track-c unit-2 age-2 frida kahlo 8-9 REVISEDmtmhomeschool4art.com/uploaded_lessons/Track...

1 F

Step 1 Slidesh MOTIVATI

BEGIN RE

Do you knoanother co Our masteFrida was wedding pparents.

1. PHOTO Frida’s mofrom Germparents gaLAY-nuh C“Frida” whi

C

2. PHOTO Frida’s fathFrida had tfull of life apolio at thetake part inChildren to Frida starteable to atteto attend thclasses. But then, awas riding

RIDA KAHLO

- Introdhow Gu

ION

EADING HE

ow where yountry? (RE

er artist todaborn in M

photograph

OF PARE

ther was ofmany. He spave her a loCAR-men F

ch means “

Click Nex

O OF ARTIS

her was a pthree sisterand very sme age of sixn sports actoday do not

ed elementend the beshis school.

a terrible acin a bus th

O – Ages 8 –

ducing uide

ERE

your/our relESPONSE)

ay is Frida Mexico in a

of your p

Clic

NTS’ WED

f Native Mepoke both Gng name --

FREE-duh K“peace” in G

xt To Cha

ST - AGE 3

professionars, but her fmart. He sax, her fathertivities. Thet get polio, b

tary school st high schoOn her own

ccident chanat was hit b

– 9 | MeetT

the Fri

latives were

Kahlo, anda small towarents? L

ck Start

DDING

exican and SGerman an- MagdalenaKAH-lo ee kGerman, he

ange Slid

3

l photograpfather seemaid of her, “Sr helped hee polio left obecause a

late becausool in Mexicn, she start

nged her lifby a streetc

TheMasters

ida Kah

e born? W

she has a wn outsideLet’s look a

Lesson T

Spanish pad Spanish. a Carmen F

kahl-der-OWer father’s n

de

pher and toomed to haveShe is the mr to recoveone leg wemedicine c

se of the poco City. Woted to study

fe forever. car. She alm

FRIDA K

Online Edi

hlo

Were they bo

fascinatingof Mexico

at a weddi

To Begin

arents. Her As was th

Frida KahloWN). But, snative langu

ok this pictue a special lmost like mr by encourak, and it n

can prevent

olio, but sheomen had oy art history

Frida was emost died f

KAHLO – AGES

ition

orn in the U

g HERITAG City. Haing photog

r father camhe custom ino y Calderoshe was alwuage.

ure of Fridalove for Frid

me.” When raging her tnever grew t it.

e did so weonly recently, and she t

eighteen yefrom her inj

8 – 9 | ONLINE

United State

GE just like ve you seraph of Fr

me to Mexicn Mexico, hn (mag-duh

ways called

a at age thrda. She waFrida caughto exercise properly.

ell that she ly been allotook some a

ears old anuries. She

E EDITION

es or

you. en a rida’s

co her h-d

ree. as ht and

was owed art

d

FRIDA KAHLO – AGES 8 – 9 | ONLINE EDITION

2 FRIDA KAHLO – Ages 8 – 9 | MeetTheMasters Online Edition

broke many bones in her body including her spine. Put your hand on your spine. Would that be a serious injury? (YES) After several months of being in bed, she began to paint. She painted a memory from the bus accident years later. See if you can find Frida.

Click Next To Change Slide

3. THE BUS We see many different people sitting on the bus -- from a businessman with his money bag to a barefoot mother, holding her baby wrapped in an orange rebozo (ray-BO-zo) or shawl. (POINT OUT) Do you see someone who might be Frida? (THE YOUNG GIRL AT THE FAR RIGHT) Have you ever had surgery? One operation is hard enough. But Frida went on to have at least thirty-two surgeries on her broken spine and right leg and foot over the next twenty-nine years of her life. After some operations, she wore a plaster body cast and could not move her body for weeks. What could she do in bed if she could move her arms? (PAINT) Yes, she painted while lying down in bed. Her lifetime of paintings show the sad and joyful times of her life. And to her great sadness, she would never be able to have children. When she was well enough, Frida began to show her paintings to other artists. One of these artists was Diego Rivera (dee-AY-go ree-VAIR-ah), a famous Mexican artist, who liked her work. He also fell in love with Frida! They married when she was just twenty-two years old. Frida’s father was not happy about the marriage. He said it was like an elephant marrying a dove. Why would he say that? Well, here is the wedding portrait that Frida painted of herself and Diego Rivera.


