ArtEd online.Nature's Gifts For Teachers The natural environment has simultaneously provided artists with inspiration and subject matter. Artists have either interpreted or recorded the natural world and both approaches provide possibilities for your students. The Internet offers rich online resources to enrich your own knowledge and inspire your students. www.getty.edu/artsednet/ resources/Ecology/index.html Art & Ecology offers abundant curriculum resources for all grade levels and an online exhibition of contemporary ecological art. Artists featured include Andy Goldsworthy Andy Goldsworthy (born July 26, 1956) is a British sculptor, photographer and environmentalist living in Scotland who produces site-specific sculpture and land art situated in natural and urban settings. Lynn Hull, Maya Lin Noun 1. Maya Lin - United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959) Lin , Georgia O'Keeffe Georgia Totti O'Keeffe (November 15, 1887—March 6,1986) was an American artist. She is typically associated with the American Southwest and particularly New Mexico where she settled late in life. O'Keeffe has been a major figure in American art since the 1920s. , and many others. d-sites.net/english/ goldsworthy.htm Read this evocative essay to learn more about the artist Andy Goldsworthy, known for his manipulations of natural materials. www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/goldsworthy_andy.html Follow the links to discover additional sites about Andy Goldsworthy. www1.kunsthauswien.com/english/mainindex.htm KunstHaus Wien, tThe Friedens reich Hundertwasser Museum in Vienna, Austria. www.op.net/~jmeltzer/gaudi.html Artist and architect Antoni Gaudi is known for his fantastic, organic Art Nouveau art nouveau (är' n  vō`), decorative-art movement centered in Western Europe. architecture, primarily found in Barcelona. This
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www.henrimatisse.com/ The master of organic shapes, Henri Matisse Noun 1. Henri Matisse - French painter and sculptor; leading figure of fauvism (1869-1954) Henri Emile Benoit Matisse, Matisse , is the focus of this website. Included are a biography, extensive reviews of books about the artist, and prints that you can order. www.phil.unt.edu/show/index.htm This extensive website focuses on the history of European and American landscape painting, garden design, and the natural history sciences. Show and discuss the site with your students. Questions for students to consider include: How did Thomas Jefferson's interests change attitudes toward gardening and natural preservation? Why was Thomas Cole Not to be confused with Thomas Cole, a New Zealand mayor or Tom Cole, the Oklahoma representative. Thomas Cole (February 1, 1801 - February 11, 1848) was a nineteenth century American artist; he is regarded as the founder of the Hudson River School, an American art movement reluctant to paint real places? How is the work of contemporary artists different from historical representations of the same themes or subjects? Nature's Gifts For Students Directions: Visit the websites list below and answer the questions o a separate piece of paper. www.hundertwasser.at Friedensreich Hundertwasser Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser (born '''December 15, 1928 – February 19, 2000) was an Austrian painter, and sculptor. By the end of the 20th century, he was arguably the best-known contemporary Austrian artist, though he was always controversial. was a Austrian artist who believed that architecture should be in harmony with the natural environment. Begin by clicking on the English version. On the page that appears, first click on Hundertwasser, then on Architecture to view a number of the artist's built environments. Which one do you think is most based on the natural environment? Next, go back and click on KunstHaus Wien and then on The Role of KunstHaus Wein. Read on to determine if you agree or disagree with Verb 1. disagree with - not be very easily digestible; "Spicy food disagrees with some people" hurt - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back" the artist's statements An artist's statement is a brief text composed by an artist and intended to explain, justify, and contextualize his or her body of work. Artists often have a short (50-100 word) and a long (500-1000 word) version of the same statement, and they may maintain and revise these . Browse the site to find the answer to this question: What did Hundertwasser consider to be the "third skin"? www.telebooks.com Take a virtual walk through six of Antoni Gaudi's organic-inspired Art Nouveau creations. Why were Gaudi's forms considered organic? Which seems most inspired by natural forms? Which is the most geometric? www.donbarnett.com/tilesets/s et3.htm Download these jpeg files which were extracted from Gaudi's designs. Try to determine what the inspiration from nature for each design might have been. www.artbma.org/education/con e_kids/F_conekids.html Henri Matisse was the most famous French artist of the 20th century, a master of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color and organic shape, and a close friend of Pablo Picasso. Follow the directions of Rowdy, Matisse's dog, to explore his art and create your own. www.audubon.org/bird/BoAd/BO A_index.html John James
John James (c 1673- 15 May 1746) was an architect particularly associated with Twickenham in west London, where he rebuilt St. Mary's Church and built the house for Hon. Audubon (1785-1851) was the foremost wildlife illustrator of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. for a time. He is especially known for Birds of America, a collection of 435 lifesize prints. On this site, click on Enter, then State Birds. Find and learn about the bird for your state. Go back to the table of contents and then click on and read John James Audubon as Artist. Why was Audubon accused of depicting birds in "too theatric a manner"? How did his collection methods differ from those of naturalist artists today? Why do you think he is considered a significant artist today? |
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