Painting: Armando Pedroso, Abstract and Unconventional
3:18
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Armando Pedroso deconstructs and reconstructs a variety of materials to create his unique paintings. From roofing tar to plaster, and found objects such as those made of metals, nothing goes unused to create his masterpieces. Go to https://www.armandopedroso.com for more information.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: AandA-APedroso**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: Have students respond to the artwork seen in the video. What do they like? Dislike? Have them evaluate the works seen from both an artistic perspective and a personal preference perspective.
- Activity Idea: As part of the video, Mr. Pedroso shares he prefers painting with a knife rather than a brush. Have students hypothesize why this might be true before watching the video and hearing his perspective. Have students experiment with using both knife and brush techniques in their own work.
*Profile videos use a first-person/first-hand approach to highlight interesting people doing interesting things in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
