Concept drawings for Emergence
by Buddy Jackson
“From emergency comes emergence. My concept is to construct
a large face of an African-American woman emerging from the earth. This face would serve as a symbol of every
individual story of danger, loss, strength and determination to push through
the setbacks caused by both nature and of man, and emerge proud and strong from
the swirling waters.”- Buddy Jackson
How does a face represent more than just the person it is
attached?
What do you feel the face in Emergence is "saying"
to the viewer?
How does the environment impact the art?
How does the art impact the environment?
*Discussion questions can be done in a whole group setting
or in small groups of 2 or 3 students.
You know your students and the dynamic of your classroom. Both methods of discussion have value.
Writing Component:
After displaying the image of Emergence, ask students to
write 2 or 3 sentences describing their initial response to the image. Questions to lead them in their writing: What do you think this piece of art is
about? Why is the art work in this
location?
*Allowing for writing in the art room allows for all
students to develop their ideas on art beyond just giving a select few the
opportunity to share their thoughts in class.
Having word banks/word walls for students to pull from will take some of
the fear out of writing.
Studio Project(s):
(The studio projects would take place after students have
the background knowledge on
Buddy Jackson and his work, Emergence )
Lesson 1: Putting a
Face on Things
Media: Drawing (K-5th)
Students will:
·
Review portraits/self-portraits.
·
Discuss objects that could represent them and
why (sun, tree, car..etc).
·
Create a self-portrait placing their face on
their selected object.
·
Finish work using teacher selected media
(crayons, markers, colored pencils)
·
(2nd-5th) Write a
paragraph on why they selected the object they did, and how that object
reflects their personality.
Lesson 2: Masking an
Emotion/Idea
Media: Paper Mache (2nd-5th)
Students will:
·
Discuss how people express emotion through their
face.
·
Group colors into emotional category’s (anger=
red, orange, yellow..etc)
·
Create a paper mache emotion mask.
·
Paint their mask to reinforce the emotion they
were trying to portray.
·
Write a paragraph on the emotion they chose, how
their work depicts that emotion, and what would cause them to have that
emotion.
Lesson 3:
Photographing Temporary Installation
*This may not be an option for your students. Some schools do have class sets of digital
cameras. If you do not have access to a class set, you can use an individual
camera and allow students to photograph their own work. If this is not an option, you can have
student do a drawing of their mask in the environment they have chosen.
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