This week, we will learn about Ando Hiroshige. He is one of the most famous Japanese artists of all time, and he was the last master artist who made a special kind of art called ukiyo-e. He travelled all over Japan to find inspiration for his paintings and prints, and he used his artwork to show people the beauty of Japan.
Most of his prints and paintings were landscapes. Landscapes are paintings about a place. They can show how a place looked at an exact moment: in a rain storm, at sunrise, or during a special holiday or event. Artists can make many pictures of one place, but still could have each one look different.
We will begin with a scavenger hunt. We will look at Hiroshige's work, and we will find some things that are commonly seen in photos and paintings of Japan. As you watch the video, look for these things:
- Mount Fuji: A tall mountain that used to be an active volcano.
- Japanese Bridge: These bridges arc like a rainbow over the water.
- Blossoms: Flowers that grow on trees like almond or cherry trees.
- Pagodas: Buildings with a many-layered roof, curled at the sides.
- Koi or Carp: Fish common to Japanese gardens
- Kimonos: Traditional Japanese clothing
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Your challenge this week is to make a picture with all of these things in the scene! We will use crayons and watercolors, and we will fold an origami kimono. Watch these videos to do the project with Ms. Ammons. The first one will lead you through making the background. The second one shows how to make your kimono and figure.
Scavenger Hunt and Background
Kimono and Figure
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