self-portrait in a tree: mondrian
DESCRIPTION
In this lesson students learned about the life and work of Mondrian. We focused on his tree series and how it depicted a very transitional moment in his life as well as his art.We also studied the modern chalk artist, Julian Beever. As an interesting warm-up, students go outside to observe and draw the trees they see using chalk on the sidewalks.The finished product is an illustration of a tree that serves as a self-portrait for each student. The students are prompted to reflect upon and write about transitions in their lives and use this as inspiration for their piece.TRANSCRIPT
Piet Mondrian(1872-1944)
Brabant Farmyard
Woods Near Oele
Tree SeriesRed Tree
Blue Tree
Grey Tree
Tableau No. 2
Composition in line
Cover of De Stijl magazine
Neo-Plasticism
No. 8 Broadway boogie woogie
red tree art painted - Wales Shropshire
Trees
More Trees
Egon Schiele
Georgia O'KeeffeLawrence Tree
Sidewalk Chalk Art Julian Beever
Julian Beever
Julian Beever