This artist is inspiring because he uses water as a setting and/or place to display his art. We can do this with students as well. How fun would it be to perhaps have our own aquarium in the classroom and create a village to put inside it? Or how cute would it be to have children bring home a mason jar with their own sculptures inside them with water and perhaps some glitter? They could even create their own snow globes! It's a similar concept!
Shintaro Ohata combines sculpture and painting to create a unique artwork. Students can learn a whole new approach to 3D art that breaks away from the scene and captures the imagination. The concept of foreground and background can be reviewed, as well as monochromatic colours. Students can create their own inspired artwork by creating a clay sculpture and then painting the backdrop on the canvas. The teacher can provide a guiding question or prompt to structure the lesson. For example, "What would a dinosaur do in a city today? How would it feel?" or "Where would your imagined creature build its home?" The prompt can cross over art with science, history, or the environment (urban/cities vs rural).
M-City is an inspiring artist because they do art on surfaces that are often described as boring or uninteresting unless someone brings them to life.
Simon Beck walks for long periods of time to create what he calls 'Snow Art'. In fact, each artwork takes about 11 hours to make! I'm amazed by his precision, creativity, dedication, and planning. References/Learn More: http://www.businessinsider.com/simon-beck-snow-art-2014-1 http://www.theguardian.com/science/alexs-adventures-in-numberland/gallery/2014/nov/06/simon-becks-snow-art-landscapes-mathematical-designs-drawings-alps http://snowart.gallery/see.php Inspired Lesson Idea We can tackle the same challenge as a class but on a smaller scale. The students could use sticks or other tools to etch the design, rather than walking. Another option is to use food colouring in water to 'draw' in the snow or define their patterns.
Sungsoo Kim is a South Korean artist which offers us a beautiful series of melancholy portraits. The portraits were created using oil and acrylic canvas. There is a monotone color scheme througout the portraits, however, it is the eyes which were painted with a lot of shine which allow us to develop a deeper understanding of the emotions in the portraits.
I believe that these portraits can be shown to students in order for them to examine how facial expressions will allow the viewer to feel an emotion and connect with the work. Allow, the use of specific colors will often influence our thoughts and immediate emotions regarding the work. Here are a few of her portraits which were part of the "series of melancholy portraits" : I had the privilege of having professor Anne Ashton as my painting instructor for two semesters. When I have to think of inspiring artists her name definitely pops into mind! She has inspired me to create paintings that I never thought I'd be able to.
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