October 3, 2011

What is art? What kind of art do you like? What kind of

art can you create?

Homework: Map Skills

activity

Due Wednesday with the exercise on point of view due tomorrow

Objective: Students will

examine African art, analyzing the artifacts and then construct an outline of the important facts about African Art

Vocabulary – Skilled Labor

Skilled labor is work that takes training to complete

Use it in a sentence

Art is made

with the intention of stimulating thoughts and emotions

Is something created to express a thought or opinion

Medium In art, medium

means the materials that were used to create the art

Paint on paper

Ceramics

Bronze

wood

Functional Is the art

used for something or is it “art for arts sake?”

If it is used for something it is called functional

Which one is African, and which one is Asian?

What is it?

What is it? Clay figure

Djenne

13th century

Decorative

What is it?

What is it? Bronze

Benin

16th century

Decorative

What is it?.

What is it? Brass

Nigeria

15-18 century

Decorative

What is it?.

What is it? Grass

Basket

Ghana

Modern

Functional

African Art is varied

What is it? .

What is it? Stool

Gift to a German

Made of beads, wood, copper and cowry shells

Functional / decorative

Class work: Create an outline

about African art

5 bullet points

One – African art is…

Next 3 points support that position

Last one sums it up

Class work: Create a short

story about this figure

Be as creative as you want to be

The original is from Mali and is over 500 years old

Exit ticket:

What is art?