An introduction. Well, my son already knew of Pablo Picasso, but we watched the above video and a few others on YouTube then proceed to books!Picasso and Minou by Maltbie is a fun way to learn about Picasso. It's mostly a true story with a bit of fiction thrown in (explained in the end notes) packaged in a lovely illustrated book. For an Amazon look-inside follow the link! Ages 4-8, but I think can go higher.
Getting To Know The World's Greatest Artists: Picasso by Mike Venezia was also a nice introduction but much more factual and chronologically based. This also has an Amazon look-inside and seems to be recommended for Grades 1-3 or ages 9-12 (nice to know Amazon doesn't have conflicting concepts on its pages, lol). Mike Venezia has a whole series of books and videos that introduce famous people: artists, composers, etc.
When Pigasso Met Moostise by Nina Laden was a funny and fiercely colourful story that my son enjoyed. Amazon look-inside. A homage to Picasso and Matisse.
These were two other books we borrowed from the library: What Makes a Picasso a Picasso? and Who Was Pablo Picasso?
They were great ideas but didn't get examined much.
Inspired by the videos, out came the paints and wonderfully large paper!
Here my son creates a colourful Jabba the Hutt ;-)
And out of the blue, while having fun with the iPhone app Doodle Buddy, my son declared this creation of his...
"The Creative Process of Pablo Picasso!"
lol.
Basically there is a write up and photo of the artist followed by 6 examples of his or her work.
Or, as my son prefers, to make your own masterpiece!
For some online fun, go to Picasso Head and create your own Picasso inspired head or just browse the gallery and see what others have done.
For a Picasso Artist Study.
This has been linked with Picasso-An Arty Crafty Party over at Our World Wide Classroom!
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