Students in Mrs. Alcock's second grade classroom were given an art talk recently about Robert Indiana.
Robert Indiana, originally Robert Clark, was a seminal figure in the pop art movement. Born in New Castle, Indiana in 1928, he studied in both the United States and Europe before settling in New York in 1956. He has called himself a sign painter, incorporating symbols, signs, letters and words throughout his art. Indiana's work has been inspired by old trade names, traffic signs, automatic amusement machines and commercial stencils. He has created poems, paintings, sculptures, silk screens and posters. Pieces by Indiana stem from not only symmetry, color and form, but also content that addresses politics, religion and the human condition. source: scottsdale public art
Indiana’s best known for his classic LOVE sculpture which appears in several cities around the world, including Philadelphia.
Students then recreated a miniature print of Robert Indiana's Hope graphic and were asked to fill in the following sentence. "Someday I hope.........." All artwork and "hopes" were combined in one sketcbook and will be featured in The Sketchbook Project World Tour 2012.
The Sketchbook Project is a constantly evolving library of artists' sketchbooks from across the globe. This year thousands of sketchbooks will be exhibited at art spaces in 14 cities. After the tour, they will join the collection of the Brooklyn Art Library and made available to the public seven days a week. The sketchbook is now online! HOPE: A tribute to Robert Indiana.
The students were really engaged with this art talk and connected with the message that the artist was trying to convey by additionally creating their hope statements in a video on their computers. Thank you to Mrs. Bursua and Mrs. Kreml for such an exciting project. We can't wait to see it online!
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