Irvington's 2nd graders recently learned about the important geographical features of successful neighborhoods in their classrooms. I thought this would be the perfect time to do a cityscape project! We studied the artwork of Paul Klee & his use of geometric shapes. They designed their own cityscapes & carved it into styrofoam to make a stamp, which are lining the bottom of the display.
The student used a brayer to apply ink to the styrofoam, which was then stamped onto painted paper. The students had already painted the paper with the warm & cool colors, to represent a sunset & water. After the cityscapes were printed onto the painted paper, they were quickly folded to create a reflection of the buildings in the water. I love this lesson because it packs in so much art vocabulary AND it combines TWO different types of printmaking methods: relief (stamping the styrofoam) & monoprint (folding the paper while the ink is still wet). Not to mention, they look completely amazing on display in the Irvington hallway :]
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