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The Circle of Culture: Art has similarities between cultures. Go to http://www.touchingstone.com/ and read about the similarities between Japanese artwork and Southwest artwork. Although these cultures are separated by thousands of miles, they are connected through thematic art elements. Create a Venn Diagram either on paper, or with AutoShapes in MicroSoft Word, to describe at least 5 similarities between Japanese and Southwest art. You may want to click on the “Gallery” tab for help. The Recycle
Cycle:Some art is constructed
from recycled materials. View the “bedspring chandeliers” at the John
Dahlsen's Site at http://www.johndahlsen.com/ I Did It My
Way: To truly appreciate
the unique talents of artist Georgia O’Keefe, her artwork needs to be placed
in the context of the history of the time. Click on the permanent collection
tab at the Georgia O’Keefe museum website: http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/visit/permanent.html
The Art in
Math: Thirteen
Moons Gallery: http://www.thirteenmoonsgallery.com/
Pottery Barn: You have $12,000 to spend for your local gallery and would like to add some pottery to the collection. Click on the “Artists” tab and select as many pieces as you can within your $12,000 price range. Remember to include the title and costs of the works you choose. Link: http://www.andreafisherpottery.com/main.html New Media for Expression:http://www.ridgewaystudio.com/voyage_preview.html Painting on Linen as a canvas exposes new and interesting textures to artwork. Click on this link and view several works on linen. Read the titles of each work, then compose a new, original title to describe each work. Write or key the original title and then draw an arrow to write your new title. Underline your title. Example: Memories?--> Purple Crayons at High Noon. I Dream of
Crafts:VisittheAmerican
Craft Museum: http://www.americancraftmuseum.org/.
Click on “Current Exhibitions” and invite students to decorate their dream
house of at least 3 rooms (such as kitchen, living room, dining room, den,
bedroom) using only objects from current and past exhibitions. Copy
and paste the interior design choices onto an autoshape file from MicroSoft
Word or SlideShow program. Be sure to include identifying information for
each choice. Additional Information Links: American Craft Council: http://www.craftcouncil.org/
Story People:http://www.storypeople.com/ Click on “Find A Story,” then click on “Story of the Week.” Students take turns reading in a circle and/or compose their own "Story of the Week" to submit to author Brian Andreas Older Than Dirt: Visit this Antiquities site at: http://www.antiquities-shows.com Click on the “Gallery” tab and then use one or more of the beautifully displayed artwork as journal prompts for a Warm-Up activity. It’s My Party: You have received an invitation to a Valentine’s Day party. The food, activities, music, and theme of the party are contained as tiny clues within the invitation. Click on this link and then describe the food, activities, music, and theme of the party based on your observations: http://www.handselgallery.com/artists/garcia/too.htm “Mud, Sweat,
and Tears” Illustrated Math: Students create at least 4 simple math problems (addition, subtraction, division, multiplication) and supply answers using jewelry art from http://www.medicinemangallery.com/Jewelry/index.html For example, they copy and paste 3 necklaces plus 2 necklaces for a total of 5 necklaces. (Clicking on each detail picture provides a link to many other pictures of the same type of jewelry) Figure This
Artistic Schematics: http://www.guadalupeglass.com/FCCrucibles.htm
Measuring Miniatures: Click on the “Miniatures” link at http://www.adobegallery.com/
Choose at least 10 miniatures to copy or trace to their exact scale.
If drawing use the measurements and a ruler, if copying and pasting into
a Word Processing document, use the ruler bar. Contemporary Evaluation:http://www.karanruhlen.com/ Trace over the names of the artists represented at this gallery. Notice that one of their works appears to the left as you trace. Choose the artist’s work that appeals to you the most and describe in your journal why you like his/her work. Include the artist’s name and the title of the work in your entry. You may also click on the artwork to see additional works by that artist. Practically
Perfect Petroglyphs: Kool Kachinas: Go to http://www.kivaindianart.com/ click on the links for Kachinas. View the pictures of kachinas, then answer: What was a Kachina? (For a definition go to http://www.war-bonnet.com/history.htm ) Name another culture that has its own version of kachinas. (You may want to use a dictionary or search engine site to help such as www.m-w.com or www.google.com ) What kind of kachina would you make/draw/create? My Backyard. Black and White photography adds shadow and emotion. Click on this link http://www.photogenesisgallery.com/radeka.html to view Lynn Radeka’s photographs. Imagine that these are photographs of your backyard, frontyard, side yards, etc…. Answer these questions: What is your life like? What kinds of daily activities do you have to do? What kind of work do you do? What kinds of clothes would you need? Musical Reverie: Click on the link for H. Margaret: http://www.alphafinearts.com/hmargret/hmargret.html Scroll to the bottom of the page and Click on the link for the artist’s movie “The Captive Head Breaks Out.” (Takes about 1 minute to download) View the movie as many times as you need to answer these questions: “How does color and music add to the artist’s message?” “What is the artist’s message?” Counting Ponies: (Elementary):
Visit Ethelinda's art at http://www.csgart.com/byartist_framed.lasso?2=Ethelinda
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