Lesson: Digital Abstract Art

Teacher: Angela McPeake

Reference Section:
National Gallery of Art. (n.d). NGAkids BRUSHSTER Interactive. Retrieved October 9
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Grade Level: $ (can be ad-*+ted for grade+ .,/)
Subject: Art
Brief Description of Activity:
0t*dent+ )ill individ*ally acce++ the )eb+ite
htt':(())).nga.gov(content(nga)eb(ed*cation(kid+(kid+,br*+h+ter.ht&l )hich i+ a
'rogra& for creating digital (online) 'ainting+. The +t*dent+ )ill li+ten to a 're+elected
+ong and co&'o+e an ab+tract art)ork on the NGA 'rogra& )hich e1're++e+ their
inter'retation+ of the +ong thro*gh line color +ha'e and &ove&ent.
General Learner Outcome:
2reate an original co&'o+ition ob-ect or +'ace ba+ed on +*''lied &otivation.
Specific Learner Outcomes:
2reate a digital ab+tract 'iece of art by vi+*ally inter'reting a 'artic*lar +ong.
I! Outcomes:
2$.!.3 reflect on and de+cribe the 'roce++e+ involved in co&'leting a 'ro-ect.
2..!.! record gro*' brain+tor&ing 'lanning and +haring of idea+ by *+ing technology.
2/.$.$ generate ne) *nder+tanding+ of 'roble&atic +it*ation+ by *+ing +o&e for& of
technology to facilitate the 'roce++.
2/.$.. eval*ate+ the a''ro'riatene++ of the technology *+ed to inve+tigate or +olve a
'roble&.
Rationale for omputer Integration:
4+ing thi+ 'artic*lar co&'*ter 'rogra& to generate digital 'ainting+ allo)+ +t*dent+ to
a*to&atically e1're++ idea+. 0t*dent+ )ill be able to foc*+ on )hat ty'e+ of line+ +ha'e+
and color+ re're+ent +'ecific +o*nd+. %or the fo*ndation of the 'ro-ect the online 'rogra&
activity direct+ the +t*dent to -*+t thi+. 5hen the ab+tract art )ork+ are co&'leted it o'en+
the floor for cla++roo& di+c*++ion of the different )ay+ a +o*nd i+ re're+ented. 6y
creating a dee'er *nder+tanding of the )ay line+ +ha'e+ and color+ can be *+ed to
e1're++ a +o*nd the +t*dent+ )ill later be able to a''ly thi+ to other le++on+ )hich foc*+
on the *+e of &aterial+ and technical +kill+.