Second Week Laptop Activity — Art

FIRST: You will have twenty minutes to complete this activity: We will then discuss responses.

Go to Art Galleries. Choose a painting and then, using the hand-out outline, write a short comment (include the link to the artwork you chose).

You should comment on:

Description

Analysis

Interpretation

Judgment

You can also choose a work of art from these sources:

The Greatest Works of Art

Another site titled The Greatest Works of Art

Best Works of Art in the World

Famous Paintings

The World’s 50 Best Works of Art (and how to see them)

50 Most Famous Works posters (this is from a site that sells posters, but does provides nice images of famous pieces of art)

Google Art Project

Art Finder

SECOND: You will have fifteen minutes to complete this activity and leave a comment.

Go to The Best Examples Of “Unusual” Art.

Are all of the examples on that list “art?” If so, why. Are there any examples you do not consider art? If so, why not?

THIRD: Only do this activity if you complete the first two. It is extra credit.

Go to The Best Sites For Learning About Famous Art Thefts. Then answer this question: why would people buy a stolen piece of art that they could never show to anyone else?

FREE TIME: If you complete all three activities, please just explore The Artist’s Toolkit.