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Van Gogh Museum
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For those of you who aren’t yet familiar with the Van Gogh Museum: it’s a museum dedicated to the artist Vincent van Gogh, located in Amsterdam in The Netherlands and it houses the largest collection of works and letters by Vincent van Gogh worldwide.
PLANNING
10 minutes – Introduction
30 minutes – The bedroom
Short break
30 minutes – The harvest
10 minutes – Q&A
TODAY:
Learn about the lessons and their objectives
Get to know LessonUp
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VOICE-OVER:
AND OF COURSE, THIS MISSION IS CONNECTED TO THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH ARE:
· TO EMPOWER CHILDREN WITH SELF-CONFIDENCE AND CREATIVITY.
· TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO GET TO KNOW THE WORK AND LIFE OF VINCENT VAN GOGH.
· TO TEACH 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS:
O CRITICAL THINKING
O CREATIVITY
O COLLABORATION
O COMMUNICATION
O INFORMATION LITERACY
O MEDIA LITERACY
O TECHNOLOGY LITERACY
O FLEXIBILITY
O LEADERSHIP
O INITIATIVE
O PRODUCTIVITY
O SOCIAL SKILLS
· THE OBJECTIVES FOR THIS TRAINING ARE THEREFORE:
· TO LEARN ABOUT THE LESSONS
· TO FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH LESSONUP (THE ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT)
· TO EXPERIENCE WHAT YOUR STUDENTS WILL EXPERIENCE, BY TRYING OUT THE CREATIVE ASSIGNMENTS
Program objectives
Empower childrens self confidence and creativity.
Pupils get to know the work and live of Vincent van Gogh.
21st century skills.
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VOICE-OVER:
AND OF COURSE, THIS MISSION IS CONNECTED TO THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH ARE:
· TO EMPOWER CHILDREN WITH SELF-CONFIDENCE AND CREATIVITY.
· TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO GET TO KNOW THE WORK AND LIFE OF VINCENT VAN GOGH.
· TO TEACH 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS:
O CRITICAL THINKING
O CREATIVITY
O COLLABORATION
O COMMUNICATION
O INFORMATION LITERACY
O MEDIA LITERACY
O TECHNOLOGY LITERACY
O FLEXIBILITY
O LEADERSHIP
O INITIATIVE
O PRODUCTIVITY
O SOCIAL SKILLS
These are big objectives
But when we make those objectives smaller,
- Children having a good experience, they are feeling confidence about what they created and are proud of it.
- Children learning about Vincent van Gogh. Learning what do you really see on the artworks of Van Gogh. By learning more about an artwork you see more. An example: I told a student about the way vincent van gogh used contrast in colours and later that afternoon this student came to me and say: our school as contrast colours as well. Why is that?
- 21th century skills: communication, flexibility, social skillls. The assignment are made in a way that this
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VOICE-OVER:
AND OF COURSE, THIS MISSION IS CONNECTED TO THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH ARE:
· TO EMPOWER CHILDREN WITH SELF-CONFIDENCE AND CREATIVITY.
· TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO GET TO KNOW THE WORK AND LIFE OF VINCENT VAN GOGH.
· TO TEACH 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS:
O CRITICAL THINKING
O CREATIVITY
O COLLABORATION
O COMMUNICATION
O INFORMATION LITERACY
O MEDIA LITERACY
O TECHNOLOGY LITERACY
O FLEXIBILITY
O LEADERSHIP
O INITIATIVE
O PRODUCTIVITY
O SOCIAL SKILLS
These are big objectives
But when we make those objectives smaller,
- Children having a good experience, they are feeling confidence about what they created and are proud of it.
- Children learning about Vincent van Gogh. Learning what do you really see on the artworks of Van Gogh. By learning more about an artwork you see more. An example: I told a student about the way vincent van gogh used contrast in colours and later that afternoon this student came to me and say: our school as contrast colours as well. Why is that?
- 21th century skills: communication, flexibility, social skillls. The assignment are made in a way that this
AND OF COURSE, THIS MISSION IS CONNECTED TO THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH ARE:
· TO EMPOWER CHILDREN WITH SELF-CONFIDENCE AND CREATIVITY.
· TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO GET TO KNOW THE WORK AND LIFE OF VINCENT VAN GOGH.
· TO TEACH 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS:
O CRITICAL THINKING
O CREATIVITY
O COLLABORATION
O COMMUNICATION
O INFORMATION LITERACY
O MEDIA LITERACY
O TECHNOLOGY LITERACY
O FLEXIBILITY
O LEADERSHIP
O INITIATIVE
O PRODUCTIVITY
O SOCIAL SKILLS
· THE OBJECTIVES FOR THIS TRAINING ARE THEREFORE:
· TO LEARN ABOUT THE LESSONS
· TO FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH LESSONUP (THE ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT)
· TO EXPERIENCE WHAT YOUR STUDENTS WILL EXPERIENCE, BY TRYING OUT THE CREATIVE ASSIGNMENTS
This is Vincent
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Introduce yourself and explain that you will be coming to give a number of lessons about Vincent van Gogh. You have even brought one of his paintings with you. It’s not the real thing, but it almost looks like it is.
Don’t reveal at this point which painting you’ve brought. The museum edition is on an easel, with a cloth draped over it.
Explain that you’re going to make something in each lesson:
Lesson 1. A story
Lesson 2. A drawing
Lesson 3. A painting
Lesson 4. A photo
Lesson 5. An exhibition of everything you’ve made
Are you like Vincent?
I don’t know what I want to be yet
1
I’m stubborn
2
I like nature
3
I find it difficult to stick to rules
4
I work hard / don’t give up easily
5
I fall in love very easily
6
I like to do things in a new or different way
7
One day I’m happy and full of energy, and the next I’m tired and feeling down
8
I want to mean something (to others/the world)
9
I make my own choices, even if they are not popular
10
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Explain: before we start exploring the life of Vincent, and we discover whether you already know something about him, let’s have a look at Vincent himself, and whether you are like him. I’ve got ten statements. Think for yourself whether you think each one describes you. You don’t need to share your answers. Keep a count of how many times you answer yes.
Discuss the fact that anyone who often answered ‘yes’ is like Vincent in some ways.
Slide 8 - Vidéo
Film clip: My Story, duration: 4:51 min
What are you good at?
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The film ends with the question ‘what are you good at?’.
Ask the kids what they are good at. Ask them some more questions about it.
Was it difficult to learn? Did you have to do loads of practising like Vincent, or were you good at it straightaway? Is it fun to learn something, or is it only fun once you can do it? Have you ever had the feeling that you were born to do something? Like dancing or football, for example?
And if the kids can’t think of anything they’re good at, ask them what they would like to be good at. And what is ‘good’ anyway?
Make a link to the museum edition of The Bedroom. Vincent was really pleased with the painting you’re about to show. He made several versions of it.
The Bedroom
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Now reveal the museum edition (maybe get one of the kids to help). Does anyone know this painting?
Explain that the painting you’ve brought along was made with a 3D printer. First the real painting was scanned. Then this print was made from the scan. All the lumps of paint in the original are also in this fake version.
In the following slides, you and the kids will investigate the colours, shapes and lines in the painting (VTR: colour shape line)
Invite the children to come and feel the painting in small groups. They can run their open hand over the lumps of paint. Where are the thickest lumps? Mention that you’re not usually allowed to do this in a museum, as it would damage the painting. Unfortunately, Vincent is no longer around to make a new one.
What colours do you see?
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Look for the reds, blues, greens and yellows in the painting. Are there any other colours? Did Vincent also use black and white?
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Explain that the colours we see in the painting now are not the same as the colours Vincent used. Most of the red paint he used was not light-resistant, and it gradually faded out of the image. That’s why the purple wall is now light blue. The floor was also much redder.
Which colours do the kids like best? The original colours, or the colours as they are now?
What shapes do you see?
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Discover the many angular shapes in the painting. Have the kids point out a number of squares and rectangles, or point them out yourself. For example: the paintings on the walls, the mirror, the rectangular window with the square pains, the back wall, the drawer in the nightstand, the panels in the door, the door itself, the pillows.
Some squares are drawn in the perspective of the room. For example: the paintings on the side wall, the seats on the chairs.
Point out a number of shapes that are rounded, or irregular: the wash basin, the towel, the hat on the coat rack, the curved bedhead.
