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miro art project

Miro for kids

The following is a Joan Miro art lesson plan for 2nd grade on his abstract art made with markers + crayons . It is an art activity for kids on drawing abstractions.
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  • Joan Miro i Ferra - a Spanish painter, sculptor, + ceramicist
  • Apr 20, 1893- Dec 25, 1983 
  • Art periods -Surrealist - Dada - Modern Art 
  • Educated Cercle Artistic de Sant Lluc
  • Came from a long line of hardworking craftsmen
Scroll down to find:
  1. reference on artist Joan Miro
  2. reference pictures of his abstract art
  3. step-by-step instructions with pictures of the project
  4. a lesson plan (including California State Visual Art Standards)

examples of Miro's work


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mural by Joan Miro in Ludwigshafen, Germany
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painting by Joan Miro
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"The Caress of a Bird" 1967 sculpture by Miro

joan miro art class for kids

step-by-step

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1. start with lines, curves + circles using thin, black marker
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4. more lines + blk areas thru-out
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2. color some ares solid black
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5. 4 intersecting lines as alternate star shapes + short lines w/ blackened circles on each end
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3. continuous line star-shape, circles intersected by lines
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6. fill entire page
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7. add minimal color, primary + secondary colors - 3 colors total
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8. continue to add  limited color
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9. continue to add lines to white areas

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10.  or color with markers
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11.ALTERNATE - have students draw multiple lines w/ blk dots on line ends

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12. add sm circles -  small triangles

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13. color a open areas - using blue, yellow, red - may add pink, green, violet 
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14. ALTERNATE - line work exaggerated - add zig-zag lines - crossed lines - 

miro abstract art lesson for kids

objective

Second grade students will be able to make a piece of abstract art in the style of Joan Miro.  Students will understand what abstract means and where the art comes from.  Students will use thin black markers + colored markers or crayon to fill in geometric shapes.

materials

- black, thin point markers
- thin point markers or crayons ; red, green, blue, yellow
- 9"x12" white drawing paper

activity

1. Show students work by artist Joan Miro
2. Explain what abstract art is. That it is art from your imagination + no two are ever identical.
3.  Explain to students that realistic art looks like something in 'the real world' or real life objects. 
4.  Verify that students understand the difference between realistic art + abstract art.
5.  See step-by-step instructions above.

ca state visual arts standard

2.0 CREATIVE EXPRESSION
Skills, Processes, Materials, and Tools
2.2 Demonstrate beginning skill in the use of art media, such as oil pastels, watercolors, and tempera.4.0 AESTHETIC VALUING
Respond to Analyzing, and Making Judgments About Works in the Visual Arts
4.2 Compare different responses to the same work of art.

  • art lessons + projects for kids
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  • kindergarten art lessons
    • Kinder Color Wheel Still Life
    • Mondrian for Kids
    • sea life collage
    • four seasons project
    • draw paul klee cats
    • how to draw chicken + chicks
    • draw a cow
    • Repetition for kids
  • 1st grade art
    • How to draw still life fruit bowl
    • Kids mixed Media Art work
    • How to draw a Ladybug
    • how to draw a dog
    • warm colors art project
    • cool colors - geometric shapes
    • neighborhood art lesson
    • self portrait
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    • Abstract Lesson Oil Pastel
    • grey scale painting
    • monochromatic art for children
    • van gogh's irises art lesson for children
    • Georgia O'keeffe skull lesson
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    • draw a still life >
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    • How to draw a tree - charcoal
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    • Contour Drawings of bottles
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    • draw an insect
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    • fall corn art project
    • Wayne Theibaud art project
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