Cultural Comparisons
Students will draw upon research, writing, and creative skills to move through various activities inspired by the Iatmul Culture Orator’s Stool.
Students will draw upon research, writing, and creative skills to move through various activities inspired by the Iatmul Culture Orator’s Stool.
Students will learn about Marshall’s creative process when painting Better Homes, Better Gardens and discuss how it influences their perception of his work. They will also discuss the thematic content of the artwork and write a creative piece inspired by the painting.
Students will learn about the importance of flowers in the Netherlands during the mid-to-late 1600s. They will then explore how Oosterwyck manipulates time in her painting Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase. The lesson will culminate with students writing a poem that reflects these concepts.
Students will examine the artistic characteristics of Childhood Idyll, describe the characteristics of a city and of the countryside, and classify pictures as being from a city/urban area or from a countryside/rural area.
Students will examine the artistic characteristics of Childhood Idyll, explain the characteristics of an idyll poem, and create an idyll poem inspired by Childhood Idyll or a familiar place.
Students will critically examine and discuss the Death Cart, then compare and contrast ways various cultures use objects of art in processions, parades, and cultural celebrations. They will work together to create either a Venn diagram or a similarities-and-differences chart to organize what they have learned.
Students will read the Greek myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha and analyze its relationship to Castiglione’s painting. After researching other artworks depicting flood stories from around the world, they will write a story of their own using only the visual clues in the artwork.
Students will examine the artistic characteristics of Dream of Arcadia, discuss the meaning and significance of conservation with respect to nature, and write a letter to the mayor, city council, or other appropriate leader(s) encouraging conservation of a natural space with which the students are familiar.
In this lesson children will play with fans, make fans, and have fun imagining they are wasps with fans, all inspired by the Grip Enhancers (Menuki) with Wasps and Fans. They will use their powers of observation, artistic skills, and imaginations in varied ways throughout the lesson.
Students will look closely at Cole’s painting Dream of Arcadia and talk about what they see. They will then use their imaginations to play a game of Hide-and-Seek in the painting.
Students will use the painting Childhood Idyll to explore flute music, body language, and posture.
Students will explore Arcimboldo’s Summer by touching and examining the real fruits and vegetables that he included in his painting. As a class, students will then arrange the food into a profile sculpture.