WHERE DID VAN GOGH GO?

He went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Who did he see? He saw the children of Gan Daled who were there celebrating the culmination of their kindergarten art program.

The art program introduces our children to the works of famous artists and their lives. The students learn about each artists style, subjects and medium. The young artists are then given an opportunity to express themselves through projects in the style of that artist.

Some of the artists that we studied this year include: Rembrandt, Piet Mondrian, Mary Cassatt, Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall and Georgia O'Keeffe. The children were very excited to see the actual works that they had learned about during the year. Passersby in the museum were amazed at the knowledge exhibited by our children.

Our trip ended with "Tuesday Afternoon in the Park". All around, it was a picture perfect day.

Little Picassos

Gan Gimmel recently learned about Pablo Picasso as part of our art curriculum. We focused a lot on Picasso’s Cubist Period since he is famous for starting Cubism. When looking at his works, we noticed that Picasso’s paintings seemed to look like many different pieces put into one. The people that he painted looked silly; painted with bright colors, faces split in half, and eyes and mouths facing different directions.

 

Pablo Picasso. Dora Maar au Chat. 1941.

Inspired by Picasso’s Cubist style, we decided to make our own portraits. First we made faces and put lines through the middle to split them in half. Then, using different bright papers with various designs, we created eyes, ears, mouths, hair, and more! Inspired by Picasso’s love of collaging, we collaged the features onto the faces. Come take a look at our Picasso portraits hanging in our classroom!

Pablo's People

Gan Gimmel has been learning about the great artist and sculptor, Pablo Picasso. The class was excited to hear about his Blue Period and his Rose Period.

Picasso invented Cubism.When he created a Cubist portrait he tried to show all sides of the face at once. This made the eyes and noses of his portarits appear to be in the wrong place.

The children used their fine motor skills to create portraits in Picasso's style.We all enjoyed the results.

Who Am I?

Gan Daled was excited to learn about the great artist and sculptor, Pablo Picasso. They especially enjoyed hearing about his Blue Period and his Rose Period.

Picasso invented Cubism.When he created a Cubist portrait he tried to show all sides of the face at once. This made the eyes and noses look like they were in the wrong places. The children used their fine motor skills to create their self-portraits in Picasso's style