Paper Animal Mosaics
Art Educator: Sinthia Cousineau
Age Group: 9-12 yr olds
Time Frame: Approximately 4hrs
Themes Include:
-Romans
-Ancient History
-Mythology
-Animals
-Mosaics
-Geography
-Patterns
Time Frame: Approximately 4hrs
Themes Include:
-Romans
-Ancient History
-Mythology
-Animals
-Mosaics
-Geography
-Patterns
Overview
According to Roman legend, Romulus was the founder of the city of Rome. Romulus and his twin brother Remus were the sons of the god Mars. When they were still infants, they were abandoned near the Tiber River. Luckily for the, they were found by a female wolf who had pity on them. She would watch over the two brothers and fed them her milk. The boys survived and one day they were found by a shepherd who adopted them. The boys grew up to be strong and intelligent men. They decided to build a city at the place where the shepherd found the. They called that city Rome, named after Romulus.
Back in the time of antiquity, ancient cultures like the Romans would use art as a way of communicating their stories by capturing scenes of their everyday life, such as scenes representing music, hunting, wars, or gladiator fights. They decorated their temples and houses with images that represented the mythology of their culture. The Romans are well known for their artistic abilities with mosaics, a technique were they would use small pieces or rock, marble or ceramic to create a motif and an image. These mosaics were mostly based on the themes of mythology of animals.
This lesson on paper mosaics is important because it will teach students patience when they create art. They will learn to appreciate the time and detail that are involved in the creation of a mosaic work. This lesson relates to the theme of fables because students will depict an animal from a fable story. In more advanced version of this lesson students can represent a seen from a story. This lesson can easily be adapted to the themes of fables, storytelling and mythology.
Back in the time of antiquity, ancient cultures like the Romans would use art as a way of communicating their stories by capturing scenes of their everyday life, such as scenes representing music, hunting, wars, or gladiator fights. They decorated their temples and houses with images that represented the mythology of their culture. The Romans are well known for their artistic abilities with mosaics, a technique were they would use small pieces or rock, marble or ceramic to create a motif and an image. These mosaics were mostly based on the themes of mythology of animals.
This lesson on paper mosaics is important because it will teach students patience when they create art. They will learn to appreciate the time and detail that are involved in the creation of a mosaic work. This lesson relates to the theme of fables because students will depict an animal from a fable story. In more advanced version of this lesson students can represent a seen from a story. This lesson can easily be adapted to the themes of fables, storytelling and mythology.
"Photograph of a Roman Mosaic in Tunisia (2011)" by Sinthia C.
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Visual arts competencies
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Learning Objectives
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Competency 1: “To create personal images”
Competency 2: “Appreciates work of art”
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Required Materials:
- Black marker
- Pencil
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Plastic bag
- Eraser
- Images of animals
- Paper explaining the different steps of the project
- Colored construction paper
"My Prototype: Dragonfly Mosaic"
Examples of Paper Mosaics
By my Grade 5 Students
Vocabulary:
Frame: The bordure surrounding an image in a work of art.
Mosaic: Artistic technique in which small pieces of stone, marble, or ceramics are used to create a larger image or motif.
Motif: a drawing or dessin that is repeated to create a pattern.
Trace: To copy an image by placing a transparent paper on top of an image and copying the lines to recreate the same image.
Mosaic: Artistic technique in which small pieces of stone, marble, or ceramics are used to create a larger image or motif.
Motif: a drawing or dessin that is repeated to create a pattern.
Trace: To copy an image by placing a transparent paper on top of an image and copying the lines to recreate the same image.
Introduction to Lesson
PowerPoint
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