LESSON IDEAS for middle and upper school ART CURRICULUM at LREI
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TAPESTRIES INSPIRED BY ADINKRA AND KENTE CLOTHS
FOR THIS LESSON, STUDENTS WILL USE FOUND MATERIALS TO CREATE WOVEN TAPESTRIES. THEY WILL DRAW INSPIRATION FROM THE ARTWORK OF EL ANATSUI, A CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE ARTIST FROM GHANA AFRICA. THE STUDENTS WILL WATCH THE ART 21 VIDEO ON ANATSUI’S WORK TO LEARN ABOUT HIS ARTISTIC PRACTICE. THE STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE TRADITIONAL WEAVING, LEARN ABOUT THE CULTURE OF ADINKRA AND KENTE CLOTH, AND EXAMINE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF USING RE-PURPOSED MATERIALS IN ARTWORK.
ARTIST INSPIRATION
EL ANATSUI ANATSUI CREATES WOVEN SCULPTURES USING COPPER WIRE, FOUND ALUMINUM, AND BOTTLE CAPS. HIS METAL CLOTHS MAKE REFERENCE TO TRADITIONAL WOVEN TEXTILES FROM GHANA, SUCH AS ADINKRA (DYED CLOTH WITH STAMPED DESIGNS) AND KENTE CLOTHS. ANATSUI “BREAKS WITH SCULPTURE’S TRADITIONAL ADHERENCE TO FORMS OF FIXED SHAPE WHILE VISUALLY REFERENCING THE HISTORY OF ABSTRACTION IN AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN ART” (ART21.ORG). LINDSAY ABRAMO - MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
A2R1T ARTIST (PBS)