Appropriating art ideas from experts, amateurs, students and geniuses of the web.
A 3-D exploration of Picasso’s Guernica by Lena Gieseke is a little slow to load, but well worth the time. The musical background is Nana by Manuel De Falla, a composer who knew and worked with Picasso. She mentions how art work puzzles increase awareness of compositional elements of the original work. I can add art puzzles to my classroom to occupy and involve students who complete assignments early.
Animation by Marcelo Ricardo Ortiz for the Vancouver Film School. The sets for his animation are famous paintings by Picasso, Dali, Van Gogh and others.
Morphing Van Gogh’s self portraits by Phillip Scott Johnson. Morphing provides an excellent opportunity to discuss facial proportions and how especially eye placement is used by morphing applications.
Another video by Johnson morphing women’s portraits from art history. The changes in fashion and accessories could launch discussions on women’s changing role is society, rise of manufacturing and it’s impact on society and art.
Mona Lisa Video that breaks down the composition of the painting.
Art Junction a collaborative web site for students and art teachers with resources, lesson plans and links.
Online tools to use in art class.
Online drawing application that can be used for explaining and experimenting with radial balance, intensity, line, and demonstrating how colors affect each other. An example…
Conservator’s Studio examines Mexican Modernism masterpieces by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. The interactive flash activity explains the role and tools of a conservator while closely examining the compositions.
Common Craft video to show when using wiki’s for class group work. Clearly explains how wiki’s work.
Graffitti site from what’s on the street to what’s in the museum
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