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Grade Level: Middle or High School
Overview: Where do artists
get ideas? Artists sometimes borrow ideas from other artists and then
mix those ideas with their own to create something new. In this project,
you will apply the Big6 Information Problem Solving Approach to research
the life and work of a notable artist from the past or present. You will
then create a new work of art that combines something you learn from studying
your chosen artist’s work with your own ideas and interests.
1. Task Definition
What are you supposed to do?
To complete this project, you need to: (a) select an artist from the
following list that you would like to learn more about; (b) research
your chosen artist using the Internet and other local sources, paying
special attention to the subjects, style, and influences in the artist’s
work; (c) create an original work of art that, in some way, draws upon
the artist’s work for inspiration; and (d) write a one-page “artist
statement” that summarizes how your work reflects what you have
learned by studying this artist’s work.
| Giuseppe Arcimboldo |
Carmen Lomas Garza |
Käthe Kollwitz |
Georgia O’Keeffe |
| Jean-Michel Basquiat |
Guerrilla Girls |
Barbara Kruger |
Pablo Picasso |
| Romare Bearden |
Keith Haring |
Jacob Lawrence |
Faith Ringgold |
| Joseph Cornell |
David Hockney |
Roy Lichtenstein |
Diego Rivera |
| Marc Chagall |
Katsushika Hokusai |
Rene Magritté |
Cindy Sherman |
| Vincent van Gogh |
Jasper Johns |
Henri Matisse |
Sandy Skoglund |
| Salvador Dali |
Frida Kahlo |
Edvard Munch |
Andy Warhol |
What information do you need
for this project?
In researching your chosen artist, try to answer as many of the following
questions as you can:
- What is this artist’s background? What do
you find most interesting about this artist’s life?
- What are some major influences on this artist’s
work?
- What medium(s) does this artist work in? What medium
do you prefer?
- What are this artist’s favorite subjects?
What is your favorite subject(s) in art?
- What are the central themes or concerns expressed
in this artist’s work?
- What style(s) does this artist work in?
- What do you find most interesting and unique about
this artist’s work?
In addition to gathering pertinent information on your
artist, download and print out images of three of the artist’s
works for further study.
2. Information-Seeking Strategies
Where can you find the information
needed for this project?
Make a list of all the possible sources where you might find information
on your chosen artist, including Web sites, art history books, art magazines,
art exhibition catalogs, art CD-ROMs, your local art museum, and so
on.
What sources of information are
the best ones to use?
The following Web sites are good starting points for researching your
artist online:
Artcyclopedia (www.artcyclopedia.com)
Art Institute of Chicago (www.artic.edu/artaccess)
AskArt (www.askart.com)
Fact Monster (www.factmonster.com)
Global Gallery (www.globalgallery.com)
Famous Painter (www.famouspainter.com)
National Gallery of Art (www.nga.gov)
National Museum of Women in the Arts (www.nmwa.org)
Web Museum (www.ibiblio.org/wm)
Yahooligans! (yahooligans.yahoo.com)
Here are a few good art history books that focus on
the lives and work of famous artists:
100 Artists Who Shaped World History by
Barbara Krystal, 1997.
Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists
by Mike Venezia, 1999.
Lives of the Artists by Kathleen Krull,
1995.
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