Friday, March 15, 2013

Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens

Yesterday, we visited one of my favorite places in Jacksonville, the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens.  Students explored the art elements of line, shape, pattern, and form in a variety of paintings and sculptures.  Explorations included a search for patterns and shapes in an abstract painting, and a discovery of the characteristics of three-dimensional art objects.  A new studio activity in bookmaking and collage was part of our visit.  Activities in Art Connections provided an opportunity for extended learning.  This tour supported standards in the visual arts, math, and social studies.

Art Connections:

Studio: 
(Surprise connection to the polygons we've been reviewing in Math Workshop!)

Gardens:
Italian Garden at the Cummer Museum of Art 
(See the symmetry in the Italian Garden?)

Galleries:
 
Bronco Buster by Frederick Remington (1908) 

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Madonna of Humility with Angels by Agnolo Gaddi (1393)

 
Abstraction by Rolph Scarlett (1934)

Over the next few weeks, we'll start studying symmetry and congruence in Math Workshop.  This field study was perfect timing and gave me some great ideas!


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