What shapes are not in the painting? Vincent didn’t paint any shadows under the furniture. He got the idea from Japanese prints (see hotspot). Japanese artists also often left out the shadows. By doing this, Vincent kept the painting simple and calm.
What lines do you see?
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Discover the lines that define the painting. Vincent used thick outlines around the furniture. Look for example at the thick black line along the bottom of the bed, or the lines around the nightstand and chairs. Vincent used green lines to indicate the floorboards. Simple lines define the panels in the door. He also used diagonal lines to show how the mirror and his paintings were hung on the wall.
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Show Vincent’s pen and ink drawing of his bedroom. He made the same picture using different materials. Can the kids spot any new lines in it?
There are more lines in the floor. Vincent also put horizontal stripes on the mirror, the back wall and the windows. He put slightly curved stripes on the wash basin to emphasise its rounded shape. On the blanket, too, the stripes curve over the side of the bed.
Assignment: zoom in
worksheet
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Give the following assignment:
Get your worksheet.
Make a square using your thumbs and index fingers and look through it at the sketch of The Bedroom on the screen. Choose a little bit of the drawing (like a bit of the floor or bed cover) and try to draw what you see in the first square. Try to follow the stripes as well as you can.
Choose an entirely different bit of the drawing and do the same again.
Discuss: What have you discovered?
In this drawing Vincent used short stripes that continue on one after another, are placed above/below/beside one another, or at right angles. This gives the drawing rhythm.
'Seeing this painting must give peace to the head, or rather, to the imagination.'
Vincent wrote:
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Vincent wanted to make a painting that makes you calm. He wrote about it in a letter to Theo. Do the kids think he managed it? Who gets a completely different feeling from this painting? That’s quite possible, because art is always very personal.
The Roulin Family
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You’re now going to tell the class more about Vincent van Gogh’s The Bedroom. Ask the kids to listen carefully, because the information will be useful later for their written assignment.
Vincent van Gogh’s bedroom was in the yellow house in Arles, France (in the painting on the slide). It was on the first floor, behind the green shutters. Vincent used the ground floor as his studio.
In the distance you can see a steam train. When he had to go on a long journey, Vincent usually went by train.
Vincent also painted the little café you can see. He sometimes ate there with Joseph Roulin, the postman who was also his friend.
Vincent often saw the Roulin family in Arles. He asked them to model for his paintings (see hotspot).
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Point out the portraits of Camille and Joseph Roulin. Joseph Roulin was a postman, and he must have handled lots of letters from Van Gogh. Camille was his son. Vincent van Gogh also painted his famous Sunflowers at the yellow house. He went out with all his painting stuff for long walks, and painted outdoors. Sometimes he finished the painting at home.
Assignment: Write a story to go with The Bedroom
worksheet
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Get your worksheet.
Tell the kids that they are going to write a story to go with Van Gogh’s painting The Bedroom. It doesn’t have to be true, they can make everything up if they want. They can use the information about the yellow house, the train, the letters, the Roulin family etc., but they don’t have to. It can also be about something like a cat sneaking into the bedroom.
The kids should write a short story with a clear beginning, middle and end. They can choose from three options:
- What you see in the painting is the beginning of the story
- What you see in the painting is the middle of the story
- What you see in the painting is the end of the story
First make a mind map, with all your ideas for the story. Write down individual words. Then think of the story.
Finished? Make a little drawing to go with it!
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Tell the kids: Vincent also told stories in his letters. He often did a little sketch too. When you’re done, decorate your story with one or more little sketches.
Discuss the stories. Who wants to read theirs out?
Drawing depth
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How did Vincent paint depth?
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Explain that today you’re going to be looking at depth, or perspective as it is called. A canvas is a flat surface; it only has a height and a width. But Vincent painted what he saw around him showing height, width and depth. Ask the kids if they can see how he did that in The Bedroom.
- Everything that’s further away is smaller
- Things that are further away are also higher up the canvas
You can see this if you compare the two chairs and if you compare the foot of the bed with the head. Point this out on the museum edition.