4. FRIDA AND DIEGO Who is the “elephant?” (DIEGO) Why? (HE IS BIG/FAT) Who is the “dove?” (FRIDA) Why? (SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE IS FLOATING LIKE THE DOVE ABOVE HER HEAD, HER EYEBROWS ARE LIKE WINGS) Diego Rivera was over six feet tall and weighed over 300 pounds. And tiny Frida adored him. After her marriage to Diego, she emphasized traditional Mexican culture in everything she did. She decorated their home with Mexican art and wore traditional Mexican clothing. Frida was very proud of her Mexican heritage and wanted to show it in the way she dressed. In this double-portrait, we see her dressed in native clothes -- a red rebozo (shawl) over a floor-length, tiered green dress and sandals. She wears a necklace of Mexican jade beads, and her braided hair is woven with ribbons and pinned up in native Mexican style. What is Diego Rivera wearing? (DARK BLUE SUIT, LIGHT BLUE SHIRT, AND LARGE BELT WITH BROWN SHOES) Rivera is wearing American-style clothes. He holds his palette and brushes in his right hand, while his left hand delicately supports Frida’s hand.



She portrays him as the artist and not herself. Why? (SHE LIVED TO SUPPORT HIM; SHE THOUGHT HE WAS A BETTER ARTIST; THIS WAS HIS PROFESSION, MEN WERE ARTISTS)


5. PHOTO OF FRIDA KAHLO After she married Diego, Frida traveled a lot in the United States and Europe. Diego Rivera was a famous mural painter who was in great demand. What is a MURAL? (PAINTING DONE ON A WALL OR CEILING, INSIDE OR OUTSIDE BUILDINGS) They lived for many months in San Francisco, New York, and Detroit while Diego worked on his murals. Frida walked the streets of these cities proudly wearing her Mexican dress. She would make quite a sensation as heads turned to stare at this attractive woman wearing such colorful dress. As time went on, her marriage to Diego Rivera became troubled, and they eventually divorced but were later remarried. She began painting more and more. More than half of her paintings were SELF-PORTRAITS that show the physical and emotional pain of her life. She was asked why she painted herself so often. Listen to how she responded.

Click Audio

“Porque estoy muy sola, which means because I am all alone.”

End Of Audio – Continue Reading

But, she wasn’t all alone, because she had many unusual pets. Many times she painted herself with them. Try to guess what animal you will see with Frida in this self-portrait. (RESPONSE)


6. SELF-PORTRAIT WITH MONKEY Do you have a pet monkey? She and her pet spider monkey are looking at us. A red ribbon which she braided into her hair falls in loops around her neck and over to the monkey. Why do you think she wound the ribbon around herself and the monkey? (IT CONNECTS HER TO HER MONKEY) The monkey is like her child. Can pets be companions? (YES) Do you feel less lonely if your pet is with you? (YES) Can you give me a word to describe how she is feeling? (INTENSE, SERIOUS, SAD, ANGRY) What feature of her face do you notice first? (HER DARK EYEBROWS) What is unusual about her eyebrows? (MEET ABOVE HER NOSE, VERY HAIRY) That shape reminded her of a pet she liked. What could that be? (BIRD)



Where do you see TEXTURE in this painting? (MONKEY’S FUR, HER HAIR, CLOTHING, LEAVES) Notice all the lines she painted to create the TEXTURE, so we can feel it with our eyes, since we can’t feel it with our hands. The BACKGROUND of this painting is made up of jungle-like dark green leaves. For Frida leaves were a symbol for life. You will see more leaves in the next portrait of Mariana Morillo (ma-ree-A-na mo-REE-yo), a friend’s daughter.


7. MARIANA MORILLO Did you expect to see so many leaves? They are even on her dress and hair bow! Mariana is young and has her whole life ahead of her, so Frida painted a lot of leaves. Despite her lifelong struggle with poor health, Frida continued to paint. She taught art classes to children in Mexico City. She taught her students to be proud of their heritage. They studied, sang Mexican songs, and laughed together. Her students read about the history of art, and they went to the museum to sketch Mexican works of art. Here is one thing they studied.


