Though thoughtful conversation and rich questioning students begin their exploration of the artwork of Jason Carter.
"Jason Carter is a proud contemporary Indigenous artist from Little Red River Cree Nation currently based in beautiful Canmore, Alberta, Canada. He is a sculptor, painter, illustrator, public artist and graphic designer, and his work can be seen worldwide."
Students learned about the artists life and viewed his artwork. Students generated questions for discussion and clarification.
You can see his artwork on his website: http://www.jasoncarter.ca/
"Jason Carter is a proud contemporary Indigenous artist from Little Red River Cree Nation currently based in beautiful Canmore, Alberta, Canada. He is a sculptor, painter, illustrator, public artist and graphic designer, and his work can be seen worldwide."
Students learned about the artists life and viewed his artwork. Students generated questions for discussion and clarification.
You can see his artwork on his website: http://www.jasoncarter.ca/
My students loved this quote about Jason Carter: "Growing up, his mother would often tell him to “go to sleep and dream of the bear”. This idea of going to sleep with the hopes of having the bear visit you in your dream, so that your wishes would come to fruition and good things would happen, has always been a great source of comfort and inspiration in Carter’s work. Mother Bear whispers to “always look up and marvel at the beauty of it all”. This is Carter’s hope: that we find our way to a place, perhaps this place here in the Rocky Mountains, under a nighttime sky, with dancing northern lights above, as we marvel at it all."
From a Globe and Mail article we discovered some interesting facts and information about Jason Carter's artwork and more about him: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/adv/article-the-art-of-winter-jason-carter/
From a Globe and Mail article we discovered some interesting facts and information about Jason Carter's artwork and more about him: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/adv/article-the-art-of-winter-jason-carter/
The students wrote key observations on sticky notes, as we developed a list of observations and guidance for creating our own inspired artwork. The students were asked to reflect on what they noticed and wondered....
While looking at his artwork consider the following questions for discussion and clarification:
Criteria for success developed by students in Jason Carter style artwork:
The students drew out their own designs. Their paintings were painted with an acrylic. When dry the outline was traced with sharpie markers in one dark colour.
While looking at his artwork consider the following questions for discussion and clarification:
- What story are the pictures telling?
- How do I know? (proof and evidence)
- How is this landscape different or the same as your own?
- What do you notice about the landscape?
Criteria for success developed by students in Jason Carter style artwork:
- evolved from his initial design ideas in sculpture
- minimal lines
- awesome and impressive shapes of the mountains
- They are very geometric usually
- all of them are outside
- usually featuring wild animals
The students drew out their own designs. Their paintings were painted with an acrylic. When dry the outline was traced with sharpie markers in one dark colour.
