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A Way to Talk about Art 1. DESCRIPTIONS: What you see You may see some of these kinds of lines: sharp fuzzy thin choppy thick curved graceful vertical jagged smooth horizontal diagonal heavy straight Teacher Information You may see some of these kinds of shapes: circles rectangles curved soft-edged squares triangles angular hard-edged You may see some of these kinds of colors: Cool: blues greens Warm: reds oranges yellows Neutrals: browns grays whites Opposites: blues/oranges reds/greens yellows/purples Kinds: bright or dark soft or strong 2. ANALYSIS: The way what you see is put together These kinds of balance may be used: symmetry asymmetry a bit of asymmetry Do you see light and the effects of light Where What is the first thing you notice when you look at the work These kinds of space may be shown: deep space shallow space flat space (not very 3-D) Do you see dark areas anywhere Where Is anything repeated in the work lines shapes colors 14
3. MEANING: The purpose of the work of art Choose the answer which best describes the primary concern of the artist: 1. imitating nature 2. expressing a feeling or an emotion 3. organizing lines, shapes, colors, and textures into an effective design Choose words that best describe what you think is the meaning of this work of art: strength beauty love madness excitement courage horror fear hope hate anger adventure harmony joy despair loneliness peace sadness death mystery war old age fun happiness Teacher Information Interest: color lines shapes Design: simple complex 4. JUDGMENT: Evaluating the work of art Does this artwork succeed in imitating nature Does this artwork show feeling or emotions Does this artwork make the viewer aware of lines, shapes, colors, or design How do you like this work of art 15
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Page 3 and 4: Table of Contents Illustrators and
Page 5 and 6: Illustrator Barbara Cooney Palmer C
Page 7 and 8: Illustrator Blair Lent Title of Art
Page 9 and 10: Illustrator Symeon Shimin Leonard S
Page 11 and 12: Teacher Planning Form Name of Artis
Page 13: The Art of Looking at Art Meaningfu
Page 17 and 18: Book Awards The Caldecott Medal: Th
Page 19 and 20: Related Activities Mary Azarian, A
Page 21 and 22: David Diaz, Wilma Unlimited: How Wi
Page 23 and 24: Yoshi Kogo, A To Zen Suggested Acti
Page 25 and 26: help them to do this. For instance,
Page 27 and 28: Art & Language Connections Gallery
Page 29 and 30: “30 Second Look” Classroom Use:
Page 31 and 32: Take an Art Medium Scavenger Hunt L
Page 33 and 34: What Was Your Favorite Now that you
Page 35 and 36: Celebrate Art Outdoors Seasonal Act
Page 37 and 38: Spring Games Materials: prepared
Page 39 and 40: Summer Wet Sponge Relay Octopus Gam
Page 41 and 42: Fall Games Materials: none Players:
Page 43 and 44: Winter Games Snowball Toss Material
Page 45 and 46: Glossary of Art Terms Acrylic: A sy
Page 47 and 48: Artist Biographies
Page 49 and 50: Harrison Cady (1877-1970) Harrison
Page 51 and 52: Barbara Cooney Ms. Cooney was born
Page 53 and 54: Laura Dronzek Dronzek has worked as
Page 55 and 56: Syd Hoff Syd Hoff grew up in New Yo
Page 57 and 58: Yoshi Kogo Yoshi Kogo was born in J
Page 59 and 60: Fred Machetanz After graduating fro
Page 61 and 62: Evaline Ness Evaline Ness never tho
Page 63 and 64: Vicky Ramos Vicky Ramos was born in
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Gustaf Tenggren (1896-1970) Tenggre
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Suggested Bibliography Cummings, Pa
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