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“What Is Art?”. Recommended for Grades 9-12: Explore the world of art with challenging and thought- provoking questions such as: What makes art “art”? Does art have to be “beautiful”? Does art have to “mean” something? And who decides?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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“What Is Art?”
Recommended for Grades 9-12:Explore the world of art with challenging and thought-
provoking questions such as: What makes art “art”? Does art have to be “beautiful”? Does art have to “mean”
something? And who decides?
Visual Arts: B.V.1, B.V.2, B.CX.1, B.CR.1
I.V.1, I.V.2, I.CX.1, I.CR.2 P.V.1, P.V.2, P.CX.1, P.CR.1 A.V.1, A.V.2, A.CX.1, A.CR.1
English Language Arts: 9.SL.1, 9.SL.2, 9.SL.3, 9.SL.4, 9.SL.6
10.SL.1, 10.SL.2, 10.SL.3, 10.SL.4, 10.SL.6 11.SL.1, 11.SL.2, 11.SL.3, 11.SL.4, 11.SL.6 12.SL.1, 12.SL.2, 12.SL.3, 12.SL.4, 12.SL.6
North Carolina Common Core and Essential Standards Correlations:
Pre-Visit Key Questions:
• How do you define “a work of art”? (Keep this definition in mind for later!)
• Have you ever looked at a sculpture, or a painting, and wondered “Why is that called ‘art’?”
Bob Trotman, Girl(American, 2002)
Model of a Boat
(Egyptian, c. 1985-1650 BC)
Devorah Sperber,After the Mona Lisa 2
(American, 2005)
Ellsworth Kelly, Blue Panel (American, 1977)
Egyptian Masquerade Costumes(African, 20th Century)
Anselm Kiefer, Untitled (German, 1980-86)
Post-Visit Key Questions:• After your visit today, has your definition of
art stayed the same, or has it changed? If it’s changed, how so?
• Does a work of art have to be “beautiful”? Can a work of art be functional?
• Who decides what is art, and what’s not?