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Paint Away!

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Personal and social capabilityAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

1. Pick out your favourite painting and find out the artist who painted it.

2. Do some study on this artist and then produce your own painting in the same style as the artist. For example: stylised, abstract, etc.

You may even like to try and reproduce the painting.

3. If you cannot choose an artist, you might like to investigate Claude Monet, the French Impressionist.

WebMuseum: Monet

WebMuseum - Monet

NGA Kids - Monet (PDF)

Monet - NGA Activities

PDF - Contains activities about the artist Claude Monet

Claude Monet

Claude Monet

 



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Art dipicting History - An analysis (inspired by Mel Palmer, ACU Education student)

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CriticalAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking
Personal and social capability
Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability
Literacy
Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

 

1. Individually, look at the following art work dipicting some historical events. Choose one piece of art to explore further.

Sidney Nolan

Sidney Nolan
Ned Kelly
1946
Benjamin Duterrau

The Reconciliation
The Conciliation
1840
Emanuel Phillips Fox

Fox
Landing of Captain James Cook
1902
Tom Roberts

Opening of Parliament
Opening of Parliament
1901
Ken Done

Opera House
Opera House
2006
John Brack

John Brack
Collins St. 5pm
1955
Scott Marsh

Merry Crisis
Mural - Merry Crisis
Dorrit Black

The Bridge
The Bridge
1930

2. Analyse

You need to analyse your art work to see:

a. If the art work is faithfully representing the history

b. What poetic licence has been taken by the artist and maybe the reasons why this is the case.

c. Any controversies???

 

3. Write up your analysis. You need to show your evidence to back up your reasoning.

 

 

4. Share with a partner. Discuss.

 

 

 

What is Art? Who do we value as an Artist? Why?

High SchoolSecondary

CriticalAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking
Personal and social capability
Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability
Literacy
Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Cooperative LearningCooperative Learning Activity

 

 

1. In groups of 3 - 4 students, read the following articles from The Conversation 23 October 2019

The Conversation

2. Dylan Alcott, Australian of the Year for 2022, said in his acceptance speech...

"My advice is to you, non-disabled people. It's time for you to challenge your unconscious biases, leave your negative perceptions at the door and lift your expectations of what you think people with disability can do. Because it's always more than you think." (Source: ABC News 26 January 2022)

Discussion

As a group, discuss your reactions to this part of Dylan's speech.

3. Studio A as described in The Conversation article needs support.

Studio A

 

As a group, you are to select ONE artist from the list of artists. Read the biographies of your selected artists to help you decide on the one artist.

You need to work out the reasons why you have selected your artist for support.

4. Once you have decided on your artist, you are to discuss as a group the kind of support you can provide this artist

a. Sign up to recieve news and updates

b. Ask your artist if you can use their art work around the school to promote their work.

c. At a school assembly, promote your artist. Find out about them and create a video.

d. At a school assembly, highlight Dylan Alcott's speech and ask if the school could donate $1 from each student to support Studio A. (It is tax deducible).

e. A combination of any of the above.

5. Individually, you are to promote your artist to your friends and family on

a. Facebook

b. Instagram

c. LinkedIn

You are to discuss your reasons for selecting a particular artist and analyse ONE item in their collection. You are to also put forward several reasons why your friends and family might contribute to helping this artist.

 


Websites, Apps & Games

Painting Lesson - Colour
https://youtu.be/OF82K2c8ufI

 

Painting Lesson - Big Brushes, Little Brushes
https://youtu.be/CIgAumk4h4Y


Art Detective: A. Pintura

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Find out who stole Miss Featherduster's grandfather's painting and learn about some of the world's greatest artists on the way. Was it Picasso or Van Gogh... or was it someone else?
FunBrain: Colour Mixing Game

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ICT Capability Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability

Roy G Biv is having fun mixing colours. Say g'day, slosh some paint around and learn something about how to make your favorite shades.

ArtStudio Mobile App (Free)


ArtStudio Logo

ArtStudio Screenshots
Price: FREE
Developer: Lucky Chan

Musée du Louvre (Free Mobile App)

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Musee du Louvre Screenshots

Price: FREE
Developer:
Musée du Louvre

Renaissance Connection - interactive

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Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Renaissance Connection
Enquiring Minds - Bridges to Higher Education Project

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Enquiring Minds

Enquiring Minds

 

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