The Story of Chiaroscuro
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Students will consider how value and chiaroscuro can create a sense of emotion in a work of art. They will create a painting that utilizes extreme shadows and highlights to represent aspects of their own identity and emotions.
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Students will explore the uses of chiaroscuro in art history.
Students will discuss and reflect on personal situations, emotions, and identity.
Students will identify the influence of emotion in artworks and formulate how they can infuse emotion in their work.
Teaching Strategies
- Discuss how artworks throughout history have utilized chiaroscuro to show emotion.
- Facilitate a discussion about how emotions are fluid and different from identities.
- Guide students in identifying emotions and feelings in artwork.
- Demonstrate how to create a painting using the chiaroscuro technique.
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Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.
VA:Cr1.2.IIaChoose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.
Acc.VA:Cr1.2Time Requirements
Teacher Prep Time
15 minutes
Demonstration Time
20 minutes
Student Studio Time
4 hours and 35 minutes
Supplies and Materials
- Picture-taking device
- Pencil & eraser
- Painting support
- Paintbrushes
- Water cup
- Paint (acrylic or oil)
- Images of chiaroscuro artworks in history
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Create
Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.
VA:Cr1.2.IIaChoose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.
Acc.VA:Cr1.2
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Explore Identity & Emotions
Discuss identity and emotions. Analyze how artworks throughout history have utilized value and the chiaroscuro technique to show emotion.
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Emotion and IdentityExploring Folk ArtIntroduction to SurrealismContemporary Street ArtApplying Balance in ArtExploring Abstract ExpressionismEmpowering Identity in Art
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4 3 2 1 Reflection
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Mixed MediaDrawingRenaissanceSurrealismPrehistoric ArtAncient ArtAbstract ExpressionismOp ArtAbstract ArtLiteracy
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