I really enjoyed my time at the art gallery yesterday and especially appreciated both of the art activities we did. I know that there are differing opinions about whether people would take their students to the present exhibits, and I would have to say that I would not take primary or early intermediate. The reason for my concern, especially for primary, is that some of the photos in the first exhibit were not appropriate and I did not appreciate that there was art of child next to art of a naked woman. I also would not have my students look at the second exhibit. While art is interpretative, I can foresee students seeing the same things as I did. I agree with Shyla, the images reminded me of the movie I am Legend and found many of them to be disturbing. Younger children can have adverse reactions, such as nightmares when they watch a scary movie and I could not help but think they would have the same reaction to this art. While I do not want to shelter my students, I feel it is important that we consider all the possible things that students could experience from this viewing.
The art that I especially liked were the images created by Peter George. I love Aboriginal art and I enjoyed the Aboriginal legends there were told for two of his pieces of work... pesky mosquitoes! I loved the glow in the dark paint. I created a monster on my hand with several eyes, sharp teeth, and a tongue that drools. The black light was really neat and added a different touch to the art work. The art under the black light did not look the same under natural light. The second piece of artwork we did was definitely creative. I pictured myself going on my honeymoon to Alaska, so I drew a mountain landscape in the background with water. My hope is to go on a cruise and combine it with a railway adventure! For my picture, I illustrated the landscape so that my head would overlap the mountains. I thought because I was imaging my trip with my fiancé, I would make myself appearing to 'dream.' The mountains are 'flowing' out of my mind. My sun did not turn out all the beautiful but overall, I am very proud of my picture and would use this art in the classroom. You could have a lesson about landscapes and ask students, "If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?" Then, students could draw the landscape on the frosted mylar paper and layer it with a picture of him or herself. This would be neat to use for light catchers too using tissue paper.
The art that I especially liked were the images created by Peter George. I love Aboriginal art and I enjoyed the Aboriginal legends there were told for two of his pieces of work... pesky mosquitoes! I loved the glow in the dark paint. I created a monster on my hand with several eyes, sharp teeth, and a tongue that drools. The black light was really neat and added a different touch to the art work. The art under the black light did not look the same under natural light. The second piece of artwork we did was definitely creative. I pictured myself going on my honeymoon to Alaska, so I drew a mountain landscape in the background with water. My hope is to go on a cruise and combine it with a railway adventure! For my picture, I illustrated the landscape so that my head would overlap the mountains. I thought because I was imaging my trip with my fiancé, I would make myself appearing to 'dream.' The mountains are 'flowing' out of my mind. My sun did not turn out all the beautiful but overall, I am very proud of my picture and would use this art in the classroom. You could have a lesson about landscapes and ask students, "If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?" Then, students could draw the landscape on the frosted mylar paper and layer it with a picture of him or herself. This would be neat to use for light catchers too using tissue paper.
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