8. RETABLO I have a Spanish word for you to learn. Say “retablo” (ray-TAH-blow). RETABLOS are small religious paintings done by Mexican artists on small sheets of tin. The artist painted a picture and wrote words describing the picture on the lower edge of this painting. Can you see the words? Retablos were intended as offerings of thanks to a holy person, such as a saint, for their protection or help. In this example of a retablo, what do you think is happening? (SICK PERSON IN BED) We know from the words at the bottom of the painting, that the man recovered from a very bad fever and is giving thanks for his health. Do you think these retablo words are an important part of our understanding the whole picture? (YES) Frida made many of her self-portraits look like retablos by adding words. What sad experiences in her life could she paint into retablos? (POLIO, BUS ACCIDENT, DIVORCE) Now let’s look at another self-portrait.




9. SELF-PORTRAIT WITH LOOSE HAIR How is this self-portrait different? (HER HAIR HANGS DOWN; IT IS NOT BRAIDED OR DECORATED) How is she feeling? (SAD, SERIOUS) Can you tell from this self-portrait that she is feeling sick and it is making her depressed? She stares out at us with a mask-like determination. How is this painting by Frida Kahlo like a retablo? (WORDS AT BOTTOM) Let’s listen to what she wrote.

Click Audio

Aquí me pinte yo, Frida Kahlo, con la imagen del espejo. Tengo 37 anos y es el mes de Julio de mil novecientos cuarenta y siete. En Coyoacan, Mexico, lugar donde nací. The translation from Spanish is: Here I painted myself, Frida Kahlo, in a reflection from a mirror. I am thirty-seven years old, and it is July 1946, in Coyoacan, Mexico, where I was born.

End Of Audio – Continue Reading

The home in which she lived most of her life is called Casa Azul (KAH-suh ah-ZOOL). Do you know what that means? (BLUE HOUSE)


10. PHOTO OF CASA AZUL As you can see, the house was painted in other bright colors besides blue. It looks like the bright colors that Frida loved to wear. Today, the house is a museum in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, containing the paintings and collections of ceramics, toys, and art of Frida Kahlo. The house has a large patio with ancient Mexican art placed around the plants. Can you find the sculptures? Let’s meet Frida’s favorite pet in her next painting.


11. STILL LIFE WITH PARROT Sitting behind the fruit is her favorite parrot. His name was Bonito (bo-NEE-toe). Do you know what that means in Spanish? (PRETTY) Do you think Bonito might have enjoyed eating some of that fruit while sitting on the table? (YES!) What do we call a painting of things that don’t move, that sit still? (STILL LIFE) Frida spent the last few years of her life having to lie in bed because of her spinal problems that began with the bus accident. She didn’t want to paint self-portraits anymore, because she looked so sick. So she began painting the colorful fruit of Mexico instead. A helper would arrange the fruit on a table, and Frida would paint the STILL LIFE while lying flat in her bed. Do you think it would be hard to paint that way? (YES) When an artist arranges things together in a painting, we call that the COMPOSITION. In a STILL LIFE painting, the artist can create their own original COMPOSITION by placing



things however they want. Can you think of a different way to arrange the fruit and bird in this painting? (ANSWERS WILL VARY) Your idea would make an excellent painting! Notice how Frida painted the fruit so that it’s close together and OVERLAPPING. Let’s see if she did the same thing in the next STILL LIFE.


12. STILL LIFE: VIVA LA VIDA (VEE-vah lah VEE-duh) What is the only fruit in this still life? (WATERMELONS) But she made it look interesting by making them all different shapes and sizes. She liked to add writing to these paintings just like she did in her retablo-style self-portraits. Sometimes she painted a small Mexican flag with its colors of red, green, and white stuck in the fruit with a toothpick. Just eight days before her death in July of 1954, Frida Kahlo finished this last still life painting and painted the words Viva la Vida, which means Hurray for Life, right on the watermelon. She was celebrating life. She died at the young age of forty-seven but left a collection of great paintings which express her love for her Mexican heritage. They also tell us about her unusual life. Today she is considered to be one of the greatest painters from Mexico.

