"Gyotaku Print: Perch"
created by Hunter31116 in Grade 1 at
Keys School (K-8)
from school project "GYOTAKU: Japanese Fish Printing [First Grade]"
art id #118723448
Artist Statement (what Hunter31116 said about their artwork)
For the first unit in our ART OF THE WORLD curriculum, we're visiting Japan and exploring the practice of fish printing known as GYOTAKU. We'll learn about the practical purposes of Gyotaku (fisherman wanted a way to record their big fish catches! Photography was not yet invented) and take a peak into contemporary Gyotaku artist Rob Choi's studio as he makes one of his prints. We'll discuss the importance of fish in Japan's economy, cuisine, and holidays.
PROJECT
Create a series of Gyotaku prints. Your series should contain a VARIETY of fish types, paper colors, and ink colors. One print should explore COMPOSTION (placing the fish in a different position other than horizontally on the paper). Each print should include a drawn and colored fish eye using a Sharpie and color pencils.
MATERIALS
Rubber Fish
Block Printing Inks
Mulberry Papers
Brayers
Ink Trays
Black Sharpie Markers
Color Pencils
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
1. What is the translation of Gyotaku?
2. Why was Gyotaku invented?
3. What is the importance of fish in Japan's economy, cuisine, and culture?
4. What is nature printing?
5. What is a monoprint?
6. What is a series in art?
7. What is composition and how can it change a work of art?
VOCABULARY
Gyotaku
Printmaking
Nature Print
Monoprint
Series
Brayer
About this School Project (GYOTAKU: Japanese Fish Printing [First Grade])
For the first unit in our ART OF THE WORLD curriculum, we're visiting Japan and exploring the practice of fish printing known as GYOTAKU. We'll learn about the practical purposes of Gyotaku (fisherman wanted a way to record their big fish catches! Photography was not yet invented) and take a peak into contemporary Gyotaku artist Rob Choi's studio as he makes one of his prints. We'll discuss the importance of fish in Japan's economy, cuisine, and holidays.
PROJECT
Create a series of Gyotaku prints. Your series should contain a VARIETY of fish types, paper colors, and ink colors. One print should explore COMPOSTION (placing the fish in a different position other than horizontally on the paper). Each print should include a drawn and colored fish eye using a Sharpie and color pencils.
MATERIALS
Rubber Fish
Block Printing Inks
Mulberry Papers
Brayers
Ink Trays
Black Sharpie Markers
Color Pencils
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
1. What is the translation of Gyotaku?
2. Why was Gyotaku invented?
3. What is the importance of fish in Japan's economy, cuisine, and culture?
4. What is nature printing?
5. What is a monoprint?
6. What is a series in art?
7. What is composition and how can it change a work of art?
VOCABULARY
Gyotaku
Printmaking
Nature Print
Monoprint
Series
Brayer
