October’s Fine Arts Mini Experience (FAME) was taught during the week of October 20th- 24th, and featured the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh’s “Starry Night” and the English composer Gustav Holst’s composition “Mars- Bringer of War” from The Planets.
In the well-known, swirling sky of van Gogh’s Starry Night, students observed how the heavily applied, pure complementary colors and palette-knife technique created a wild mood in this unusual star filled filled painting. As they learned a bit about the tortured life of the artist, the students discussed the concept of communicating inner feelings through art, and discussed the emotions that might be present in several of van Gogh’s color saturated compositions.
Tying into the idea of looking at the heavens, the classes learned about Holst’s musical piece, The Planets. Special attention was paid to the composition entitled Mars- Bringer of War , which was written in 1914 as the first World War loomed over England.
Students learned about, and got to embody each planet’s mythological personality, and listened to all of the different compositions. It was the Mars piece, however, which was most popular, with its resplendent dynamics, and its similarity in style to a much later piece written by composer John Williams for the movie Star Wars.
In the well-known, swirling sky of van Gogh’s Starry Night, students observed how the heavily applied, pure complementary colors and palette-knife technique created a wild mood in this unusual star filled filled painting. As they learned a bit about the tortured life of the artist, the students discussed the concept of communicating inner feelings through art, and discussed the emotions that might be present in several of van Gogh’s color saturated compositions.
Tying into the idea of looking at the heavens, the classes learned about Holst’s musical piece, The Planets. Special attention was paid to the composition entitled Mars- Bringer of War , which was written in 1914 as the first World War loomed over England.
Students learned about, and got to embody each planet’s mythological personality, and listened to all of the different compositions. It was the Mars piece, however, which was most popular, with its resplendent dynamics, and its similarity in style to a much later piece written by composer John Williams for the movie Star Wars.