Gaudi Painting and Collage Project

This is a large Gaudi Painting and Collage Project where students will:

• Learn about the architect Antoni Gaudi through discussion and making a research page.
• Draw natural forms in a range of media.
• Use their drawings to create a range of radial compositions.
• Paint and collage their favourite composition.

Included in this download:

• The PowerPoint pictured above which includes slides to introduce your students to architect Antoni Gaudi, a slide to help them make a research page, example natural form drawings, slides to help make radial compositions, and step-by-step images to help them understand how they are going to paint and collage a final piece.
• A 2-page written unit of work.
• 9 pages of original Gaudi images to inspire students when designing their compositions.
• A 7-page document of natural forms to draw.
• A worksheet to help students create radial compositions.
• The tile images below which you can print to supplement the magazine pieces your students use for collage. (Optional)

Yes, it’s big!

Materials required: Any natural forms (such as shells and bones) so your students can draw from direct observation. Sketchbooks for paper for natural forms drawings. A range of drawing media. Large paper*, pencils, old magazines, glue, scrap paper. A large or long armed compass.

*The example final outcome in the PowerPoint was on A2 paper which is approximately 16.5 x 23.4 inches.

The first section of the PowerPoint and the 9 pages of original Gaudi images are included in the Gaudi Mirror Frame project published in January 2024.

There are more Gaudi Art Lessons and collage art lessons on The Arty Teacher website.

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Sarah Crowther is The Arty Teacher. She is a high school art teacher in the North West of England. She strives to share her enthusiasm for art by providing art teachers around the globe with high-quality resources and by sharing her expertise through this blog.

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