Title:
Calder and His World
Grade Level(s): High School Art
Description:
The Art teacher and I had recently worked
on an expedition with her students which related the
spontaneity of Alexander Calder’s art to the
spontaneity of the jazz music form. We decided to
collaborate further on the study of the many varied
forms of Calder’s art. Choosing 6 of his different
forms and adding the topic of the strong artistic
influences in his life, we decided on 7 different
topics.
In this activity, the students are to examine the
display board, then as individuals or teams they will
choose 1 of the 7 Art Form Bags and decide which art
form is represented by the contents of the bag. The
laptop is set up with interactive games, tours, and
interesting trivia about Calder’s work. Again,
the students would be able to explore these individually
or with team members.
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