Meera Sethi: Hybrid Identity Fashion Design

Grade level: Gr. 2-8

Art Form: Drawing, Colouring, Collage, Fabric Art

Lesson Length time: Half Day

Lesson Objective

In this fun hands-on lesson, children will explore the work of Toronto artist Meera Sethi, who creates art work that explores issues of identity, home and belonging through a lens of fashion and style from Eastern and Western influences. Using fabric and magazine collage, children will create their own version of fashion designs as influenced by their experiences, background and the people and places who inspire them.

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Learning Outcomes

Students will:

  • learn vocabulary of art techniques and practices (theme, collage, assemblage)

  • explore elements of design (shape and form, space, line, colour, texture and value)

  • explore principles of design (contrast, rhythm and repetition, variety, emphasis, proportion and balance)

  • learn about a local artist and their art

  • have an opportunity to explore with materials and concepts

  • be encouraged to create art in a comfortable and supportive environment

  • apply critical thinking skills in their analysis of art work and creation of their own art work

 

Curriculum Connections

Visual Arts, Social Studies, (Heritage and Identity, History)

All Programmes

Benny Bing: Colour Expressive Portrait Painting (3-8)

Graven Feather Studios: Relief/Block Printmaking (K-5)

Charles Pachter:  “Me” Pattern Paintings (K-3)

Group of Seven: Landscape Painting (3-8)

Katrina Schaman Whimsical Animals in Whimsical Landscapes: Mixed Media Collage (K-8)

Richard Ahnert: Mixed Media Animal/Human Portraits (4-8)

Arthur Shilling: Expressionist Portrait Painting (3-8)

Liz Pead: Fabric Collage Painting (1-8)

Shawn Skeir African Mask Portraits: Mixed Media Collage (K-8)

Painters Eleven: Abstract Expressionism
“Painting out my Feelings” (K-4)

Tonya Hart: Arctic Animals (K-6)

Chris Walsh: 3D “Map Sculptures” (1-5)

Meera Sethi: Hybrid Identity Fashion Design (2-8)

Joyce Wieland: Quilting (1-6)

Urban Street Artists: Graffiti Tags (5-8)

Daphne Mcormack: Water Habitats (K-5)