Helen Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea. 1952. Abstract Expressionism. The painters who came to be called "Abstract Expressionists" shared a similarity of outlook rather than of style-- an outlook characterized by a spirit of revolt and a belief in freedom of expression, and freedom from realism.
For the next week (or so) students will be creating a time line of their lives that will use abstract symbols to represent their 10 most important life events. The finished work will be 2 x 28 inches long and will use ink, colored pencils, glue, collage, paint and anything else we can find around here.
Objectives:
utilizing life experiences as subject matter
communicating in an abstract way Day 1: fold a sheet of paper in 1/2 and number from 1 - 10 on one side. Here you'll list (in order) the important events in your life. When your done listing these, start drawing abstract and unrecognizable symbols for each of your events.
