Lesson video

Hello everybody, Mrs. Barasso here again with you for our fourth lesson on this unit of installation art and site-specific art.

I hope you're enjoying it so far.

We've already achieved so much.

We've made window hangings.

We've done natural art and we've also done some yarn bombing.

So I hope you're ready for today's lesson because it's going to be super fun.

Let's get started.

Before we start, you will need the following things.

As usual, you're going to need your sketchbook and a pencil so we can record our learning journey together.

You're also going to need some crayons or felt-tips.

Anything that you have with colour would be fantastic.

And some plain paper.

If you want to, you can use straws, lollipop sticks or pipe cleaners whatever activity.

You'll also need some scissors.

So make sure an adults around while you're using those a plastic or a paper cup, and some glue and some tape.

If you need to press pause now gather what you need to come back when you're ready.

See you soon.

So we've started today's lesson with our usual introduction and recap of what we've done already, then we're going to be talking a little bit about words and the power of words.

Then we're going to do an activity called take what you need and then we're going to be creating some giveaway art.

And as usual we'll finish by recapping everything that we've done today.

So some key words and key vocabulary that you're going to need in today's lesson.

The first is the word participatory art.

This is art where the audience takes part or participates in the creative process.

Text art, this is a visual art that uses text or has writing on it as a means of expression.

And we will be talking about emotion in art, art as a means to explore and express feelings.

So just a quick recap, what have we learned about installation and site-specific art? Hopefully when you're thinking of installation art you're thinking of that key word experience and installation is all about the experience that the viewer is having.

So question for you, site-specific art is made with only one place in mind? Is that true or is that false? Well done, that is absolutely true.

When we're talking about site-specific art we choose the site first and then we create something to go into that place.

Next question, ephemeral art can only be seen in the outdoors, is that true or is that false? Well done, that's false.

Materials can be arranged and rearranged.

They can transform any space including an art gallery.

What is participatory art? This is where action is needed by the viewer to complete the piece.

Participation is required by the audience.

Have you ever participated in something and felt that you have made a difference by doing that? If you look carefully at the photograph on the screen you can see an image taking a general art festival called documenter.

In this image, the artist has actually set up an installation in which the viewers create art during the installation.

So the viewers are creating the art by being present at the installation.

He needed the viewers to participate in his art, to create it.

Let's look at another example.

This is an example of street art.

What action do you think is needed for this piece of street art? Absolutely, it's required that somebody would go and stand in front of those wings in order to bring the piece alive.

They participate and the outcomes to life.

Have you ever seen something like this before? So we're going to take a moment now to talk about words and to talk about text art, words as a form of art.

If you look at the photographs on the screen they both have a really positive message.

If you look at the one on the left it says, I hope you know how loved you are.

When this person participated in this art they stood there and they took a photograph of that.

Not only did they participate but hopefully they felt good.

When they read, I hope you know how loved you are.

Hopefully it made them smile.

It made them feel good.

It brought something positive into their day.

And that's the power of words.

Words are power to make people feel good to lift their emotions, to change their mood.

And that's what we're going to be focusing on in this lesson today.

Take what you need.

Today we're going to be doing a little activity called take what you need.

Well, we'll be creating art for the people that will hopefully inspire an emotional response, a positive emotional response and they can feel good.

So you all going to be creating a take what you need to poster.

If you look at the middle image here's an example of a poster that I've made.

It says, take what you need.

Help yourself to some kindness, please tear and take.

And if you look carefully you can see it's been snipped all along the bottom.

So people could come along and take away.

They can tear off whatever it is that they're might need that day.

Some examples are taking away some understanding, love, inspiration, kindness, hope peace, calm, joy, and laughter.

People will come and take whatever they might need that day.

And hopefully in that moment, this piece of art this piece of word art will lift their spirits will lift their emotions and make them feel good and positive.

When I'd finished my artwork, I stick it up on my driveway.

You can see that in the photograph on the right, that way people in my world would be able to take away what they need something positive from my artwork.

And hopefully it would give them that great lift.

So, your turn, you all going to be creating, a take what you need art activity.

Something that will make a difference.

So this is what you'll need to do.

You'll need to take a piece of paper then make seven cuts with a pair of scissors.

One third of the way of the paper.

You should have eight tabs.

If you're not sure look back at the photograph on the screen before and you'll be able to see exactly what I mean.

Then write messages of kindness, love and hope, one in each tab.

Stick your paper up somewhere, just check with your adult where the safe and good place to do that.

