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Written by: Rebecca Engelman [Rebecca is an art educator at Cathedral School in Bismarck, ND.] 
Grade: 6 (adaptable for other grades) Activity Summary:Students will learn about Expressionism. They will then paint portraits in the style of artists like Emile Nolde, Edvard Munch and Vincent van Gogh.Objectives:Students will demonstrate an understanding of expressionism by creating a portrait of a friend who inspires a mood or feeling.What You Need:
Introduction:Give students information on artist who were considered Expressionists. (Van Gogh, Edvard Munch, Emil Nolde, Der Blaue Reiter) Use slides and reproductions to demonstrate the use of distortion and color to evoke emotions.What You Do:STEP 1Assign each student a partner. As one partner makes a face which portrays a certain emotion, the other partner quickly draws him/her with white chalk on black paper. Emphasis that this should not be a realistic drawing. Use simple lines and large shapes. Try to capture the expression. Make sure the picture fills the page and extends to the bottom.
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STEP 5 About Expressionism:Written by Andrea Mulder-Slater, KinderArt®Expressionism was all about the depiction of emotions and the types of responses those same emotions evoked. The traditional goal of representing nature as accurately as possible was thrown out the window and instead vibrant colors, wild abstract shapes and emotional subject matter took over. Expressionism had its roots in African cultures and included many sub-styles within it including Der Blaue Reiter (the blue rider) and Die Brucke (the bridge). Recommended Books:Discovering Great ArtistsHands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters by MaryAnn F. Kohl, Kim Solga, Rebecca Van Slyke All the ideas in this book reflect the style or techniques of great painters and artists such as Monet, van Gogh, Rembrant, da Vinci, over 80 artists from the Renaissance to the present day. All activities use materials found in most homes or classrooms.
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