By Paula Briggs

This resource forms part of a series which enables primary-aged children to explore drawing and making inspired by Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are”. See all the resources in this series here.

In previous sessions, we worked from our imagination to draw a fictitious landscape. In this session (the 4th in the series), the children use their observational skills to draw from life, with the twist that they are allowed to transform what they see into their own “wild thing”!

You Will Need:

• Sketchbooks and A3 paper/drawing boards
• Handwriting pens
• Soft (B) pencils
• A life model (possibly dressed up as a “wild thing”).

Time: 1 hr

Outcome:

• The experience of making quick studies from life, observing big shapes and making gestural marks.
• The opportunity to take ownership of their drawings by combining imagination with observation.
• Rough sketches which can be used to inform later artwork.

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Alvaro Naddeo

“Art has a political role. I believe we as artists can and should put subjects to be discussed, to be reflected upon, and to be talked about.”

Alvaro Naddeo is originally from São Paulo, Brazil and currently in Los Angeles, USA.

Alvaro’s father was an illustrator and Alvaro spent much of his childhood drawing, however he moved into advertising as a profession. Recently he returned to make his own artwork.

Alvaro wears contact lenses or glasses to correct his “bad eyesight” but he doesn’t like to wear glasses when he paints. When he takes his glasses off, the world is blurry, except when he is very close up to his work, at which point it is focussed. He thinks this is why he enjoys creating so much detail in his paintings. 

In terms of subject matter, Alvaro credits his years working in advertising as being an influence. He paints recognisable brands and disposable objects which are both attractive to us and also remind us of our tendency towards wasting resources. 

Visit Alvaro’s website to see more of his wonderful work. 

“The subject matter of my work is waste, overconsumption and social inequality” Alvaro Naddeo

Please note in the video below there is a small and brief detail of a woman’s torso. As teacher pls decide if you want to show the video. 

Apologies if you cannot view the video below on Youtube if your school has blocked Youtube. 

Questions to Ask Children

Take a really close look at Alvaro’s work on his website. Notice how his work changes over time. 

What do you think Alvaro’s main interest are? How many different elements / objects does he bring into one piece? How does he connect them? Does he play with scale?

How do you think Alvaro uses his skill as a painter to draw attention to issues which he thinks are important?

How long do you spend looking at each painting? Do you understand more about the work the longer you spend looking?

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