Curated OER
Survey of Spanish and Latin American Artists
Tenth graders explore the art work of Dali and Picasso. In this Art lesson plan, 10th graders analyze various pieces created by these men. Students write a description of the painting they were assigned.
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2oth-Century Painters: Master of Color
Students describe how the work of the artists reflected the their lives and times, and how they inspired new artistic movements. They compare and contrast the works of the two artists at different periods in their lives. Students view a...
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Action/Reaction: Art and Politics
Students examine three images that were responses to social and political turmoil World War I and II. In this political art lesson, students analyze and discuss the example art. Students create a word poem, a collage, and their own...
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Dreaming with Marc Chagall
Students scrutinize the early twentieth-century artists who dealt with expressionism and abstraction, especially Marc Chagall. This four lesson unit examines the life and work of Chagall and supports the student creation of works similar...
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Cubism a Fractured Reality - Still Life With Collage Elements
Young scholars gain an understanding and awareness for the cubist style of artists. They create a multi-media composition showing multiple views of various objects and a variety of textures.
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Self Portraits Part 2
Sixth graders explore the concept of Cubist art. In this visual arts lesson, 6th graders examine examples of Pablo Picasso's work and they create self portraits in Cubist style.
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Transfer Collage
Complete with a vocabulary list, this five-day lesson outline may get you on your way. Your art class will research Collage technique and famous collage artists. They then create a collage using a gel transfer technique. Steps and...
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Finding Polygons in Cubist Art
Fourth graders explore geometric properties and relationships in a two-dimensional work of art. They first search for and identify polygons in a Cubist painting and then use polygons to create their own Cubist portrait of a classmate.
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Cell Art
Combine art and science with this cell structure assignment. Learners depict a cell diagram, including the organelles, imitating a specific artist's style.
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The Life and Work of Paul Cezanne
Students can explore the art of Paul Cezanne with these lessons and activities.
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Western Art
In this art worksheet, students find the words that name types of art and artists and the answers are found by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
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Distortion Unleashed
Students view examples of man-made structures and create a building that matches the style. Using the internet, they research the style of Frank Lloyd Wright and create plans for creating their own community. They use a painting of...
ArtLex
Art Lex: Cubism
Introduces art movement of Cubism. Defines Cubism and the three phases as well as examples of artists and their works. Provides related links.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Art Periods: Cubism
A detailed history and explanation of the ideologies behind cubism. Lots of cubism links as well.
Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago: Revealing Picasso
Using new technology related to examining artwork, The Art Institute of Chicago was able to uncover unknown details about one of Picasso's most famous works, "The Old Guitarist." Fascinating discoveries and technological processes make...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Pablo Picasso (1881 1973)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Analytic Cubism
In this essay, a professor explains Cubism to his class using a cold cup of coffee.
BBC
Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art: Picasso
From the BBC's documentary series on art "Simon Schama's Power of Art", this is the web-page synopsis version of the program on the Spanish master modernist painter Pablo Picasso.
Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma: Exhibitions: Picasso Guitars: 1912 14
Exhibition focuses on two cubist works by Picasso that showcase the artist's incessant inventiveness with traditional media and found objects.
Other
Columbus Museum of Art: Curator's View: Picasso Cubist Still Life
See the cubist still life painting 'Still Life with Compote and Glass' by Pablo Picasso, in this Curator's View series description and image from the Columbua Museum of Art.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Bottle and Wine Glass on a Table, Pablo Picasso
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "Bottle and Wine Glass on a Table", a cubist painting by Pablo Picasso.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Standing Female Nude, Pablo Picasso
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "Standing Female Nude", a cubist painting by Pablo Picasso.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Picasso and Cubism
This site from WebMuseum gives a brief, but accurate, description and history of cubism.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Pablo Picasso
An insightful biography of Picasso (1881-1973 CE) by a museum curator, with critical analysis of several famous works interspersed throughout. Excellent discussion of Picasso's artistic influences. Includes reproductions of a few of his...