October 3, 2011

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? Clay figure Djenne 13th century Decorative

What is it? Bronze Benin 16th century Decorative

What is it? Brass Nigeria 15-18 century Decorative

What is it? Grass Basket Ghana Modern Functional

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

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