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Tearing Shapes

In this activity, you will:

● Tear at least 3 large shapes and �3 small shapes

● Try 2-3 arrangements with your shapes. Examples of arrangements include placing the shapes close together, far apart, in the corners of the paper, and overlapping

● Glue or tape your favorite arrangement �to the larger paper

You will need:

2 papers that are different colors (notebook, drawing, construction or scrap paper)

Glue or tape

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Tearing Shapes: Tearing

Take one piece of paper �and put your fingers together to pinch and tear.

Tear slowly to create different shapes. Try to make some that are straight, round, pointy or bumpy.

Tear at least 3 large and �3 small shapes.

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Tearing Shapes: Arranging

Arrange your shapes on your background paper. �Try putting some far apart, close together, or overlapping (on top of each other).

Keep arranging your shapes. Glue or tape your favorite arrangement.

Far Apart

Close Together

Overlapping

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Tearing Shapes: Reflection

How did you make �your shapes?

How can you describe your shapes?

How did you arrange your shapes on the background paper?

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Tearing Shapes: Close Looking

What do you notice about this collage?

How do you think this artist made their shapes?

How can you tell?

Edward Countey, Zen, 1959, collage of torn tissue paper with watercolor

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Remote Arts Learning Partnership

Module Two �

Studio in a School NYC Team

Julie Applebaum, Senior Director

Remote Arts Learning Partnership Project DIrector

Writing Team Project Team

Andrea Burgay Jill Slaymaker Belinda Blum Nicola Giardina Paul Urevitch

Traci Talasco Monika Zarzeczna Andrea Burgay Katherine Huala

Graphic Design

Don Giordano

NYC Department of Education OASP Team

Karen Rosner, Director of Visual Arts

Amber Lodman, Arts Program Manager Kaitlin Trammell, Remote Arts Learning Partnership Project Coordinator

NYC Department of Education Visual Arts Teacher Team

Maria Bonilla Susan Bricker Amie Robinson Lara Tyson