Drawing Musical Instruments In the Style of Friederrich Hundertwasser
Make an observational drawing with a fun twist--opportunities to explore color, line and pattern.
SCHOOL: Mountain View
TEACHING ARTIST: Martha Worthley
GRADE: 5 (when students begin band or orchestra--can be adapted to any grade)
Lesson: Students identify and use shapes to represent musical instruments realistically, then fill their pictures with imaginary color and pattern using marker in the style of Hundertwasser .
Student:
Target learning: Makes an observational drawing.
Criteria: Identifies and combines shapes to make a recognizable drawing of a musical instrument.
Target learning: Uses decorative elements to create a unified background
Criteria: Draws a variety of shapes, lines and colors in organized patterns filling the page.
Vocabulary (click here for glossary)
balance,
embellish
form
Hundertwasser
line: wavy, straight, zig zag curved
organization
pattern
shape
Resources
Books on Hundertwasser
Hundertwasser (Portfolio (Taschen)) [Paperback]
$9.99
Sold by: Amazon.com
Friedensreich Hundertwasser [Hardcover]
By: Aurora Cuito
$12.95
Materials
colored marking pens
white construction paper or tag board
Resources introduced and creative process:
Teaching artist:
Gives a slide show of Hundertwasser’s paintings, or shows images from books, emphasizing his use of line and shape, pattern and color. Teacher points out larger images that are subjects, with pattern surrounding them. Explain that an instrument will be the main subject.
Demonstrates observational drawing using marker-no pencils, no erasers. Gives examples of adding imagery, color, pattern and line to make a unified picture.
Students are asked to begin with drawing the instrument on the table in front of them. Look for the geometric shapes you know in the form of the instrument. For example in the coronet, find a rectangle and a circle.
Once they have drawn the instrument, embellish the image with lines, shapes, and other images in the style of Hundertwasser. For example, a city could sit on the rim of the French Horn surrounded by a striped sky with a giant face in it. Look for patterns created from the background lines and shapes.
Use imagination. Fill the entire page. Try not to leave any white space.
In Hundertwasser’s pictures, the use of lines and shapes is organized into a pattern. Is the student creating an organized pattern around the drawing of the instrument, or is it scribbled lines? Has the student filled the entire page with color, or is there a lot of white space?
Assessment
Student Guidelines
The instrument is the focus of the picture
The instrument is drawn from observation
Uses inspiration of the artist to add personal imagery
Organizes line, shape, color into recognizable patterns
Uses the decorative elements to create a unified background
Fills page with color and line with no white showing
Essential learnings
Arts 1.1 concepts: line, shape, pattern
Arts 1.2 skills and techniques: observational drawing
Arts 4.1 connection to other disciplines: music