Art - Masking Tape Art

Unit: Who We Are

Central Idea: People use decoration and this helps us learn about each other

Lines of Inquiry:

Exploring a variety of decorations from various cultures (form)

Decorations tell human stories and help us know one another (connection)

This Friday, we carried on exploring another form of decoration in our daily life - wall paintings.

"How do people decorate their wall?" I asked the children. 

Bela - "Pictures."
Max - "My daddy and mommy's photo."
Mila - "Windows."
Sofia - "Mirror."
Damon - "Batman poster!"

I showed the children some pictures of wall painting and wall decorations. As well, we looked at how people record and tell their stories through wall paintings and decorations. For example, in Ancient Egypt. Ancient Greece, and the Roman Empire, people used simple words or painting to draw down stories. New, we still use wall paintings and decorations in our houses and in public space; for instance, Graffiti is a form of wall painting we can see nowadays.

We learned about that painters use making tape when they paint walls. Painters use masking tape cover the part they don't want to paint. Today, the children explored and manipulated masking tape and water colour to create their own design.

Each unique design was revealed when the masking tape was removed.  What an interesting and playful way to create paintings!