More LOVE

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A few years ago I had my students paint their own version of pop artist Robert Indiana's iconic sculpture 'LOVE' (1970). You can see the previous results HERE. After folding a square piece of paper in half twice to achieve four equal sections, students were asked to sketch in the lettering as best they could. This time I made it an exploration of value, asking students to choose any colour to paint the letters and then to use white and black to create two tints and two shades of their colour for the background. Black marker was used to outline once complete. Obviously I am very late in posting this, but this is a great project to do in time for Valentine's Day.

 

LOVE

This is another recent Valentine's Day project I did with my grade 4 and 5 students. After viewing and discussing American Pop Artist Robert Indiana's iconic 'LOVE' sculptures and prints, students recreated their own versions. Students were given a square piece of paper which was folded to create four equal boxes to draw the letters of the word LOVE. Some used a ruler to assist their drawing. These were then painted in tempera colours of their choice and outlined in black marker.

LOVE', Robert Indiana. 1970.

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