Mannequin in Motion

For this week's lesson, we talked about the use of rhythm and movement in artwork. I discussed the many ways that artists imply motion in painting and drawing. We then talked about the history of animation and I showed a video of animators working on the movie The Lion King. In this digital age, it was nice for the kids to see how much work it used to take to produce an animated movie without computers! We made "dancing" paper artist mannequins using brass fasteners at the joints of the arms and legs. We listened to Justin Timberlake's new song "Can't Stop The Feeling" as we colored- which the kids (and the staff!)really enjoyed. Nothing like dancing to break up the day!