The project is based on the work of the French painter Auguste Herbin. I hadn't ever heard of him prior to seeing Mrs. Knight's post. He is most famous for his abstract geometric paintings. He used something that he called "Alphabet Plastique," in some of his work. It is almost like a secret code imbedded in his work!
Students started by picking out a couple of words to use as the title of their work. They gave each letter they used a simple geometric design. They then used their code letters to create the final artwork. We talked a lot about composition and design to make sure the final project was arranged in a cool way.
I'm not going to post the lesson plan here because it really isn't mine to post. You can see more details over at Mrs. Knight's blog. I really liked how the artwork came out for this project. I was really bummed that I didn't do this until after the art show. It would have been a beautiful addition to the show. It's definitely on my list for next year.
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You just made my day Zach! Thanks so much for the compliment. Like you, I only just learned of this artist recently and I feel like this lesson could just go so many directions - I can't wait to give it a try again this coming year. Did you like the collage element? I was considering changing materials to see how it may go, I felt like my kids were more excited during the planning portion and lost some steam during the cutting/gluing. So nice to see what yall did with it :)
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