Digital Collages
Take a look at the work of artist Maya Hayuk.
Check out the artwork of Brooklyn street artist Aakash Nihalani.
- What do you like about the artwork?
- Notice Maya Hayuk's use of layered, overlapped geometric shapes. What shapes do you see?
- As you look at her murals you will see that some are symmetrical. That means if you were to draw a line down the middle of the piece of art both sides will look the same. Others look asymmetrical. That means if you were to draw a line down the middle of the piece of art the two sides look different. Can you tell which paintings are symmetrical? asymmetrical?
Objectives:
You will be working collaboratively to design and create a digital collage.
Bible:
God expects us to work together. Here are two verses from the Bible that tells us about teamwork.
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor
Ecclesiastes 4:9
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17
When individuals work together, they can double their strength and get much more done as a team. A team has checks and balances, one person watches the other one's back. Team members help encourage each other and keep each other focused.
Materials:
iPads
Process:
Watch this video
- Divide in to 3 or 4 groups and get an iPad.
- Click on the Assembly icon.
- Choose New Project.
- Use a photo of a blank wall on campus to serve as the background of your assembly creation.
- Working as a team, experiment with ideas.
- Rules for your design: must include a minimum of 11 shapes; no natural shapes - only geometric shapes; include overlapping shapes, all the design must be on the wall.
- Once you are satisfied with the composition, save it and continue to experiment.
- You may choose a different wall and go, or simply clear the shapes and work with the same wall.
- Email your saved images to Mrs. McCullers: [email protected]. We will look at the images together as a class.
- What images do you find successful and why do they work well?
- Images will be sent to classroom teachers to choose their favorite design.
*thank you Zamorano Fine Arts Academy for this lesson
Standards:
VA:Cr1.1
VA:Cr1.2
VA:Cr2.1
VA:Pr4.1
VA:Cr1.2
VA:Cr2.1
VA:Pr4.1