| Patterns In Art
Art represents decorative arrangement of natural or imagined forms. Artists
use color, motif, form, light, shadow, and dimension to construct works
of art.
Sample some of the following activities to learn more about patterns
in art.
Places To Go | People To See | Things To Do | Teacher Resources | Bibliography
Places To Go
The following are places to go (some real and some virtual) to find out
about artistic patterns.
Symmetry
and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets
Visit the oriental carpet gallery and discover how symmetry and are used
in classic rug designs. Be sure to check out the educational resources
section for some great student activities.
National
Gallery of Art: M. C. Escher
Wander the four virtual rooms at the National Gallery of Art in Washington
DC devoted to the art of M. C. Escher.
Navajo
Rugs
Travel to the southwestern United States and learn about the art of Navajo
rugs. According to this site, "The history of Navajo weaving is integral
to the history of the Navajo people." Use the lesson plan at this site
that incorporates math and language arts into the study of Native Americans.
The
Cave of Lascaux
Saharan
Rock Art
Cave
Art-Altamira
From the art that ancient peoples left behind, learn about their cultures
and civilizations. 
People To See
The
Architect Who Transformed London
Green spaces, parks, and gardens often have beautiful that enhance the
atmosphere of cities and towns. Get to know John Nash, a designer of beautiful,
formal gardens and parks in London. Compare these formal types of European parks to famous
parks, such as Central
Park, in the United States. Central Park was designed by Frederick
L. Olmsted and Calvert
Vaux.
Things To Do
How
to Make Ukrainian Easter Eggs
Haven't you always wondered how Ukrainian Easter eggs were made? This
page tells you everything you need to know about the basics of making
pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs). Click on any design and you'll be taken
to the instructions for it.
QuiltMaker
Design a quilt block online by clicking on the squares. Make a quilt by
selecting REPEAT, REFLECT or ROTATE. Includes an index of quilt block
patterns. Requires Macromedia Shockwave Plug-in.
Kirigami
Kirigami is the Japanese art of folding and cutting paper. This online
program lets you create similar figures on your computer by cutting a
polygonal wedge from a virtual piece of folded paper. You can change the
regular polygon, your wedge, and your paper color. You can then see the
figure that results when the paper is unfolded. Requires a JAVA-capable
browser.
Molds
and Folds
After you visit this website, you won't able to pick up a square piece
of paper without a little folding. The site includes links to History
of Origami and Fun Activities.
Kaleidoscope
Painter
Paint your own kaleidoscope canvas with this applet. Just drag the mouse
slowly around the canvas and let the computer show your artistic talents.
The
Manufacturing Process for United States Coins
Find out about the of ridges on the edges of dimes and why they are part
of the design of many coins.
Stones
of England
Experience the standing stones of England and study their to learn about
ancient cultures. These monoliths in England such as Stonehenge are the most well known, but other cultures raised standing stones as
well---Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France, Italy.
Frieze
Patterns in Cast Iron
A frieze pattern is any strip pattern that repeats itself in some way.
Check out the series of photographs available on this site that illustrate
how these various patterns have been incorporated into cast iron designs.
Teacher Resources
Online activities are a listing of internet
sites with fun, interesting, and educational tasks attached to each one.
(You can learn how to use this WWW
Activities tool created by UEN for Utah educators).
Virtual Field Trips are teacher and student-created
tours of curricular topics. (You can learn how to use this UEN Virtual
Field Trip tool created by UEN for Utah educators).
Lesson Plans/Webquests
Bibliography
- Booth, Eric. The Everyday Work of Art : Awakening the Extraordinary
in Your Daily Life. Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, 1999.
- Davidson, Rosemary. Take a Look : An Introduction to the Experience
of Art. New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1994.
- Grimshaw, Caroline. Making Art. Chicago, Ill. : World Book in association
with Two-Can, 1998.
- Isaacson, Philip M. A Short Walk Around the Pyramids and Through
the World of Art. New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random
House, Inc., c1993.
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