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WebWorks
PopArt, Abstract Expressionism |
Note: all web sites are on the
Links Page
- Visit The Andy Warhol Museum.
Where is the museum located? Click on Collections. Describe or
sketch the self-portrait you see on that page.
- On the same web site, visit the Film and Video Room. What do
you learn about Warhol by visiting this room?
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- Visit the Claes Oldenburg
site. Finish this quote from Oldenburg: I make my work out of...
- Explore the American Museum of Beat Art.
Click on the poet Allen Ginsburg. Which 19th century poet
was a notable inspiration on Ginsburg as a youth?
- The Museum of Beat Art also contains the work of visual artists. Scoll down
the list of visual artists and look at various works. What is the name of
a visual artist whose work jolts you in either a positive or negative way?
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- Select one work by a visual artist from this site and answer the following questions:
The work I've chosen is _____________________ by _____________________
- Describe the work: Tell exactly what you see.
- Use the elements of art/principles of design to reflect upon the art
form. *
- Interpret:
- What is the artist trying to say or do?
- What caused the artist to say it?
- What is the historical milieu (background) that surrounds the work
of art?
- Why was the work of art created in this particular style?
- Evaluate: How successful or important is the work of art?
*Art Elements: line, shape, color,form, texture, space, value.
*Principles of design: repetition, pattern balance, emphasis, contrast, rhythm, proportion, and movement.
(Source: Kentucky Core Content for Arts and Humanities Assessment)