Keith HARING
BIRTH : 1958
●DEATH :1990
●American artist
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became popular with his
colored chalks that he used to
draw on big black billboards in the
New York City subway.
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His paintings are full of bright
colors. His art is a discovery of a
new form of graffiti. He draws
figures with vivid colors outlined by
a black line.
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Ecole Maternelle Capendu
France
KEITH HARING AND THE BODY IMAGE
Pedagogical theme : feeling, creating, imaginating Teaching purpose : make a link with the scientific knowledge of the child's
own body, improving body vocabulary, artistic and cultural enrichment.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS :
1) The teacher does the outline of the class's mascot “Zébulette” without saying anything. Ask the children what has be done,
introduce the “figure” word and explain that only the outline is marked, no eyes, no beak.
2) Observation of a KEITH HARING's painting :
- Painter's name and presentation of his life
- Children describe the different figures and compare with the mascot's one, description of the painter's technique.
3) Explanation of the children's work “like Keith Haring”
REALIZATION :
STEP 1- Work in pairs: one child lay down on a big white sheet of paper and stay still, the other one draws his outline with a
black pen. Do it the other way around and each time say out loud the different part of the body. (Take a picture of each child
laid down)
STEP 2 - Everyone paint his figure.
STEP 3 – Draw the black outline again with a brush and black paint.
STEP 4 - Cut out the figures next to the black outline.
STEP 5 – Do many black commas like Keith Haring to give the moving illusion.
STEP 6 – Realize a huge yellow band to represent the ground and mark it with graphical signs made with cork and black paint.
STEP 7 – The yellow band is put up the wall and the figures are disposed on it. The figures' movements are realized with the
commas.
CONTINUATION :Visual discrimination : the child must associate the artistic figure's work and the picture of each child taken on
step 1.
Step 1
Step 2
Activity N°2 : « Let's make your man dance on your hand »
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Similar pedagogical goals as before.
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Sequence of events :
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First step : Spread out your fingers and put your hand in the middle of your colored paper. With the other hand, draw the
outline. Cut out the shape ofyour hand and keep it.
Second step : Choose a white man's shape. Cut out small squares in the colored paper and glue them on the shape. Try to
cover the entire surface. Choisis le gabarit d'un bonhomme. Découpe des petits carrés dans une feuille de couleur vive et
colle-les à l'intérieur du bonhomme en occupant au maximum sa surface.Once fullfilled, spread some ink on your shape to
cover up the white spaces. Once dried out cut out the shape of your man.
Third step : Choose a colored thick sheet of paper with a color that is different from your hand and man's color. Choose a
web of paper and glue it to the bottom of your sheet of paper on the long side. On this web of paper glue your hand as you
like and glue your man on top of it like he's dancing.
Fourth step : Draw with a black pen small dots on the ground and a horizontal line on top of it. Finally, draw small curved
lines to give the impression of movement like Keith Haring.Your man seems to dance on your hand.
Step 1 and 2
Step 3 and 4