- If the kids are more advanced: all the lines moving away from the viewer’s position come together at an imaginary vanishing point that you can’t see because of the back wall. Point out how, for example, the lines depicting the floorboards and the walls of the room seem to move towards the same point.
Map
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The kids might indicate that they feel the perspective in the painting is not quite right. There are several reasons for this:
- Vincent’s room was not square, it had a diagonal wall that came to a point in the back right corner (check the hotspot). That is why the line between the floor and the back wall slopes slightly upwards.
- Vincent painted freehand. The lines creating the perspective are not therefore perfectly straight. But Vincent liked that.
- Vincent liked to exaggerate. In this painting, for example, he exaggerated the size of the bed, which makes a few things look out of proportion and it’s a bit like you’re looking at the room through a fish-eye lens.
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Let’s have a go ourselves! We’re going to draw a bedroom in perspective.
The kids need:
A sheet of paper
Pencil
Eraser
Black pen
Coloured pencils
1
2
3
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Then, on the smartboard, show (1 and 2) a rectangle with another smaller rectangle inside it. Join the points (3).
This gives you a room with two side walls, a back wall, a floor and a ceiling.
Have the kids do the same, and help them if necessary. They should draw freehand, just like Vincent, so no rulers. Crooked is cool! Make sure they sketch rather than drawing thick lines which will be difficult to rub out later.
Assignment: furnish the bedroom
- 2 chairs
- 1 bed + nightstand
- A few paintings/posters
- 1 window and 1 door
- (optional: something that isn’t in Vincent’s The Bedroom)
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Now ask the kids to rearrange the furniture in their drawing of Vincent’s bedroom. Putting things in a different place will mean that they have to make them larger or smaller.
They should at any rate include:
- 2 chairs
- 1 bed + nightstand
- A few paintings/posters
- 1 window and 1 door
- (optional: something that isn’t in Vincent’s The Bedroom)
Have the kids sketch these things first.
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Now have the kids trace over their sketch using a black pen, and colour it in with coloured pencils. The thick outlines and large areas of colour will make the drawing look more like the painting.
The kids can choose their own colours. It might be fun to use entirely different colours from those in the painting.
Share: have the kids check in pairs what colours they chose and why.
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Complete the drawing..
Vincent didn’t sign The Bedroom. He did put his name on some of his other work though. Sometimes in a place where you really noticed it, and it was sometimes hidden.
Where are you going to sign it?
Did you think the assignment was easy? What did you find difficult?
Who is proud of their drawing, or part of it?
Painting chairs
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Vincent wrote:
'From the start, I wanted to arrange the house not just for myself but in such a way as to be able to put somebody up.
Naturally, that ate up most of my money.
With what was left, I bought 12 chairs, a mirror, and some small indispensable things. Which in short means that next week I’ll be able to go and live there.'
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Return to the context of Vincent van Gogh.
Explain: Vincent was living in the yellow house in Arles (France) when he painted The Bedroom. His dream was to live there with other artists and to work together. He wrote in a letter to Theo: ‘I really want to make of it – an artist’s house.’
Vincent put a lot of work into furnishing the yellow house so that he could proudly welcome other artists. He bought lots of chairs, for example – no fewer than 12! So it’s perhaps no surprise that chairs appear so often in his drawings and paintings.
You might like to read this section of letter 677 (in the hotspot)
Paul Gauguin
Vincent van Gogh
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Explain: Eventually Paul Gauguin, a French artist, came to live with Vincent for a while. These are portraits that Vincent and Paul made of each other. Around this time, Vincent made two paintings of chairs: his own and Paul’s. We looked at them quickly last time.
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Explain: you could say that these two paintings are portraits. Each one tells us a lot about the owner of the chair.
What does Vincent’s chair tell us about him?
- He likes simple things (you can see this in the chair he chose, it’s simple)
- He likes to smoke a pipe
- He’s a practical/active person (the chair is made so you can be active when you sit on it; it would be good for drawing or chopping food, for example; it’s not made to chill out in)
- He likes to be in the kitchen
- He’s a daytime person
- Etc.
What does Paul’s chair tell us about him?
- Elegant/mysterious/stylish
- Likes reading
- Is an evening or night person
- Has style
- Etc.
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Explain: the chair you paint should say something about you too. So your chair will actually be a self-portrait, just like these two.
