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Warming Up
The artist is not a special kind of a man, but every man is a special kind of an artist (Ananda Coomaraswamy, 1877-1947). Does it mean that everybody might be an artist?
Brainstorming
Pair Work: Activity 1
How much do you know about art? Find out in the ‘true/false’ quiz below.
Van Gogh’s first name was Victor. T/F
The statue called the Venus de Milo is in Louvre in Paris. T/F
Pablo Picasso was a French artist. T/F
The Ufizzi Gallery is in Rome, Italy. T/F
Michelangelo was a sculptor as well as a painter. T/F
Salvador Dali was a Surrealist painter. T/F
Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci died in France. T/F
American painter Jackson Pollock was an Abstract artist. T/F
Answer the questions below:
Who said “All Art is quite useless”.
Which famous artist was called El Greco for short”?
In which countries could the earliest examples of ‘art’ be found?
Activity 3
Read the questions and use them to start a conversation with your partner.
Have you got any pictures on your walls at home? If so, why did you choose them? Do you like them? Why/ not? What is style/artist (Why?)?
How important is art in your life? Can art influence negatively on human being or a person exactly?
Have you ever been to an art gallery? Did you enjoy yourself?
Do you think art galleries and museums should be free or should people pay to get it? Explain your answer.
Do you think children should do painting at school? Why/not?
Do you like abstract art or do you prefer to be able to see clearly what a painting or sculpture is of? Why?
Who is your favorite artist? What is your favorite painting/sculpture?
Should museums and art galleries return works of art to their country of origin?
Topic Discussion “Art In Our Life”
Section 1. “How Art is Valued”
Why do people bother with art at all?
Discussion "Modern American Artists"
(When we value something, it means that we find it desirable, worthwhile, and important. A work of art may be valuable to us in several different ways).
Aesthetic Value
A.V. is the impact a work of art has on our senses, intellect, and emotions. Valuing a work of art aesthetically means that we value it for its ability to touch our hearts and minds, our visions, feelings, and thoughts /give your example/.
Economic Value
Some works of art have been sold for enormous sums of money – tens of millions of dollars /give your example/.
Rose Trellis Egg – created by a jewelry firm known as the House of Faberge (fa-ber-ZHAY). This firm, managed by Peter Carl Faberge (1846-1920), created luxurious jewelry, table silver, and precious decorative objects for the imperial families of Czarist Russia. The Rose Trellis Egg is one of several Easter eggs that the House of Faberge fashioned from colored enamels, precious metals, and precious stones such as diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds. Most of the eggs open to reveal a tiny surprise inside, such as a miniature golden palace or a portrait of an empress. All of these eggs are remarkable for their beauty, elegance of proportion, and exquisite craftsmanship. We might wonder what such artworks are worth in terms of money. They are worth a lot. But Faberge’s eggs are valued even more for their beauty and craftsmanship than for the value of the precious materials used to make them. The aesthetic value of it is the chief reason that people preserve, protect, and cherish it.
Historical Value
Works of art from various nations and time periods are valued for their ability to reveal ideas, customs, and technologies of people in history.
/give your example/.
Social Value
A work of art can represent important social ideals or focus attention on important social issues. Artists can express any social issue, from poverty, oppression, injustice, and homelessness to personal relationships, work-related stress, and war.
Religious Value
Art is used to express the most profound beliefs. From vast temples and cathedrals to delicate paintings and carvings, religious art has helped people glorify and interpret the object of their faith.
Activity 1. Looking in Depth at Guernica (Pablo Picasso)
Which value does this picture have (economic, historical, social, religious or aesthetic one)?
Look carefully at the reproduction of Picasso’s Guernica. Try to answer these questions:
What images can you see? What is in your hub? (a hub – центр уваги) (A fallen warrior, still clutching his broken sword, a mother with …)
What do you think the bull symbolizes in the painting?
What do you think the lamp bearer (a fallen warrior (воїн) beneath the hooves (копита) of a terrified, dying horse, a mother wailing (волати, ридати) and clutching (схопити) her limp (слабкий) child, a figure with flailing arms is trapped in debris (руїни)) symbolizes?
Why do you think Picasso chose to paint Guernica with few colors? How did the decision affect the overall impact of the painting?
Imagine walking into a room in which Guernica is exhibited. Discuss how you think the size of Guernica must affect its visual impact.
Guernica (GUAIR-nee-kuh), is a large-scale painting by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Picasso created Guernica for the Pavilion of the Spanish Republic at the 1937 Paris International Exposition. The artist had been outraged by the senseless bombing of the village of Guernica in northern Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Guernica was his response to tragic events in his native land. But more than that, Guernica is a vivid and powerful condemnation of the brutality of war.
Picasso’s painting, in addressing an important social issue, illustrates how art can have value for viewers. But Guernica is also historically and aesthetically valuable. From an aesthetic standpoint, we value this work of art because it conveys strong emotions and makes us think. From historical standpoint, we value it for reminding us of a moment that might have been forgotten were it not for Picasso’s moving record of the terrible event. Guernica is also important to art history. Picasso’s style of painting was daring for its day, and it influenced many other artists, helping to shape the history of art in the 20th century.
Picasso chose to work in an abstract style, which means that he purposefully invented, distorted, and rearranged forms and colors rather than trying to present them “realistically” limiting his colors to black, white, and a little yellow. The powerful expressiveness of this painting is the main reason that it has become one of the most highly regarded and valued works of art in the world.
A fallen warrior, still clutching his broken sword, lies beneath the hooves of a terrified, dying horse. In the 1930s, few warriors fought with swords from horseback. This warrior symbolizes all fallen warriors throughout history. To one side, a figure with flailing arms is trapped in fiery debris. On other side, a mother wails while clutching her limp child. These people represent all people, young and old, who have suffered or died as victims of war. Amid all this chaos and horror a bull stands, appearing strong and menacing. Overhead, a lamp bearer hovers (ширяти (про птаха) in the air and seems to offer only a glimmer of light. Through these symbols, Picasso has managed to draw us into the scene in order to make us think and feel deeply.
Section 2. Watching a video “The Statue of Liberty”.
- What is more estimated in any work of art?
Section 3. Personality “Portraits” (jot down, please).
(Let’s make things hum!)Goals
You will express your own personality through objects and images that represent your interest, rather than through your facial features.
Directions
On paper, brainstorm one object, image, or color that would best represent your personality. For example, if you play basketball, a hoop or ball might be the central part of your self-portrait. If you enjoy riding horses, a horse might represent you as a person. Artist Jim Dine selected a bathrobe to represent his own human image.
Draw the one image you have selected on paper. Then add other objects or images around the main object. Select colors that will represent your personality when painting your image.
Place your portrait in an environment. This environment should be a place that you enjoy visiting, such as the beach, the mountains, a park, or recreational center. Use tempera or acrylics to make this environment.
Does your completed “self-portrait” reflect your personal tastes in outdoor atmospheres? Why did you select the landscape or outdoor environment illustrated in your portrait?
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