Mini Art LessonTuesday, June 16, 2020Our Mini Art Lessons are honoring Pride Month and Black queer a

Mini Art LessonTuesday, June 16, 2020Our Mini Art Lessons are honoring Pride Month and Black queer artists throughout June, and this week, we’re exploring the work of Beauford Delaney. Delaney spent the bulk of his career visually exploring the concepts of Pan-Africanism, Alain Locke, and his own identity as a member of the Black diaspora. This lesson shares step-by-step instructions to create offering/honoring bowls with kids ages 2–6 and still life drawings for kids ages 7 and up.FOR AGES 2–6: LET’S PLAYStep 1: What does it mean to honor someone? Talk with your child about important figures and people worth honoring in their life. For this project, choose one person to focus on.Step 2: Now, find a large bowl that’s big enough to carry 4 to 7 small objects. Step 3: Talk with your child about their chosen figure and ask them what objects they think might honor them and why. Find a photo or drawing of their figure as well. Step 4: Gather 4 to 7 of the objects that honor their chosen figure and arrange them within the large bowl. Step 5: Once you’re done, place the drawing or photo of their honored figure next to the bowl you’ve created for them. FOR AGES 7+:LET’S CREATEDelaney arrived in New York during the Harlem Renaissance. It was a time of exciting artistic creation, but it also coincided with the Great Depression. So much like today, Black Americans came together to express joy and celebrate their culture, despite many hardships. For this lesson, let’s look to Delaney’s work for inspiration as we create still life drawings that reflect on our own culture. All you need is paper, pencil, and some objects from home.Step 1: Find 3 to 5 objects that you feel are connected to your culture. Do these objects speak to each other? How does the composition affect the meaning? Step 2: Arrange the objects on a surface. Now, measure out where each item will be on your page. Step 3: Block out the basic shapes. Step 4: Add depth by drawing in the shadows. Tip: use your pencil to help guide your scale and angles. Step 5: Finish up by adding details and refining your lines. Does this drawing tell a story? What does it reveal about your identity?Bonus: In his painting, Delaney features a sculpture created by the Fang people of Cameroon and colors associated with the Pan-Africanism movement. How can symbols and color create a more powerful art piece? Posted by Tayler Milburn and Noé GaytánBeauford Delaney (American, 1901-1979). Untitled (Fang Sculpture, Crow and Fruit), 1945. Oil on canvas. Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Fund for African American Art in honor of Arnold Lehman, A. Augustus Healy Fund and Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund, 2014.73. © Estate of Beauford Delaney, by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esq., Court Appointed Administrator (Photo: Brooklyn Museum For ages 2–6: (Photos: Tayler Milburn, Brooklyn Museum) For ages 7+: (Photos: Noé Gaytán, Brooklyn Museum) -- source link

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