Joan Miro

In this Art Master study, students learn about famous artist Joan Miro. They will study his work, his style and create their own abstract piece. This project covers Common Core Standards for Language Arts for grades K-8 which can be found at the end of the lesson.

Grade Level

All grade levels

Objective

In this Joan Miro lesson, students will study the history of and re-envision artwork in the style of art master Joan Miro.

And/or use this lesson as a prompt for writing activities. It can apply to the study of Suspense for Middle School students. Have students write about their own artwork or another student’s piece.

Time

1-2 hours

Materials

• 12×18 Watercolor paper – Canson XL Series Watercolor Textured Paper Pad for Paint, Pencil, Ink, Charcoal, Pastel, and Acrylic, Fold Over, 140 Pound, 12 x 18 Inch, 30 Sheets
• Brushes – Acrylic Paint Brush Set, 1 Packs / 10 pcs Nylon Hair Brushes for All Purpose Oil Watercolor Painting Artist Professional Kits
• Liquid Water Colors – Sargent Art 22-6010 10-Count 8-Ounce Watercolor Magic Set
  • Or this mini version for homeschooling – Sargent Art 22-6210 10-Count 4-Ounce Watercolor Magic
• Black Sharpie Marker – SHARPIE Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Black, 2 Ct
• Kleenex for blotting paint

Inspiration/Artist

Joan Miro

There are many great ideas out there highlighting this artist. I love this idea found on Teachers Pay Teacher – Click Here

Instruction with Questions

Step 1

Here is a PowerPoint presentation created by me. It highlights some background on this art master, introduces students to his style, and guides students toward making their own Miro style art.

Step 2

Students watch videos about Joan Miro. Young students will especially love how these videos make his artwork come to life like an animated movie. The last video posted is an overview of three years of his work.

These can all be found on Youtube:

The Garden, Juan Miro, Animated Painting – Click Here

– Miró – – Click Here

PRESENTACION OBRAS MIRO 3 AÑOS (Works presentation Miro 3 years) – Click Here

Here are some finished Joan Miro pieces created by students!

Common Core Standards

K-8 – Language Arts

Children’s adventure stories, folktales, legends, fables, fantasy, realistic fiction, and myth Includes staged dialogue and brief familiar scenes. Includes nursery rhymes and the sub-genres of the narrative poem, limerick, and free verse poem Includes biographies and autobiographies.