Third grade was challenged by one of my most favorite problem solving art lessons. After discussing lines in our first class we moved right along to Space.
As artists it is easy to concentrate on the main objects of a particular art piece or the positive space. Negative Space is the space between an object, around an object, and the opposite of an identifiable object. Negative space can be used to help define boundaries of positive space in any given piece of art.
This lesson is a highly valuable lesson in the art curriculum. Through the positive negative space puzzle students will be engaged in a problem solving art lesson discovering the difference between the two areas within the picture plane. This lesson calls for students to use their prior knowledge of warm and cool colors as well as geometric and organic shapes to create a unique design puzzle. As a teacher it was enjoyable to watch the students design each shape and figure out how to place each piece correctly as a mirror image.
As artists it is easy to concentrate on the main objects of a particular art piece or the positive space. Negative Space is the space between an object, around an object, and the opposite of an identifiable object. Negative space can be used to help define boundaries of positive space in any given piece of art.
This lesson is a highly valuable lesson in the art curriculum. Through the positive negative space puzzle students will be engaged in a problem solving art lesson discovering the difference between the two areas within the picture plane. This lesson calls for students to use their prior knowledge of warm and cool colors as well as geometric and organic shapes to create a unique design puzzle. As a teacher it was enjoyable to watch the students design each shape and figure out how to place each piece correctly as a mirror image.
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