Last year I went to the National Gallery in D.C. and saw an awesome exhibition on Giuseppe Arcimboldo. His paintings are incredibly detailed and super interesting. I have been dying to do a project that relates to his art.
Finally, the time has come. 3rd grade is studying botany. They had a whole bunch of veggies brought to school and they studied, drew, dissected, and tasted all the different vegetables. When they were finished examining the veggies, I had them brought to art class. We learned about Mr. Arcimboldo and created some faces from the vegetables! So cool. It was also a great exercise in working groups and to get another use out the vegetables!
The final product... (all waste was composted and will be used in the school gardens!)
Artwork at the top of post:
Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Vertumnus, 1590
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