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Fourth grade's art show project ties in with our current focus on Japanese culture, culminating in our annual Cherry Blossom Festival. The artwork fourth graders created for the show was inspired by the work of contemporary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. Click here to read a summary of Kusama's life and career. Yayoi Kusama is nicknamed the "princess of polka-dots." She uses a dot theme in almost all of her work. She is a painter, sculptor, and fashion designer. Fourth graders had a LOT of creative freedom with this project. I told them the only requirements were that their art has to have a circle theme, and that it had to fit in the frame. Other than that, the possibilities were endless! They could choose paint, crayon, marker, oil pastel, collage, chalk, or anything else I had available. I absolutely love how unique each of these artworks is. It's amazing how you can see each student's personality in their work! I asked students to write a short statement explaining where their ideas came from. Here are some of their thoughts: “I was inspired by Yayoi Kusama’s mix of little and big circles.” “My artwork reminds me of seeds flying through the sky.” “I was inspired by the colors and details that her pictures had. She had lines in her background so I added them to mine.” “My artwork reminds me of cinnamon rolls because one of my circles looks like a cinnamon roll twist.” “I was inspired by the bright colors in her paintings. My artwork reminds me of the bright colors I see in Mexico.” “My art reminds me of a paintball gun shooting the wall.” “I was inspired by cartoons, and my artwork reminds me of the animals from Put Me in the Zoo by Dr. Seuss.” “My artwork reminds me of all the ice cream flavors at the shop.” “I think this piece of art would match the song Raindrops Falling on My Head!” “My artwork reminds me of planets in the galaxy.” “What inspired my art was doughnuts with sprinkles.” “My artwork reminds me of when springtime flowers pop up and bloom.” “I was inspired by a paint tray with all the colorful circles on it.”
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