiny brown bug sitting on a still leaf. I can hear birds tweeting calmly, a smooth distant stream rushing and leaves crunching under my feet. I can feel old hard roots underneath my shoes and a gentle breeze floating all around. I can smell the terrible smell of the emerald green leafs and the fresh air all around me. I can taste the horrible smell of leafs. By Connor The Bush Walk Yesterday, room thirteen went on a bush walk through the Lawsons Reserve. We saw lots of cool things like a yellow white striped lizard hotel with tiny red dots on it. I saw the bright yellow sun shining in between the green trees. I heard the wind rustling the autumn leaves stuck onto the swaying trees. Meanwhile, I felt a little mouldy brown twigs crunching beneath my feet. I smelt the grassy air float into my nose. I could taste the breezy wind blowing into my mouth. Soon, it was time to leave the Lawsons Reserve. What an amazing day I have had! Yipee! By Yulianne cho The Forest Yesterday, the class went to the Lawson Reserve. In the beginning, I saw a large tree and brown crunchy leaves. Everyone can hear birds chirping in a high pitch tone. I can feel the rough rope and water dribbling on the wood. Later, I smelt wet grass and wet wood. After that, I tasted autumn flavours in the air. Finally, I went back to my quiet class and did writing. By Adam Room 19 have been working on writing a moment in time description, we had to include:
Have you ever been on a roller coaster? Mrs Anderson has been visiting each class in Whanake Team and showing us how to create Stop Motion Animations. Animation is the art of manipulating pictures/non-living objects, to make them appear as moving images.
Room 19 have enjoyed learning how to use an app on our iPads to create animations. You can see some of our Stop Motion Animations HERE. Ask us to tell you how we made them. |
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