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    Masterclass Art Lesson

    Georges Seurat

    Phone: +44 (0)20 3008 4455Email:[email protected]

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    Follow us on witter @GridClubFind us on acebook.com/gridclub

    Grid Learning Limited 2012

    Subject Art

    opic David Carson

    Year(s) Years 3-6

    Website activity Art Factory www.gridclub.com

    Objective o have some understanding o the lie o the artist Georges Seurat and hisstyle

    Summary o activity Te children use collage to create a large mural in the style o Georges Seurat.Te children use a digital camera and a range o props to create differentgroup montages/compositions.

    NC links Cross curricular Citizenship, IC, Literacy, Numeracy

    QCA links Art: Unit 3A Portraying relationships create a simple montage to sketchor photograph

    Unit 5A Objects and meanings a group o children strike a pose in thestyle o Seurats painting using various propsUnit 6C A sense o place keep a visual diary in a sketchbookICT: Unit 3A Combining text and graphics incorporate images capturedby a scanner or digital cameraUnit 4B Developing images using repeated patterns alter size and patterno brush tool to produce pointillist effectUnit 5A Graphical modelling use an object-based graphics package tocreate, combine and manipulate objects and explore possibilities

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    Masterclass Art Lesson

    Georges Seurat

    Grid Learning Limited 2012

    NLS links Y3 erm 1 11 write a short description o your avourite Sunday afernoonexperienceY4 erm 1 25 and Y5 erm 1 25 write instructions on how to have agood Sunday afernoonY6 erm 3 21 choose one or two characters rom the painting Sundayafernoon on the Island o La Grande Jatte. Imagine what they might bethinking about, what they do and consider their possible relationship to eachother

    NNS links Shape and space

    Pupil benefits Opportunity to learn about and work in the style o the artist Seurat. Have

    un and the opportunity to develop and compare their own ideas in relationto that o Seurat and each other

    Pupils preparation Working in groups, choose a range o activities or the group montage. Usingthis inormation, prepare and collect suitable clothing and props. Each childin the group makes a thumbnail sketch placing the group in position andincluding a list o appropriate props.

    ime required 2 x 1 hour sessions - rotate the groups

    Resources required Paper, large elt pens, oil pastelsSponges or stippling effectsLarge sheets o backing paper or display

    echnicalrequirements

    Digital camera, scanner, computer

    eacher preparation Find a copy o Sunday afernoon on the Island o La Grande Jatte. Collectother samples o Seurats work to compare and discuss.

    Vocabulary Montage, pointillism, composition, density

    Key ideas Develop and photograph compositions o groups o children.Build up a large mural in the style o Seurat.

    Te lesson Introduce children to the work o Georges Seurat. Read his biography romthe Masterclass section on the GridClub Art Factory website. Encouragechildren to use a dictionary to find the meanings o any words that are new tothem.

    Lesson Notes

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    Masterclass Art Lesson

    Georges Seurat

    Grid Learning Limited 2012

    1. Introduction I possible, show the children a copy o Seurats Sunday afernoon on theIsland o La Grande Jatte. Look careully at the composition and discuss the

    contrasts with lie in the 21st century. How do the clothing and activitiesdiffer rom those o today? Are any similar?

    2. Te main activity Divide the children into our groups.Group 1: Children use Masterclass on the GridClub website to recreate theirown Seurat image, save it and print it out.Group 2: Look at the sketches that the children made earlier. Each childtakes a turn to place the group in position (as in the sketch), arrangingprops, expressions and activities. Explain to the children that Seurats figuresare rozen in their various attitudes. Each member o the group takes aphotograph o their montage. Check the pictures and save them.

    Group 3: Sketch out a background scene on large sheets o backing paper. Usea variety o sponges and stipple colours onto paper. I there is room, clear aspace on the floor and work there. Keep checking on the colours Seurat usedin his painting o Sunday afernoon on the Island o La Grande Jatte. Makesure the children use the sponges lightly and dont overwork the stippling asthe paper may tear.Group 4: Make quick sketches o the montage set up by Group 2. Sketch

    very lightly with charcoal or pencil. I possible use a photocopier to enlargethe images and then gently fill in the contours with a series o dots, using eltpens. Explain to the children that adding more dots will make the coloursdenser, whereas lighter application will result in more subtle colouring andshading.NB I children are waiting to use the scanner or sofware, encourage them tomake drawings o an apple, pear or other ruit. Colour with dots using eltpen.Display When the background is dry, attach to a display board. Cut out anyfigures that have been completed and add to the display.

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    Gather together samples o the childrens work and photographs. Discuss thedifferent methods used which worked well, which proved difficult andsuggest ways o overcoming difficulties or improving work.

    Assessmentopportunity

    Comment on the differences and similarities between their own work andthat o the artist Seurat.

    Homeworkopportunity

    Use the internet or visit the library to find out acts about pointillism.Experiment with tiny dots o colour. Find out how to make them darker orlighter. Ask children to make a simple picture to put in their sketchbook.

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