Art Adventure Kindergarten - Lesson 3 Mosaic Art Objective: To introduce the concept of mosaic art by talking about its definition, how it’s created, and providing examples of mosaic art. The students will have a chance to create a mosaic of their own. A) Introduction: Today we are going to talk about mosaic art and some artists that create those works of art. What is mosaic art? It is a piece of art or image made from the assembling of small pieces of colored glass, stone or other materials. Most mosaics are made of small, flat, roughly square, pieces of stone or glass of different colors known as tesserae. There are 5 basic types of mosaic art: classical, pebble, industrial, hand-cut, and custom ceramic inserts. Let’s talk about a few art terms: B) Vocabulary: (if the vocabulary words have been provided on poster boards, refer to them here. Otherwise, write the words on the board before you start the discussion on vocabulary) • Tesserae: A small block of stone, tile, glass, or other material used in the construction of a mosaic. • Mosaic: Many small pieces to make a big picture • Mosaisist: A person who creates a mosaic • Positive Space: The inside of a shape or form. Anything that takes up space. • Negative Space: The empty space between and surrounding shapes and forms. C) Artwork Title: In her Shoes Artist: Lin Schoor Details: Mosaic • What do you see in this picture? • Can you see how many little piece of tile and/or glass were used to make this image? Does every piece have to be the same size or same color? No! You need to mix the size and color of each piece in your mosaic to help create your image. Instead of using paint colors and brushing them onto the canvas, the artist used pieces of glass or tile to create the picture you see. Title: Night Shift Artist: Sonia King Details: Mosaic Page of 1 3