This is an excellent book for the art educator looking to develop their students' creative thinkings skills. It includes a collection of writings from various authors on different topics associated with changing from a teacher-directed classroom to a learner-directed classroom. According to D'Amico, assemblage is "one means for structuring a basic program of creative expression" (p. 4).
Assemblage stimulates and enriches personal creative expression (p. 4). D'Amico, V., & Buchman, A.(1972). Assemblage. New York, NY: Museum of Modern Art. My classroom is not very big and it is long and skinny. When students come in it feels even smaller. I have been pondering how to set up centers with limited space. I found a few rolling carts and decided to put them to good use. I have transformed this one into a paint supply station. It can be rolled to the table where students are painting, At cleanup time it can be rolled to the art sink, which is down the hall and around the corner.
D'Amico shares ideas & instructions in this book on collage, painting; clay; sculpture, paper mache, and building.
Notes for Painting lesson: Some paintings that D'Amico shared in the chapter on painting: Charles Burchfield: The East Wind; Vincent Van Gogh: Starry Night; Marc Chagall: The Birthday. Chapter 3 p. 17: D'Amico's thoughts to share
D'Amico, V. (1954). Art for the Family. New York, NY: Museum of Modern Art. Making notes for my lessons
D’Amico, V. (1953). Creative teaching in art. Scranton, PA: International Textbook company. Encouraging Creativity Objective: Stimulate spontaneity & originality D'Amico believed painting to be "one of the best media for stimulating creative response" and one that "encourages spontaneity and originality" (p. 27). The child as painter D’Amico (1953) felt “the child’s experience should include as many painting media as possible," and tempera and water color to be the most successful media to use with 8-11 year olds (p. 31). Effective teaching strategies:
Painting week 1 Plan a trip to a place of interest in the school or in the neighborhood (possibly the school playground or the downtown park by the water) Materials: pencil/fine tip sharpie to represent detail; eraser; watercolor; clipboard; paper; brushes; water; sponge Painting week 2 Display pictures of a variety of interest in the classroom to provide inspiration. Materials: pencil/fine tip sharpie to represent detail; eraser; tempera; easel; paper; brushes; water; sponge |
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