Click Next To Begin Review Game

REVIEW GAME ANSWERS

1. Where was Frida born? MEXICO 2. From what illness did she suffer as a child? POLIO 3. What accident caused her to have many surgeries?BUS 4. Who was Frida’s famous husband? DIEGO RIVERA 5. What unusual pets did she keep? MONKEY & PARROT 6. What kind of paintings did she do towards the end STILL LIFE of her life? 7. What did she paint that represent life? LEAVES 8. How did she show pride in her heritage? ALL OF THE ABOVE 9. What is a retablo? PAINTING ON METAL BY

MEXICAN ARTIST 10. What was her response when asked, “PORQUE ESTOY MUY SOLA.” - “Why do you paint yourself so often?” “BECAUSE I AM ALL ALONE.”

Click Next To Finish Lesson

Did you enjoy learning about our master artist? Now it’s time to practice the techniques you will use in your Art Activity!



Step 2 - Learning From: Frida Kahlo

Drawing Lines and Shapes The first step to good drawing is learning to look closely with your eyes. Looking carefully, study each line and copy it with a pencil or fine marker in the empty square below it.

Using a pencil or marker, draw the simple lines to form one of Kahlo’s favorite pets, her parrot, Bonito. Bonito means ‘pretty’ in Spanish. Look carefully at each line, and let it fill the space.



Drawing Leaves and Branches

Frida Kahlo loved the interesting shapes of plants, and sometimes used them to fill her pictures. Practice some simple leaf shapes and branches with your pencil or marker. Let them fill the squares.

Texture Fluffy feathers and smooth leaves have texture. Using crayons, see if you can make the textures below. Soft feathers on the birds, and smooth textures on the leaves.



Fruit Shapes Kahlo loved the shapes of fruit, and she often painted them both whole and cut open in her still life paintings. Try drawing the whole and cut shapes below. Remember to study the lines with your eyes, and let the shapes fill the space.

Save this page for your art project



Mexican Flag

Kahlo’s compositions often included her thoughts in an inscription. This idea came from Mexican retablos which were small, religious paintings on tin, giving thanks. Sometimes Kahlo’s words gave thanks, or described the meaning of the painting. She included words to a song, or just wrote the artist’s name, date and location. Sometimes she included a flag of Mexico. Let’s color the flag of Mexico as Kahlo would have painted it.




Artist Profile Slip

The last few pages of this section contain the Art Activity for Frida Kahlo. This step-by-step outline will be a guide for instructing your child(ren) through the activity. The parent/instructor should review all steps necessary to complete this project before beginning any work. Cut out the Artist Profile Slip below and attach it to the back of the completed art project.

Frida Kahlo (KAH-loe) - Mexican 1907 - 1954 Mexican painter, Frida Kahlo, showed us her life through beautiful self-portraits and interesting compositions. She was very devoted to her heritage, and often included a few words within her work to help tell her thoughts in the spirit of Mexican retablos. The cultural dress, architecture, animals, plants and fruit of Mexico fill her paintings. ART ACTIVITY EMPHASIS: Creative Still Life with Line and Color MEDIA: Paper and Oil Pastel

Frida Kahlo (KAH-loe) - Mexican 1907 - 1954 Mexican painter, Frida Kahlo, showed us her life through beautiful self-portraits and interesting compositions. She was very devoted to her heritage, and often included a few words within her work to help tell her thoughts in the spirit of Mexican retablos. The cultural dress, architecture, animals, plants and fruit of Mexico fill her paintings. ART ACTIVITY EMPHASIS: Creative Still Life with Line and Color MEDIA: Paper and Oil Pastel



Step 3 - Working With: Art Activity Instructions ARTIST Frida Kahlo (free-duh KAH-loe) (1907-1954) Mexican ART ELEMENTS Line, texture and color MEDIA Paper and oil pastels EMPHASIS Creative still life with line and color

VOCABULARY Mexican heritage, still life, line, color, texture VISUALS Print: Still Life with Parrot SUGGESTED MUSIC Music of Mexico

MATERIALS FOR INSTRUCTOR AND CHILDREN

One 12” x 12” construction paper (red, green or blue) Artist profile slip Boxes of oil pastels Toothpicks Pencils Scissors Glue Learning Packet with bird and fruit line drawing Completed flag from Learning Packet

PREPARATION Place the Kahlo print where it can be easily seen. Place your 12” x 12” paper (red, green or blue) on your workspace. Position the bird line drawing next to your colored paper with the oil pastels close by for demonstration. Have scissors and glue, a toothpick and an extra art packet ready with flag completed. SET-UP [ 5 minutes ] Distribute the following materials to each child:

