Aboriginal Bark Painting

Primitive ArtBy Randy Farley

Why do people create art?

Why do people create art? To tell a story. To tell us about the world. To tell history. To make and/or decorate objects that are

useful. To beautify the world. To communicate ideas.

People have used art to communicate ideas since the

beginning of time!

What ideas do you think this artist was trying to portray?

What ideas do you think this artist was trying to portray?

A hunt? A bison trying to spear

a person?

Lascaux This painting was

made by a primitive artist, one of the first humans.

He or she was trying to tell a story. He or she was trying to tell us about a hunt that had occurred.

What do you think this artist is trying to tell us?

Who do you think made these?

Who do you think made these?

An aborigine in Australia.

Why do you think the aborigines made this piece of

art?

Why do you think the aborigines made this piece of

art? They were used to illustrate stories that

were told to young people during the wet season when people were confined to their shelters.

To decorate their shelters. To communicate ideas.

What images do you see in this art work?

Animals Designs Dots

Day 1: Objectives Create a drawing that fills an entire page

in your sketch book. The drawing must have an animal and one

type of plant. The drawing must outline the animal and

the plant. In the extra space, add designs.

Day 2: Drawing on the Bark First, tear the edges off the piece of brown

paper bag that you have. Second, turn it over to the side without the

Kroger print on it. Third, lightly draw the animal and plant

that you drew in your sketchbook on the brown side of the paper.

Fourth, add the designs in the animal.