Optional: Have the kids work in pairs, thinking first for themselves and then for each other what things they could paint on their chair instead of the pipe and the book in the examples.
shape, material and colour
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Explain: To design a chair that suits you, think about three things:
1. Shape (straight or curved lines, closed or open, four legs or another design, armrests or not, backrest high/low, decoration, etc.)
2. Material (hard/soft, patterned/plain, old/new, etc.)
3. Colour (bright colours, contrasts, colours that are close together, pastel shades, black-and-white)
Draw a chair
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Now, step by step, draw a chair in perspective with the kids.
Explain that they shouldn’t make the lines too thick, so they can be rubbed out, and they can’t be seen under the paint.
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First (1, 2 and 3), draw a cube with charcoal using very thin lines. The children should use charcoal.
Then (4, 5 and 6) use a thick line to draw over the lines of the cube that make a chair.
And rub out the other lines as much as possible.
1
2
3
4
5
6
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If you think drawing a cube is too complicated for these kids, there is another way. It doesn’t give them as much insight, but it can save time (and frustration).
Start by drawing a diamond shape (the seat of the chair) in the middle of the sheet (1).
Then draw two vertical lines of equal length pointing upwards ... (2)
And three vertical lines of equal length pointing downwards (3) + a line connecting the two lines pointing upwards (4). Show how you can make the seat and a chair leg thicker, as an example (5 and 6).
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Explain: now you’re going to turn this basic chair into your own chair, by changing and adding things. Show what you mean using three examples on the smartboard.
Paint your chair
Margritte
Hockney
Degas
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Explain: now you’re going to paint your chair. Think again about what colours are best for you.
Practical instructions for the kids
- Make sure your table is completely covered, with old newspaper for example
- Wipe your brush clean on the kitchen roll before you start using a new colour.
- If you want to mix colours, take two little bits of paint and mix them on a separate piece of foil.
- Start with the chair itself. When you’re done, paint an interesting floor and wall.
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Place or hang the paintings next to each other and talk about them together. You might like to use the following questions. NB: there are no right or wrong answers here.
Are there any chairs where you can easily tell who painted it?
Which chairs have interesting shapes or materials?
Who used unusual colours?
Did you enjoy making the paintings?
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Explain: next lesson you’re going to make a self-portrait, a photograph. And this time you really will be in the picture!
Assignment:
Bring two objects to the next lesson
- The object should not be valuable
- The object should not be too important to you
- You already have it at home
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Explain: We’re going to use all kinds of things in the self-portrait, so it’s important to get some things together and bring them. You don’t need to think about how you’re going to use them in your self-portrait yet. There’s no point, because someone else is going to use them. And you’re going to use what someone else brings.
Assignment: Bring two objects to the next lesson.
- The object should not be valuable; choose something that hardly costs anything
- The object should not be too important to you; you aren’t really attached to it
- You already have it at home
- Examples: empty pop bottle, a few pegs, a role of wrapping paper, a block of Post-It notes, a watering can, etc.
Which portrait stands out the most?
Is there a happy portrait here?
Which different facial expressions can you see?
Which clothes stand out the most?
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Vincent made more self-portraits, each one different. Discuss the portraits.
- Which portrait stands out the most?
- Is there a happy portrait here?
- Which different facial expressions can you see?
- Which clothes stand out the most?
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Now we’re going to get to work. We’re going to do it in stages. We’ll be making an artistic photographic portrait which, if you look closely, says something about who you are. At the end of the lesson you’ll write a little label to go with the picture, explaining what you were trying to say (see hotspot).
There’s often a label next to an artwork in a museum. It gives you the most important information in not too many words. Read out the label for The Bedroom. Or have one of the kids read it.
Discuss two photographic portraits and read their labels out, so it’s clear what the kids have to do.
Let’s get to work
1. Choose characteristics
2. Choose your material
4/5 take the photo
4/5 write a label
3. Make a quick sketch
worksheet page 1
worksheet page 2
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Get your worksheet.
