Painting: Rey Alfonso, Colors of Culture
2:27
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Rey Alfonso is a painter who utilizes his knowledge of pure pigments and fire in his paintings on Baltic birch. He builds color, through hundreds of layers, distressing the surface and painting it again deepening the thought or memory. Go to www.reyalfonsostudio.com for more information.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: AandA-RAlfonso**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: Have students respond to the artwork. What do they think of the subject matter? What do they like about the colors, style, etc.? Would they be interested in creating artwork like this? Why or why not?
- Activity Idea: Use the video as an example of “abstract” work in conjunction with an art activity where students paint or draw an abstract.
*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.
