Featured Artists
Oldenburg: He creates larger than life sculptures (i.e. giant hamburgers, ice-cream, etc…)
Vik Muniz: He uses different materials to build artworks. He then photographs them in an aerial view. Examples include his sugar works or his use of garbage at a landfill to form a large picture. There’s a film made on this about his work. He is highly skilled.
Discussion: What is Art?
- Art is means of expression and communication.
- Art turned inwards: an example includes Frida Kahlo’s paintings. Her paintings express her homesickness for Mexico. Mexico physically dominates space in her paintings over the cold industrial machine of the U.S.
- Competency 1: To produce individual works in the visual arts. Fine art. i.e. Frida Kahlo
- Competency 2: To produce media works in the visual arts- target audience. ex. Queen Elizabeth (design based work/ graphic artist). Think propaganda/ advertisement of today.
- Competency 3: To appreciate works of art, traditional, etc. Art Critique.
How to Create an LES Using the Artasia Project as an Example:
Theme/questions + Materials/tools gesture + VA/language
Neighbourhoods + collage/mixed media + pattern
+ appreciation = meaningful art project
Beadrden/Oldenberg = Neighbourhood
Schwitiens/Christo transformation project