Explain: These are the steps to make your portrait. Mention them briefly. First choose three characteristics that suit you. In step two we’re going to use the things you brought. In step three we’ll make a quick sketch of our ideas. And in step four we’ll take the photo and write a label for it.
timer
1:30
ambitious
careful
sensitive
creative
dreamer
moody
thinker
understanding
control freak
curious
impatient
hyperactive
calm
careless
stubborn
funny
smart
kind
lazy
jolly
shy
adventurous
brave
tidy
strong
patient
something else?
Which three characteristics best describe you?
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Have the kids think about what three characteristics suit them. They should write down three.
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THE LABEL CAN BECOME SOMETING LIKE THE ONE MADE BY EREN, 11 YEARS OLD:
“In my photo, I'm hiding and looking a little mysterious. Normally I am a sporty and active boy. But.. I'm calmer inside than you might think! I'm sensitive and I don't like it when someone says something about me. The purpose of this photo is to show my sensitive side as well.”
The exhibition
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Re-establish contact with the kids and tell them that today you’re going to be making the exhibition of everything you’ve made in the lessons. To inspire the kids, tell them something about what the Van Gogh Museum looks like.
BREAK
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- Play the soundscape of the painting in the reproduction you have brought. Don’t tell them the title yet! - Assignment: draw what you hear. The students should sketch what they hear. Afterwards, gather together all the sketches. In what ways are they alike? What will be in the painting?
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- WRITE A POEM
This painting feels like…. This painting smells like… This painting tastes like…. This painting sounds like…. This painting looks like….
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Assignment: you are going to use the painting to write a poem. The first step is to copy and complete the following phrases:
This painting feels like…. This painting smells like… This painting tastes like…. This painting sounds like…. This painting looks like….
Make sure the sentences vary in length: long, short or even just one additional word.
Examples for teachers: This painting smells like the end of summer This painting feels like grass tickling my feet and sun on my cheeks This painting tastes like French stew This painting sounds like cicadas and footsteps This painting looks like holiday
Colours and feelings
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Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
Title: The Residence with Plum Trees at Kameido, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo
Year: 1857
Artist: Camille Pissarro
Title: Haymaking, Éragny
Year: 1887
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Explain: Vincent was always very focused on colour when he was painting. When he started out his use of colour was very different from in his final paintings. You can see this if you compare the two paintings on the slide. Ask the students what they notice about them.
Explain: inspired by French and Japanese artists, Vincent started using more and more colour. In his final paintings he used really bright colours and strong contrasts.
Click on the button to show an example of a Japanese woodcut and an impressionist painting.
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Explain: Vincent knew about theories of colour, and he knew how to mix colours, which colours went together, and which ones didn’t. He was really interested in the effect colours had on each other.
Show the colour wheel and explain how it works. On the inside are the three primary colours. You can’t make these by mixing other colours. In the ring around them are the secondary colours, which are made by mixing primary colours. The outer ring shows the tertiary colours, which you get by mixing secondary colours.
Colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel have what we call ‘complementary contrast’. These colours are so far apart that they enhance each other (make each other stronger) if they appear close together in a painting.
Lonely
Happy
Sorrowful
Frightened
Excited
Jealous
Calm
Gloomy
Vulnerable
Artist Vincent van Gogh Title Wheatfield under Thunderclouds Date July 1890 Location Auvers-sur-Oise, France Collection Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
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Now do the same thing with this painting. Get the students to say what feeling they associate with it.
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Assignment: choose one element from The Harvest. Something that goes with the feeling you wrote down. What might you choose if you feel strong? (e.g. the house, stands firmly on the ground) What could you choose if you feel restless? (e.g. the horse, which you could picture rearing up) What would you choose if you felt tired? (e.g. the haystack – you can sleep in it) Now, make a painting inspired by your chosen subject. If you choose the haystack, for example, make your own painting of a haystack. You don’t need to copy the one in The Harvest, you can paint it as you wish. The painting might help you to paint a nice haystack if you look at it carefully. Then choose for yourself how you want to do it. If your feeling is ‘tired’, and you prefer to paint a bed (you could fall asleep in either of them), that’s also fine.
Have you decided what you’re going to paint?
Leporello
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The exhibition
Slide 61 - Diapositive
Re-establish contact with the kids and tell them that today you’re going to be making the exhibition of everything you’ve made in the lessons. To inspire the kids, tell them something about what the Van Gogh Museum looks like.