SchoolArts magazine and Art:21 Art in the Twenty-First Century: present contemporary art for the classroom.Contemporary art speaks directly to the important questions of our time, as well as to the changing landscape of American identity. It is both a mirror of contemporary society and a window through which to view and deepen our understanding of American life as it exists now. Contemporary Art for the Classroom Reflecting the current interests, concerns, and ideas of a diverse nation, contemporary art is relevant to all subject areas and disciplines. Contemporary artists find inspiration from a wide range of sources. Their work draws connections between visual art and science, technology, history, humanities, language arts language arts pl.n. The subjects, including reading, spelling, and composition, aimed at developing reading and writing skills, usually taught in elementary and secondary school. , math, psychology, and beyond. Who are today's artists? What are they thinking about? How do they describe their work? Why do they do what they do? And how can their ideas be incorporated into the classroom? These are some of the questions addressed in Art:21--Art in the Twenty-First Century. Art:21--Art in the Twenty-First Century Art:21 is a PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, series and educational organization that presents intimate portraits of living artists through conversations about their lives, work, sources of inspiration, and working processes to public audiences, teachers, and students nationwide. Art:21 features a diverse range of emerging and established artists working in 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. today--men and women from a wide range of cultural, religious, and geographic backgrounds. These artists reflect the diversity of the students in our classrooms, the people in our communities, the circles of our friends and families. To extend the critical conversations presented in the series into classrooms, homes, and communities across the country and around the world, Art:21 creates a variety of resources for teachers and public audiences. Season Two of Art:21 Features * Two, 2-hour programs premiere September 9 & 10 on PBS. Check local listings for broadcast details. * Web site and Online Lesson Library (www.pbs.org/art21) * Free Educators' Guide (request printed copies or download online at www.pbs.org /art21/edu) * Companion Book (available where books are sold) * VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. Box Set (available from Davis Publications at www.davis-art.com and PBS Video at www.shoppbs.com) * Slide sets of featured Art:21 artists (available from Davis Slides at www.davis artslides.com) * A wide range of Outreach Programs and Initiatives Artists Speak In partnership with School Arts magazine, Art:21 presents Artists Speak, a monthly feature that introduces a contemporary artist through his or her words and artwork. In addition to learning about the artist, featured discussion questions and activities introduce students to their work and present opportunities to integrate their art and ideas into the classroom. Art:21 Themes Curated like an art exhibition, each one-hour program is loosely structured around a theme--a broad category that can help students analyze, compare, and contrast diverse artists. In many cases, the work by featured artists is relevant to more than one, or even all, of the themes. Stories Many artists tell stories--fictional, autobiographical, satirical, or fantastical--in their work. The artists featured in Stories do so through installation art, sculpture, painting, printmaking printmaking Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but occasionally on fabric, parchment, plastic, or other support, by various techniques of multiplication, under the direct supervision of or by the hand of the artist. , and drawing, inspired by sources as diverse as architecture, literature, mythology history, and fairytales. Working in a variety of materials, these four artists provoke us to think about our own stories, the characters and caricatures, the morals and messages, and the beginnings and endings that define our real and imagined lives. Trenton Doyle Hancock Trenton Doyle Hancock is an American fine artist who was born in 1974 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Hancock received a BFA from Texas A&M University, Commerce, Texas and an MFA from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University, Philadelphia. (featured in this issue) creates collages, drawings, and prints that present a cast of characters who struggle between forces of good and evil. Kiki Smith Kiki Smith (born January 18, 1954, in Nuremberg, Germany) is an American artist classified as a feminist artist, a movement with beginnings in the twentieth century. Her Body Art is imbued with political significance, undermining the traditional erotic representations of women by (featured in the January 2004 issue) makes sculptures, drawings, and prints that transform Biblical