High School Art Lesson
TALKING BACK
LINDSAY ABRAMO - School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Printmaking Inspired by Norman Rockwell and Barbara Kruger
ART INSPIRATION
Norman Rockwell
Barbara Kruger
USING TEXT AND IMAGES TO SEND A MESSAGE
EXEMPLAR
This lesson asks students to work collaboratively and talk back to an issue they find important or relevant. The students choose a
theme and use juxtaposition of text and images to create scratch-foam board prints. The lesson draws inspiration from Norman Rockwell’s iconic imagery and the contemporary artwork of Barbara Kruger.
Final Print
MATERIALS Large paper Images from magazines and newspapers Scissors Scratch-foam board Acrylic paint
Brayers Wax paper and tape (ink slab) Ballpoint pens Permanent markers Glue sticks [1]
Final Print with Text
STUDENT WORK
Printmaking
Collaborative Artwork about IMMIGRATION
Rudy Lozano Leadership Academy 2570 S. Blue Island Avenue, Chicago IL [2]
Lindsay Abramo
TITLE: Talking Back: Printmaking Inspired by Norman Rockwell and Barbara Kruger GRADE LEVEL: High School TIMELINE: One 90-minute period DESCRIPTION: For this lesson students will use newspaper or magazines in combination with text to talk back. They will draw inspiration from the Norman Rockwell posters at Art Institute of Chicago “Window on the War” exhibit and the artwork of feminist artist, Barbara Kruger. The visual language used on the Norman Rockwell illustrations created a form of propaganda while Kruger’s artwork critiques popular culture. Both of these examples utilize text as a way that creates a dialogue between the image and the carefully chosen words. For this art project, students will work collaboratively to talk back to an issue they find important or relevant. Each student will chose an image that relates to the theme and create a scratch-foam board print. The students will be given the opportunity to print their images one large sheet of paper to create a collaborative poster that talks back to the issue their group chooses. The students will speak their mind using text and printmaking to represent their message. Big Idea / Key Concept: Talking Back: Use your own voice to talk back to important issues Essential Questions: • How does imagery paired with text have an impact on the viewer? • Why is it important to address topics or issues that we find problematic? • How can we use text and imagery to talk back? OBJECTIVES: • Students will be able to compare and contrast the artwork of Norman Rockwell and Barbara Kruger to understand the impact of text when incorporated with imagery • Students will be able to apply their knowledge visual representation and create artwork with a clear and focused critique of an important issue • Students will be able to understand how art can mirror or challenge what is going on in society
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STATE GOALS: STATE GOAL 25: Know the language of the arts. B. Understand the similarities, distinctions and connections in and among the arts. 25.B.4 Analyze and evaluate similar and distinctive characteristics of works in two or more of the arts that share the same historical period or societal context. STATE GOAL 26: Through creating and performing, understand how works of art are produced. B. Apply skills and knowledge necessary to create and perform in one or more of the arts. 26.B.4dVisual Arts: Demonstrate knowledge and skills that communicate clear and focused ideas based on planning, research and problem solving. STATE GOAL 27: Understand the role of the arts in civilizations, past and present. B. Understand how the arts shape and reflect history, society and everyday life. 27.B.4b Understand how the arts change in response to changes in society. MOTIVATION / ACTIVITIES: • The students will fill out a think sheet that will help them choose a theme for their art project. • The students will be shown Norman Rockwell’s Freedom From Fear and Freedom From Want from the “Window on the War” exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago. • The teacher will ask the students what they see and continue to have a discussion about the artwork. • The students will also be shown Barbara Kruger’s artwork, We Don’t Need Another Hero and I Shop therefore I am. • The teacher will ask the students what they see then they will compare and contrast Rockwell and Kruger’s artwork. They will also talk about how text plays a role in the examples. • After the students have discussed the artwork, they will look through the pile of magazine and newspaper clippings to find images that address their chosen topic, theme or issue. • Each student will choose two images that can be juxtaposed with one another to address their chosen theme. • After they choose their image, the students will brainstorm what comes to mind when they look at that image and begin to think of how they use it to talk back. • For this next step, students will transfer their image onto a scratch-foam board. The students will alter the image to make it their own. • Students will carve out their image (step by step instructions will be provided for the students). • When their scratch-foam board is complete the students will watch a demo of how to print. • At this point the students can decide how they want to collaboratively send a message. They can decide to use text within their individual sections or use one set of text that collectively addresses the images they create. The students must use some form of text that talks back to an image but the way they decide to do so is up to them.
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• The students will collaborate and print all of their images on one large sheet of paper to create a poster that talks back to their important issue. • If there is enough time they can produce multiples. CLOSURE: The students will talk about their collaborative artwork. MATERIALS: • • • • •
Large paper Images from magazines and newspapers Scissors Scratch-foam board Acrylic paint
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Brayers Wax paper and tape (ink slab) Ballpoint pens Permanent markers Glue sticks
ART INSPIRATION:
Norman Rockwell
Barbara Kruger
STEP-BY-STEP VISUAL:
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EXEMPLARS: Prints
Prints with Text
ASSESSMENT RUBRIC: Student’s artwork meets the following criteria:
Rated 1 - 6 (six being the highest and one being the lowest)
The artwork juxtaposes two images The print addressed the chosen theme Used media appropriately Worked throughout the period with care and focus The text is chosen carefully to enhance the impact of the artwork
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PLEASE LIST THREE problems in this world that are important to you (War, body image, poverty, hunger, global warming, immigration, peer pressure, or anything that comes to mind)
Name: ___________________________ PLEASE LIST THREE things in your everyday life that you want to change (anything that pops into your head!) ! !
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2. ________________________________ !
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3. ________________________________ ________________________________
1. ___________________________ ___________________________ 2. ___________________________ ___________________________ 3. ___________________________ ________________________
PLEASE LIST THREE things in your community that you want to change (violence, togetherness, public art, etc.) 1. ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________ _________________________________________
* REMEMBER to keep all answers SCHOOL APPROPRIATE *
K R O W P U GRO ! AS A GROUP, go thru your lists and decide what TOPICS, THEMES, or ISSUES were listed multiple times
" BASED ON LIST #1, please LIST THREE TOPICS, THEMES, or ISSUES that your group thinks is the most interesting 1. ___________________________ 2. ___________________________ 3. ___________________________
COLLABORATIVELY LIST them BELOW
# CHOOSE ONE TOPIC, THEME, or ISSUE that you will use for your collaborative art project _____________________________
$ What WORDS, PHRASES, or IDEAS come to mind when you think of _____________________________? (fill in your group decision for #3)
Please LIST below:
PRINTMAKING - STEP BY STEP Using Scratch-Foam Board Lindsay Abramo Master of Arts in Teaching - School of the Art Institute of Chicago CHOOSE TWO images
CUT image to size of board
SQUEEZE PAINT onto INK SLAB
TAPE IMAGE on top of FOAM BOARD
CHARGE BRAYER (Spread paint onto roller)
TRACE onto FOAM BOARD
ROLL PAINT onto FOAM BOARD
ADD DETAILS with a hard tool
COVER with PAINT
FLIP over foam board and PRESS onto PAPER
TRACE around the FOAM BOARD