Inspiration: Post Impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh's (1853 - 1890) painting "The Chair and the Pipe' (or Van Gogh's Chair'), 1888-89.
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My grade 5/6 class are studying the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh at the moment. I have chosen to recreate some of his most famous paintings.
For this project, students created a simple box pop-up from two pieces of card. Sorry, I haven't got a photo that demonstrates how to do this but you can see an example and more about pop-ups here. Students then drew Van Gogh's chair onto the card using his painting as a reference and were offered a variety of mediums with which to add colour. Once completed, the pieces of card were glued together and mounted onto a piece of black card.
Some are looking more Fauvist than Post-Impressionist with their choice of colour! Oh, and we left out the pipe to make it a little easier (and more politically correct).
I love this idea - the popout is brilliant! So creatvie!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea!!! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHave you seen the Tilt=shift images of Van Gogh works at ArtCylopedia, http://www.artcyclopedia.com/hot/tilt-shift-van-gogh-7.htm ? they don't have Van Gogh's bedroom depicted, but they do have a lot of landscapes.
These are freaking genius! What a fantastic ideas!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks guys - I am pretty happy with these! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link Christie, the photos are amazing!
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Vincent Van Gogh is one of my favorite artists and I am always trying to find ways to include his work in new and exciting ways! I may try this with the bedroom at Arles and make the bed pop -up! Check out my blog at smartypantsjohnston.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteAnne, I absolutely LOVE these and am totally doing this project with my students! :) I have also awarded you a Versatile Blogger Award! Please visit my blog to receive it: http://juliegallow-creatingart.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteI love this idea for my last days of school.How didnthey color behind the chair?
ReplyDeleteThanks sommuch. Do you do any other pop up projects? I've done a thanksgiving table once.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the great idea! I couldn't wait to do this lesson with my students. Check out our renditions at http://www.dreamdrawcreate.com/2011/05/have-seat-vincent-pop-up-chairs.html
ReplyDeleteThanks Mrs Ackerman. We made the chairs in two pieces so they could colour the back piece and then glue it in place (if that makes sense?). I have done a few pop-ups for myself but these are the only ones I 've tried with my students. Would love to see your table - sounds impressive!
ReplyDeleteAnne, I had to pin your idea on pinterest, it's so great!
ReplyDeleteThanks Doris :) Isn't Pinterest just the greatest?!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the idea. I adapted to a themed chair design. I asked the 5th graders to choose a theme (beach, dogs,etc) and to design a chair that showed that theme. I encouaged them to take the theme to floor and wall. They seem to enjoy this lesson. Displaying them is challenging, but I like how hard my kids are working on them!
ReplyDeleteThanks Erica - sounds like a great adaptation of my project. Would love to see what your students did when they are done!
DeleteThanks a million for this great idea, I've done it this month of impressionism with my 6years old kids, and they loved it. You can see their works http://artecontusmanitas.wordpress.com/2014/03/07/las-sillas-de-van-gogh-en-3d/ they Look wonderful, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThey look perfect – I love the colours they have used!! Please link back to my blog in your post for the original post!
DeleteSe ven perfectos - Me encantan los colores que han utilizado! Por favor, enlace a mi blog en su cargo durante el post original: http://useyourcolouredpencils.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/van-goghs-chair-pop-ups.html
Vincent would be impressed!
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