SUPPLIES: Oil pastels, toothpicks PAPER: Red, green or blue construction paper (use different colors if you have more than one child), and artist profile slip



ORIENTATION [ 5 minutes ] Kahlo was very proud of her heritage and loved the culture of what country? (MEXICO) She was a master of composition with her interesting subject matter. What did she choose to paint? (SELF-PORTRAITS, FRUIT, BIRDS, MONKEYS, PLANTS, ETC.) Her paintings told the story of her life. Some compositions included an inscription, or a few describing words, and sometimes they were on a Mexican flag. These inscriptions were inspired by Mexican retablos. (Retablos were small paintings on tin, with words on the bottom giving thanks.) Today we will use Kahlo’s love of birds, fruit and plants to create a still life using her intense colors and interesting textures. We will also add our own flag in the style of Kahlo’s paintings. DEMONSTRATION AND ACTIVITY Have the students repeat each step immediately with their materials. ORGANIZE YOUR WORK AREA [ 3 minutes ] 1. Set your bird and fruit line drawing next to your colored 12” x 12” paper. 2. Have your flag nearby. 3. Put your pencil, glue, scissors, toothpick, oil pastels, and artists profile slip to the top of your workspace. CREATING YOUR BIRD STILL LIFE [ 15 minutes ] (The instructor will need to demonstrate with a dark pastel so students can see. Emphasize that the line drawing is merely a starting point or idea.) 1. Carefully study the birds and fruits in the line drawing and select a bird and about three fruits to inspire your composition. 2. Begin with the eye. Have the students point to the place on the paper where they plan to start, so they can make adjustments before drawing. Explain that they will need enough room for the bird’s body and a long tail with several pieces of fruit. (It is fine if the tail needs to go off the page, or be covered later.) 3. Using your pencil, make a dot for the center of the eye anywhere you want on the paper, leaving room for the body, tail and feet. Draw a circle around the eye or eyes to make the outside rim. 4. Really study the lines of the beak. Draw the simple lines of the beak. 5. Draw the curved line of the head, and complete the simple lines of the bird of your choice. Use one of the birds pictured or just use one as an inspiration for your own bird.



6. Balance your composition by adding about three fruits. Some could be cut open, and some could remain whole. 7. Finish filling and balancing your composition by adding a few curving vines and interesting leaves. Remember Kahlo often used plants to fill her backgrounds, but try to leave some negative space (interesting blank area around shapes). ADDING COLOR AND TEXTURE WITH OIL PASTELS [ 15 minutes ] 1. Review and demonstrate the textures of feathers, fruit and leaves from the Learning Packet. 2. Let the students begin by outlining their shapes in various colors. 3. Have the students build layers of color and texture with their pastels. A variety of color, along with layers of pastel, helps to add depth. 4. Pick a light source, and add highlights with white, yellow or peach and shadows with blue or black (lightly!). MOUNTING THE FLAG [ 5 minutes ] 1. Complete the flag shape from the Learning Packet to represent the flag of Mexico and/or an inscription, or a few describing words can be added with a marker. 2. Cut out your flag, and glue it with your toothpick onto your composition. Kahlo often had her flags stuck in a piece of fruit. MOUNTING THE ARTIST PROFILE SLIP [ 2 minutes ] (Profile slips for each artist are provided. They give a brief description of the artist, the technique, and the media used in the art activity. They should be mounted on the back of each art project after it is completed.) 1. Write your name on the front of the artist profile slip. 2. Using glue, mount the profile slip on the back of your artwork. 3. Encourage students to discuss their artwork with others using this artist slip of information.

CONCLUSION SUGGESTIONS Review vocabulary words while complimenting the children on their artwork. Review master artist’s name and country. End with, “Adios muchachos y muchachas, hasta la vista!” (Goodbye boys and girls, until we meet again!)

THIS CONCLUDES THE FRIDA KAHLO UNIT.

track-c unit-2 age-2 frida kahlo 8-9 REVISEDmtmhomeschool4art.com/uploaded_lessons/Track...

Documents

Transcript of track-c unit-2 age-2 frida kahlo 8-9 REVISEDmtmhomeschool4art.com/uploaded_lessons/Track...