Saturday, January 12, 2013

Gothic meets Americana

Lily's American Gothic

Arely's Collage

Mercedes' Version of the Painting

Kenny's American Gothic

Our middle schoolers learned all about Grant Wood's famous painting American Gothic.  They learned why it has this interesting title, what Gothic really means, who the characters are, and they heard about some of the criticism the painting received.  They worked in layers to build their own version and were encouraged to make changes and create something new.  This work in layers will be useful when we begin our next unit on painting.  Ask a middle schooler to tell you about this famous painting that is part of the Art Institute of Chicago's permanent collection!
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