Center for Latin American Studies

This hands-on and interactive presentation introduces students to different styles of painting in Latin American art. The presentation reviews styles such as murals, canvas, surrealism, and alebrijes. The event will present a slideshow of images and explanation of these different artistic forms in Mexico and Latin America by looking at important painters like Diego Rivera, Fernando Botero, Salvador Dali, and local community painting styles found in alebrijes. The presentation also includes Spanish vocabulary exposure, and finishes with a creative class activity where students get to create their own Latin American painting-inspired artwork.

RELATED CONTENT AREAS: World Geography & Cultures / Visual Art / Spanish

TARGET AUDIENCE: 3^rd grade, 4^th grade, 5^th grade

STANDARDS

3^rd Grade World Geography and Cultures: 3.32 Use timelines to summarize the history of a region.

5^th Grade Visual Art: 4.1 Explore the relationship of art from different cultures, time, and places.

5^th Grade Visual Art: 4.2 Examine and demonstrate how culture, history, and art influence each other.

Modern Languages Elementary K-5: 2.2 Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.

OBJECTIVES

• Students will be able to recognize and identify Latin American painting styles from different time periods and countries and connect these styles to different cultures.
• Students will be able to make artistic observations about the art they see.
• Students will be able to relate the artwork they see to other forms of art they know of (photography, sculpture, etc.) and art they like to make.