Analyzing Art

Dear Parents and Students,

This week we have been analyzing art work of some of the most influential artist of our time. In accordance with the TEKS, 6^th grade students should be able to make informed judgments about personal artworks and the art works of others to conduct in-progress analyses and critiques of personal artworks. Below are some activities to further explore concepts of art analyses discussed in class.

Watch this video on Art School Critiques as humorously told by Karen Kavett a Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) art student. In this video Karen takes a funny approach to enlighten her viewers of questions and comments that may arise during an art critique.

In this activity, Art Hide and Seek, the student must notice the formal properties of the art work to be able to find it hidden within the picture.

As a part of analyzing art, students must notice how a work of art makes them feel. In this activity students can create their own Jackson Pollock Drip Painting using different colors, drips and splatters to demonstrate emotion or a state of consciousness that many painters of the 20th century expressed in their art.

I hope you enjoy the video and the activities.  Have a great week!

Ms. Cox