Joan Miro's observations of the world as we saw in the video were quite whimsical and creative. Miro's art teacher tried to get him to observe objects in a more realistic way and as an exercise, he asked him to draw objects that he could only see by feeling with his fingers. We tried this in class. Students put their hands inside a paper bag and drew what they felt with their other hand. Once all objects were drawn, we looked inside and compared the objects we felt with the ones we drew. They were remarkably realistic! Our fingers will often notice small textures and a rounded edge that our eyes might not detect. Finally, we put all the shapes together, creating a drawing of a Miro-inspired person. Here is a video showing this surprisingly fun activity...
You can see all of our work by following this link to the first grade exhibition on artsonia. http://www.artsonia.com/schools/school.asp?id=114839
|Sculpture by Ava|
|Sulpture by Drew|
|Sculpture by Jayden|
|Sculpture by Eli|