Why Art?

Curriculum Integration: World History

 Concepts 

	NC Course of Study Objectives:	21st Century Skills:
What is Art?	5.01	A.1
Why do people do art?	5.05	A.2, C.8
Prehistoric art - Cave paintings - pots - tools	5.06	A.1
Art vs. Craft	8.01	B.1, B.6
Who's the Artist?	6.03, 8.02	A.3
Main functions of Art -     Expression - Communication - Utility - Decoration	6.01, 8.03	B.2, C.7

 Skills 

• How big is an inch? A foot? A centimeter?
  
  
• Blind contour drawing
  
  

 Artists 

• Pablo Picasso - 1881-1973 - One of the most famous artists of the 1900's - an innovator of MODERN ART, he introduced the style of CUBISM
  
  

 Words We'll Use 

• Aesthetics: The study or theory of the beautiful, in taste or art.
  
  
• Ceramics: Functional and decorative objects made from clay.
  
  
• Clay: A pliable natural earth.
  
  
• Context: A set of interrelated conditions (such as social, economic, political) in visual arts that influence and give meaning to the development and reception of thoughts, ideas, or concepts, and that define specific cultures and eras.
  
  
• Craft: Skill in handwork or the arts, or, an occupation requiring manual dexterity.
  
  
• Dexterity: The ability to do detailed, careful, exacting work.
  
  
• Kiln: An oven for firing clay objects. Can get hotter than 2000 degrees.
  
  
• Medium/Media: Materials used to create an image.
  
  
• Perceptual Awareness: Visual and sensory awareness. Being alert to what you see, hear, feel, taste. Noticing the details of things.
  
  
• Portfolio: A collection of papers, files, photos or drawings that represent a person's work.
  
  
• Symbol: An image, sign, or element, such as color, that is understood, by convention or context, to suggest some other meaning.
  
  

 Projects 

• Roping
  
  
• Clay - Pinch Pots, sculptures
  
  

 Keeping Busy 

• Practice blind contour drawing -
  Select interesting objects from your bookbag or from around the room. Focus on the details. Try drawing your hand or your shoe. Try drawing one of the art posters from around the room.
  
  
• Practice doodle art to develop manual dexterity.
  
  

 Enrichment 

• Video - How Art Made the World - Who painted the first picture?
  
  
• Video - The Pagans (section on cave paintings)
  
  

 Homework/Makeup Work 

• Your art history -
  Write a 2 page essay or story about the art experiences you have had in your life. Tell me about art projects you have done, artists you know, gifts you have made for people, art teachers you have worked with, museums you have visited, and anything else that has affected you as an artist.
  
  
• Practice blind contour drawing -
  Select interesting objects from you bookbag or from around the room. Focus on the details. Try drawing your hand or your shoe. Try drawing one of the art posters from around the room.
  
  
• See also - General Homework options on the Homework page.