Saturday, November 12, 2011

(G1,G2) Creating in the style of Tom Gilleon (American Indian Legends Part III)

In trying to find artists who use American Indian symbols in their art I discovered the artist Tom Gilleon.
Tom Gilleon's grandfather had immigrated to the United States from Scotland. His grandmother, was a Cherokee and descended from a band of tribal members who refused to relocate into  a reservation in the Oklahoma Territory.
I was so impressed with the aesthetic qualities of his teepees series, that I decided to introduce his work to our students.
Here is how he describes the spark and luminosity found in his teeppees.
" My memory of the important events in my early life are set somehow in dramatic theater lighting. We lived in a little place where there was no electricity and the inside of our wooden home was lit by kerosene lanterns. I always felt drawn into the light and everything around the glow disappeared into a blur." 

Tom Gilleon

The artist Tom Gilleon

For this project the students were given two options in creating their-Tom Gilleon inspired teepee. 
1. Use American Indian symbols to decorate the teeppe.
2. Use simple lines for the teeppe and place the emphasis on the background.


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10 comments:

  1. Your works are very nice, i like them

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  2. Wow,magnific Gilleon's art and beautiful jobs of children!!
    Great!
    Have a nice weekend!!

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  3. Delicious compositions with an interesting combination of colors and shapes from the magnificent work of Tom Gilleon, I love. I wish you a happy weekend.

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  4. These are so beautiful! I particularly like the effect of paint on black paper. This is a wonderful art lesson for 4th and 5th grade students learning about Native American history. You have such wonderful ideas and perspectives.Thanks for another great post!

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  5. Hello, and again to enjoy these beautiful compositions. not which to choose, all are superb.

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  6. these are all amazing, both the inspirational pieces and the works of art by the kids, so cool :)

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  7. Fantastic artwork!! Bravo! beautiful colours!! kisses from Greece.

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  8. I love to see the amazing art that comes from such small hands! It is a wonderful thing you are doing for and with these children.

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  9. Great, another series of beautiful compositions, I love the latter. Greetings.

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  10. Tom Gilleon is a wonderful artist.

    Again wonderful work of art :)

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