A 10th and 11th grade Studio Art class read excerpts from Interaction of Color by Josef Albers. They practiced with primary color oil paints, linseed, squeegees, palette knives and brushes mixing complementary and tertiary colors for separate use on paper. After introduction to 19th and 20th century paintings both in accord and conflict to music and writing, students made another two paintings using open-ended color to interpret independent selections of music/sound or literature/text.
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Students presented their sources while classmates tried to identify the corresponding visuals.
A modified assignment allowed these high schoolers to improv paint on glass after discussing a preselected jazz music video. They also recorded painting, printing, then video edited.
Middle schoolers animated without light tables in books donated by their school library. More resources could include a visit the Center for Book Arts. Students considered how their metered pictures might relate to the words randomly included and watched a video about William Kentridge beforehand. More requirements could include editing video with audio and explaining sources of inspiration.