The Huichol Indians of Northern Mexico (190-mexico-s-huichol-resource-page-their-culture-symbolism-art)created these amazingly colorful yarn and beaded paintings, seen directly above, and were the inspiration for last weeks project that led them to create different concentric lined compositions. The Huichol people are descendents of the Aztecs and are related to their Uto-Aztecan speaking cousin, the Hopi of Arizona. The people, numbered to be about 18,00, still inspire many artists today and are admired by many more for their beautiful, skilled work.Incorporating this concept in their art, Flying Machine Art Academy's Saturday morning kindergarten class focused on shape, contour and concentric lines for their weekly project. The first three images seen above were created by three and four year olds after learning about the Mexican artist's amazingly detailed use of line and color to depict animal forms, plant forms and people. This work was completed in just one hour! This lesson was part of a unit on Mexican art.
Saturday morning Kindergarten classes are from 9-10am and introduces key concepts of art history and design techniques. visit us at http://www.flyingmachineartacadmy.com and come join in the fun of learning!
