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ABSTRACT ART T-SHIRTS

Grade: 4-6
Age: 8-12

Submitted by: April Scurlock, a college student and student teacher at Mount Ida Elementary Schools in Mount Ida, AR.

Objectives:

Recognizing abstract art and creating abstract art.

What You Need:

  • paper plates to distribute paint to each child
  • cardboard to put between shirts
  • brushes, sponges, Q-tips to paint with (be creative)
  • lots of primary color paints and some black & white (fabric paints will last longer)
  • t-shirts
  • newspaper
  • water containers
  • paper towels

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What You Do:

  1. Talk about abstract art and explain what it is.
  2. Let the students create their own abstract art on their t-shirt using paint.
Note: The students had a blast doing this. It was very messy and loud at times.

Recommended Resources:

What is Abstract Art?
http://artlex.com/ArtLex/a/abstraction.html

Recommended Books:

Off the Wall Museum Guides for Kids : Modern Art
by Ruthie Knapp, Janice Lehmberg

Biography:

April Scurlock is attending Garland Co. Comm. College to become an elementary teacher.

© April Scurlock

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