Art Appreciation Points of Discussion
Excerpted from How Artists See Feelings by Colleen Carroll.
Fear: The Scream, by Edvard Munch.
In this very famous picture, a deeply frightened person stands on a bridge, along except for some shadowy figures in the background.
Why do you think the artist made this person look so distorted?
He is screaming at something that the artist does not want you to see. What do you think it is?
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How Artists See Feelings: Joy, Sadness, Fear, Love
by: Colleen Carroll
In How Artists See Feelings, there is a direct, interactive approach to art which promotes self-exploration, self-discovery, and self-expression. As it introduces basic artistic concepts, styles, and techniques, it also provides loads of fun. For children who want to know more about the artists whose works appear in the book, biographies are provided at the end, along with suggestions for further reading and an international list of museums where each artist's works can be seen. As they begin to understand the multitude of ways that artists see, children will deepen their appreciation of art, the world around them, and, most importantly, their own unique visions. engaging questions balance colorful descriptions.
How Artists See - Teacher's Guide
This new "omnibus" edition of the How Artists See Teachers’ Guide contains creative, educational activities for using the How Artists See series in the home and classroom. Each chapter in the new guide covers an individual volume in the series: Animals, America, Artists, Cities, The Elements, Families, Feelings, Heroes, People, Play, The Weather, and Work. Teachers will love the standards-based activities that explore artistic concepts and interdisciplinary themes and reinforce concepts children read about in each volume of How Artists See. For easy lesson planning, each chapter is cross-referenced to the national standards in the main content areas, skills are organized with a scope and sequence chart, and a glossary is provided for easy reference to terminology that appears throughout the guide.
► Drama Acting and making costumes.
► Drawing Charcoal, Crayons, Pastels, Pencils.
► Early Childhood Education Themed daycare activities for preschoolers.
► Folk Art Traditional and funky.
► Multicultural Art Australia, Asia, Africa, North America, Mexico & more.
► Painting Acrylic, oil, tempera and watercolour.
► Printmaking Stamping, stencils and prints.
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