2nd Grade Picasso Roosters

In their art class, 2nd graders learned about Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, one of the most famous artists of the 20th century. The artwork posted here was inspired by his work entitled “A Rooster” seen below.

Students used paint and plastic wrap to create their textured backgrounds. They then used the elements of shape and line to create the body of their roosters. 

Using oil pastels students layered and mixed and blended colors to create the desired effect and used black to add emphasis to areas of their choosing. 

Once complete 2nd graders cut out their roosters and carefully glued them to their backgrounds.

Below are some examples of finished pieces.

Photography & Abstraction

4th Grade

Photography & Relief Sculpture

Farmingville's 4th Grade Art students most recent studio focus was on Relief Sculpture, Photography and Abstraction.

Students began by looking at and talking about some of Artist/Photographer Nick Albertson's photographs. Albertson  repurposes every-day utilitarian objects like straws, ziplock baggies and paper plates to create complex, abstract compositions.

Students came up with the line of inquiry:

"How does this artist use black and white photography and everyday objects to create a sense of unity?”

Students then created a relief sculpture from paper on a 9x12 surface, bending folding, crimping and cutting to each create a one of a kind relief sculpture.

Relief Sculpture: Any work which projects from but which belongs to the wall, or other type of background surface.

They then utilized ipads to photograph them with attention to angle of view to create an abstract composition.

Each student choose their most successful photo and edited it using the smart composition and smart adjustment tools on the ipads to convert their photos to black and white, adjust composition and exposure. 
Yes, the photos below were taken by some of our 4th graders!

To visit Nick Albertson's website and for more info on the artist that inspired this studio lesson click here.