Activities
What does it mean to look through the artist' eyes? Perhaps it is a way of asking the viewer to seek meaning, or learn something about the artist style or maybe it's a way to learn about the history surrounding an artist time. Artist paint or photograph the people, places and events of their time. By studying an artist work, you too can gain an understanding of history and the people who made it.
The goal of this project is to create a multi-media biography about a visual artist.
Use the resources in your library, classroom, home and the Internet to collect information about your artist. Have fun as you look through the eyes of artist like: Monet Renoir, Rembrandt, Seurat and Doolittle!
Day
1
With your teacher and classmates explore
Internet sites such as: WebMuseum,
and Metropolitan Museum of Art
Look at how the artist uses light, color, shapes, lines and texture to
create realistic paintings or impressions of landscapes. Evaluate the artists'
work. What about the painting do you like or dislike? Bookmark these sites
for use with this project.
Day
2
Your teacher has prepared a fun
quiz for you to take before you begin " Looking Through the Eyes
of an Artist." Remember, this is only a pretest and you are not expected
to know all the answers!
Browse around the Internet with your favorite search engines to look at different artist' work. Decide whose work you want to know more about. Make a list of five artist you want to study. Begin thinking about your resources in the library, at home and the ones found on the Internet.
Day
3-10
Begin collecting information for your
multi-media presentation. A multi-media project means more than one
media. For instance, combine your computer skills, word processing skills
and creative talents to create a Kidpix Slideshow , Hyperstudio Stack
or PowerPoint presentation.
Here's how:
• Choose one of the artist you added to
your list.
• Visit one of the museums on the Internet
looking for paintings by that artist.
• Save any Images that you want to use
in your slideshow. Click Save An Image to
learn how.
• Keep track of the titles, dates, and
any other information you find about the paintings.
• Find Biography information about your
artist. Take notes. Click Biography
for ideas to help you begin.
Days 11-18
Be creative! Use the information you have
collected and put it all together!
Final(any
synonym will work)
Design a culminating activity that measures student
achievement of the standards addressed in the lesson. Give directions for
the activity.
(For example)
Days 4-7
Final Activity
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