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The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition ProgramAnsel Adams and the Elements of Art K-6SummaryIn this one-session lesson, students will be introduced to the works of Ansel Adams whilelearning about the Elements of Art. This lesson is related to the work of Aaron Falkenberg inthe exhibition <strong>Down</strong> on the Farm. By viewing selected images from the works of Ansel Adams,students will recognize and describe patterns found in the environment and in works of art tocreate their own interpretation and piece of original artwork.MaterialsPaperColored pencils, crayons, markers, or paintElements of Art reviewGlossary terms: colour, elements of art, line, pattern, photography, shape, textureSelected works by Ansel Easton Adams including: Roots, Foster Gardens, Honolulu, Trailside,Near Juneau, Alaska, Saguaro Cactus, Sunrise Arizona, Vine and Rock, Island of HawaiiTeachers PreparationFamiliarize yourself with the life and works of Ansel Adams and the Elements of Art.Print the images listed above onto overhead transparencies, download images or photocopyones provided.Write the vocabulary words (without the definitions) on the board, poster, or overheadtransparency. You will refer to this throughout the lesson.Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April22, 1984) was an American photographer andenvironmentalist, best known for his blackand-whitephotographs of the American West,especially in Yosemite National Park.Ansel Easton Adams in 1947Ansel Adams stands as one of America’s greatestlandscape photographers. Born in San Francisco,Adams was trained as a concert pianist. Hisfirst photographs were made at the age of 14using a Kodak Brownie camera during a visit toYosemite Valley with his parents. This visit stronglyinfluenced the course of Adams’ life. By age 30he had changed his path and chosen a career inphotography. Adams’ photographs are elegantlycomposed and technically flawless. Ansel Adamsproved a tireless investigator of the methods ofphotography, pioneering a method called The ZoneSystem, a technique which allows photographers totranslate the light they see into specific densities onnegatives and paper, thus giving better control overfinished images.AFA Travelling Exhibition Program, Edmonton, AB. Ph: 780.428.3830 Fax: 780.421.0479youraga.ca
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition ProgramAnsel Adams and the Elements of Art K-6continuedThroughout his career, Ansel Adams became well known for the clarity of his instruction and hishands-on workshop approach to the medium. Ansel Adams advocated the role of photographyas a fine art, inspiring new ways of seeing and communicating. He influenced generationsof photographers though his teaching, practice, and publishing endeavors, and has gainedstanding as one of America’s best-known photographers.Procedures1. Begin a discussion with the students about photography: What is photography? Where haveyou seen photographs? Who has used a camera before? What do you like to take pictures of?Why do people take photographs? Define the term ‘Photography’ and write it on the board.2. Show the students one of the photographs. Use the following questions to guide thediscussion:What’s going on in this picture?What do you see that makes you say that?What more can you find?Where do you think this photograph was taken? Why?Have you ever seen a place that is similar to the one in the photograph? Where was that place?Were you actually there or did you see it in a photograph, TV, movie, etc.?What does this photograph remind you of? Why?Would you like to visit the place in the photograph? Why or why not?3. Introduce the phrase ‘Elements of Art’ to the students. Explain the definition. Have thestudents read aloud the different Elements of Art. Show the students the same image oncemore. Use the following questions to guide the discussion:Do you see any lines in this photograph? Where? Which types of lines do you see?Do you see any shapes in this photograph? Where? What is the name of that shape?What colours do you see in this photograph? What colors do you think the artist saw when hephotographed this scene?There are many different textures in this photograph? What do you see in the photograph thathas texture? What do you think it would feel like if you touched it?How can you tell what is far away in the photograph? How can you tell what is close up? Do yousee any overlapping shapes?Do you notice any patterns in the photograph? Where do you see them?AFA Travelling Exhibition Program, Edmonton, AB. Ph: 780.428.3830 Fax: 780.421.0479youraga.ca
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