Art
Class Performances
All students had to use the same words in their performances. What made you vote for the one you thought was best? What does it mean for one piece of art to be “better” than another?
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:
Another site titled The Greatest Works of Art
Best Works of Art in the World
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)
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.
Choose A Piece Of Art
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:
Another site titled The Greatest Works of Art
Best Works of Art in the World
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)
Is This Art?
Read this short article about a $12 million stuffed shark.
Then watch this short video about it.
Next, watch this short video about an exhibition consisting of an empty room.
Are either, or both,of these examples “art”? If so, why? If not, why not?
(This blog post is adapted from a lesson in the Lancaster School Theory of Knowledge blog)