Tag Archives: Oaxaca Mexico
Mexican-Style Alebrijes
Students created whimsical “alebrije” sculptures in the style of Oaxacan art carvings. After brainstorming ideas for their sculpture and doing some preliminary drawings, they created an armature from wire and aluminum foil. After they were satisfied with the size and … Continue reading
Oaxacan Mixed-Media Animal Drawings
Students designed imaginative animals, based on images they viewed of Oaxacan sculptures. They used Sharpies, colored pencils, markers, and/or oil pastels to create these colorful, pattern-filled drawings.
Oaxacan Animal Drawings
After looking at examples of colorful Oaxacan-style animal sculptures, middle school students created whimsical drawings of animals. They drew their animals on white paper, and colored them with brightly-colored crayons. When they were finished, they cut them out and mounted … Continue reading
Oaxacan-Style Paintings
At the conclusion of the Art 1 unit on Color Theory, students were introduced to the colorful and whimsical sculptures of Oaxaca, Mexico. In response, they created acrylic paintings in the style of the sculptures.