It could be on the fridge or maybe your bedroom door, maybe outside your house if you're allowed and then return a few days later to see if anyone has taken your message away.

Pause the video to complete your task and resume when you're done.

Okay, so continuing on from this idea of giving words in positive of making people feel good with our artwork we're going to be creating now a piece of giveaway art.

So the activity we're going to do now is we're going to create a vase of flowers.

That people can help themselves to, that way as the artists are going to give away.

So question for you.

What do you think of when you see flowers? What does it make you think of? And what kind of feelings do flowers make people feel? Now hopefully, you've said something really positive there because for most people, flowers are really positive thing.

So we're going to focus on that and give these flowers away to people to make them feel positive feeling.

Now, if you've seen a bunch of flowers before they can look like two different things.

They might look like the flowers on the left, orange roses where they're all the same flower or they might look like the flowers on the right.

The difference and assortment of different types of flowers.

Both these are absolutely beautiful.

And in your vase of flowers today you might choose to do all the same flower or you might want to do a difference a mish-mash that's completely up to you.

I'm going to show you one way that you could make a flower but there are so many different ways and you already might have lots of ideas on how you can do it.

So this is mine.

This is how it's going to look like at the end I'm going to show you how I made my flowers.

I did the same flower, but in different colours.

And we're also going to be closing a lovely bit of texts out there with a lovely, beautiful label.

So as always, we always talk about the three key ideas.

The first one is space.

What space will you bring to life with your artwork? Message, what message will your artwork send? I'm hoping and I'm sure it's a very positive message of beauty, positivity, and peace.

And finally transformation.

How will your artwork transform this space? And in this instance, it might not only transform the space but hopefully will also transform the person who takes your artwork away, transforms their mood.

Okay, so now I'm going to show you a video.

This is how I made my paper flower.

There are so many ways of making paper flowers.

So if you have an idea, go with that.

Absolutely, please be as creative as you like.

In this video I'll show you just one way of making a flower but you can take it beyond that.

You might want to draw on the petals, you might want add it to details, please do.

In this video, pay attention to the middle point of the flower, the very centre of the flower.

I point out at the beginning when I'm making my triangles that way you won't accidentally cut through your petals.

Let's watch now.

There it is.

Fold and there it is again.

Open up the flower, stick together.

That makes it look a bit more 3D.

Clean paper, rolling, rolling.

You might have straws or pipe.

Can you see you can use for this part.

If not, just use a piece of paper.

And a leaf.

Text art, label outside for people to enjoy.

Your turn, create your own, help yourself, vase of flowers.

Use paper to create different flower heads.

You can follow the video tutorial or design your own.

Then use some tape to attach the rolled paper or straws for the stem.

Create a text art label.

Place flowers in a paper cup with the label attached and placed somewhere for all to enjoy.

This could be your kitchen table, or it could be outside your house.

Pause the video to complete your task and resume when you're done.

Let's just quickly recap on what we've done today.

The focus of today was an installation piece that would create an experience, a positive experience for the viewer, the person who participated in our art.

That they would leave feeling positive and happy and lifted in somewhere, after interacting with our artwork.

We did this through making a take what you need poster, and we did this by creating a paper sculpture that people could participate with and take away.

I hope you've enjoyed what you've done today.

And I hope that you've enjoyed watching people participate with your art in a positive and meaningful way.

I mentioned reflections in my sketchbook.

So these are the questions that I focused on as I was thinking about what to write.

How did it feel watching people take or participate with your artwork? How did it make you feel to spread a positive message through your artwork? Why do you think art can impact how we feel? And would you like to do something like this again? In my sketchbook I put the title living in giving, I wrote a little bit about what I'd done.

I took in a couple of photographs of my finished pieces because obviously after people had taken them away and interact with them, they didn't exist anymore.

In a way I suppose there were a bit of familial the way that we learnt already in our second lesson.

But that's okay 'cause I knew my artwork had had a positive impact on those people.

Here about the three key ideas, space.

In what space did you place your artwork? So people could participate with it and enjoy it.

Who did you have an impact on? Message, what positive message did you give people through your artwork today? And transformation, how did you transform both the space and the people who participated with your artwork? I really hope you've enjoyed today's lesson.

This is actually one of my favourite in this unit because I think it's so fantastic to see the positive power and impact that art can have on other people.

If you've enjoyed this lesson, you've created something beautiful we'd all love to see.

Please ask your adult if you can share your work on Twitter using the hashtag below.

Lots of love now, see you soon, muah.