Learning to Look is a PTA sponsored school-wide program that Scarsdale students enjoy throughout their elementary years. Two parents from the 5-L community have begun teaching our students about the elements of art through specific paintings. Students learn about art and art history through parent presentations and hands on activities where students include the elements of art and design in a project of their own. Scroll down for photos and information about the artists studied and individual sessions.
Lesson 1 Introduction:
The Sleeping Gypsy, Henri Rousseau (1897)
A close look of the technique used by Picasso for
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (Paris, June - July 1907)
Student Created art in the shadow of Picasso (2014)
The expertly delivered learning to look lessons and interactive experiences are facilitated solely by our two parent volunteers.
Lesson 2 Surrealist Vision and Abstract Art:
I, and the Village, Marc Chagall (1911)
The Hunter, Joan Miro (1923)
Broadway Boogie Woogie, Piet Mondrian (1942-43)
In Learning to Look Session 2 students participated in an interactive learning session that included music and visual art. The session was concluded with a class museum of student created Mondrianesc creations.
Lesson 3: Abstract Art and Surrealist Vision:
One: Number 31, Jackson Pollack (1950)
The Persistence of Memory, Salvador Dali (1931)
Drip Painting Pollack Style
After studying the works of Dali and Pollack students created "drip paintings" following Pollack's form of painting above
and walking around the canvas while dripping and sometimes pouring paint. Students also had a snack of soft melting
cheese which was Dali's inspiration for his melted images.
Lesson 4: Matisse and Modern Sculpture
Dancing Ladies, Matisse (1909)
Lobster Trap and Fish Tail, Calder (1939)
Mobile Creations Unplugged!
Students studied the work of American sculptor, Alexander Calder, who was known as the originator of the mobile. Like Calder, students made kinetic sculptures that were delicately balanced with components that moved in response to air.
Final Review: Student Recap of Six Years of Learning to Look
Learning to Look parent coordinators challenged students' recall with a game similar to Hasbro's game, Clue. Students were presented with samples of paintings they studied over the past six years. The object of the game was to determine "who" created the painting, "what" the painting was named, and "which" art movement it referenced. Student groups worked together to deduce the correct answers.
Museum of Modern Art
As a culminating activity to Learning to Look an art education tour
A close look of the technique used by Picasso forLes Demoiselles d'Avignon (Paris, June - July 1907)
Student Created art in the shadow of Picasso (2014)
The expertly delivered learning to look lessons and interactive experiences are facilitated solely by our two parent volunteers.Lesson 2 Surrealist Vision and Abstract Art:I, and the Village, Marc Chagall (1911)
The Hunter, Joan Miro (1923)
Broadway Boogie Woogie, Piet Mondrian (1942-43)In Learning to Look Session 2 students participated in an interactive learning session that included music and visual art. The session was concluded with a class museum of student created Mondrianesc creations.
The Persistence of Memory, Salvador Dali (1931)
Drip Painting Pollack StyleAfter studying the works of Dali and Pollack students created "drip paintings" following Pollack's form of painting aboveand walking around the canvas while dripping and sometimes pouring paint. Students also had a snack of soft meltingcheese which was Dali's inspiration for his melted images.Lesson 4: Matisse and Modern SculptureDancing Ladies, Matisse (1909)
Lobster Trap and Fish Tail, Calder (1939)
Mobile Creations Unplugged!Students studied the work of American sculptor, Alexander Calder, who was known as the originator of the mobile. Like Calder, students made kinetic sculptures that were delicately balanced with components that moved in response to air.
As a culminating activity to Learning to Look an art education tourwas taken through the Museum of Modern Art
