Artists – Page 4 – Ms. Baird's Art Class

Artist: Romare Bearden

Thankful Art

Studio Habit of Mind: Express

Artists use art to convey an idea, feeling, and meaning.

We’ll make art for someone whom we are thankful. We will create art that will have meaning to them.

Edgar Degas (French, 1834 – 1917), The Dance Lesson, c. 1879, oil on canvas, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon 1995.47.6

Claude Monet (French, 1840 – 1926), The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, oil on canvas, Gift of Victoria Nebeker Coberly, in memory of her son John W. Mudd, and Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg 1992.9.1

Henri Fantin-Latour (French, 1836 – 1904), Still Life, 1866, oil on canvas, Chester Dale Collection 1963.10.146

Sol Lewitt- Wall Drawings

Artist: Joan Miro, abstract art

Artist: Carmen Lomas Garza, painter

Here are two paintings by contemporary artist, Carmen Lomas Garza. She’s a Mexican-American artist who uses art to tell stories from her childhood and she often shows what makes her community special. What story is she telling us here? What are clues she gives us to help us know what’s happening? How does she draw and paint her people?

Carmen Lomas Garza, Sandía, 1997

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Carmen Lomas Garza, Tamalada, 1990

Tamalada | Smithsonian American Art Museum

Street Artist- Banksy

Street Art is a type of art created on public places, such as streets. One of the most famous street artists is Banksy.

Balloon Girl, 2002

Here’s a BBC News article on Banksy.

You can make Street Art on Tate Kids.

Artist: Jae Yong Kim, sculptor

Can donuts inspire art?

Artists: Christo and Jeanne-Claude, environmental artists

Artist: Bartek Elsner, cardboard sculptor

Finished, not perfect.

Here’s artist, Jake Parker, talking about how important it is to finish artwork…mistakes and all.

What can you do if you make a mistake?