Matrix: Contemporary Printmaking - Museum of Fine Arts - Florida ...

FALL 2009
LESSON PLAN
Color, Color, Magic Power
Session Activity:
Students will concentrate on three printmaking artworks by two artists: Ripple Storm
by Luis Cruz Azeceta; Big House and Swirl House by Bradlee Shanks. The subjects in
these prints all describe the extremely powerful threat of nature, one that could bring
serious disaster. However, there are differences between the two artists’ color options
as well as their approaches to presenting their perspectives. Therefore, in this session
students will discover the mysterious force of color and learn a basic message about the
way every color expresses special emotion and evokes a distinct atmosphere.
Level: Grades 3– 6
Time needed: one and half hours.
Objectives:
1. Students will observe the opposing descriptions of disaster presented by the
two artists.
2. Students will learn that color is a capital component in the construction of an
artwork.
3. Students will compare and contrast different artworks by color.
4. Students will study the basic definition and potential expression of each color.
5. Students will use their own words to describe and interpret the three artworks.
Materials:
Image of Ripple Storm by Luis Cruz Azeceta, Big House and Swirl House by Bradlee
Shanks.
Markers/ Pencils/Pens/Worksheets
Vocabulary:
Ripple/ Swirl
Fertility /Nobility
Procedure:
1. The teacher will show the images of three printmaking works, Ripple Storm by
Luis Cruz Azeceta and Big House and Swirl House by Bradlee Shanks. The
students will be given information about the artists and the artworks.
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