and mythological sources into personalized narratives. Do-Ho Suh Do-Ho Suh is a Korean sculpture and installation artist. He was born in Seoul, Korea in 1962. After earning his BFA and MFA in Oriental Painting from Seoul National University, and fulfilling his term of mandatory service in the South Korean military, Suh relocated to the (featured in the October 2003 issue) uses memories of his home and school days in Korea to create meticulously crafted sculpture. Referencing images of the pre-Civil War South and slave narratives, Kara Walker Kara Walker (born November 26, 1969) is a contemporary American artist who is best known for her exploration of race, gender, sexuality, violence and identity in her artworks. Walker was born in Stockton, California. (featured in the May 2004 issue) re-imagines the events of the past to pose questions about the present. Loss and Desire Thoughts and responses to themes of loss and desire surface in many areas of our lives, from the philosophical to the emotional. In this program, specific works of art cause us to contemplate issues such as war and peace; questions about the nature of beauty; and the age-old human longing for perfection, whether in the form of the games we create or in the universe as we understand it. References to history, religion, and other art abound in the works of art presented in this hour. Collier Schorr's (featured in the November 2003 issue) photographs of young wrestlers, soldiers, and figures from art history explore notions of gender, identity and politics. Other artists featured in this hour include Janine Antoni Janine Antoni (b. January 19, 1964 -, in Freeport, Bahamas ) is an artist well known for her works of body art, particularly in the manner of translating everyday bodily activities (eating, sleeping, bathing, etc.) into art. , whose performances, videos, and sculptures transform the familiar rituals of bathing, cleaning, and weaving into processes through which the artist defines her relationships to family, friends, and the wider world, and Gabriel Orozco Gabriel Orozco (b. 1962) is "One of the most influential artists of this decade, and probably the next one too." - Francesco Bonami, Parachute, 1998. He was born in Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico and educated in the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas between 1981 and 1984. whose photographs, sculptures, and installations bring philosophical concepts and fleeting moments into physical form. Humor This episode explores the ways in which contemporary artists use irony goofiness, satire, and sarcasm. The artists profiled in this hour have been influenced by the history of humor and comedy including vaudeville, cartoons, and comic books. Their works of art reveal how humor can stimulate laughter as well as serve as a vehicle to explore serious subjects, even painful subjects, such as discrimination, colonialism, war, and humanity's impact on the natural environment. Walton Ford Walton Ford (b.1960) is an American artisit who paints large scale watercolors in the style of Audubon's naturalist illustrations. Each painting is a meticulous study in flora and fauna, while being filled with symbols, clues and jokes referencing colonial literature and folktales. (featured in the June 2004 issue) makes grandly ornate paintings and prints that comment on the naturalist images of the 19th century and the enduring legacy of colonialism. Raymond Pettibon's (featured in the March 2004 issue) drawings and books bring together popular culture and literature by pairing text and image in provocative ways. Also featured in the humor hour is Eleanor Antin who creates films and performances rich with tragic humor that draw from stand-up stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. routines, slapstick slapstick Comedy characterized by broad humour, absurd situations, and vigorous, often violent action. It took its name from a paddlelike device, probably introduced by 16th-century commedia dell'arte troupes, that produced a resounding whack when one comic actor used it to comedy and puppet shows, and Elizabeth Murray Elizabeth Murray may be:
Time The element of time is always present in our interaction with works of art, whether we sit to contemplate a painting for a few moments, stroll past a sculpture, or watch a video piece for its duration. Some works of art are time-based, as with music, where the viewer must experience them through the passage of time, while others refer to time through references to art history or our collective human history. For some, a work of art can make time stand still. Tim Hawkinson Tim Hawkinson (b. 1960) is an artist from the United States of America. He was born in San Francisco, California, and graduated from San Jose State University; in 1989 he earned an MFA at the University of California, Los Angeles. (featured in the February 2004 issue) tinkers with everyday materials to create sonic sculptures that exist in both time and space. Paul Pfeiffer
Paul Pfeiffer (born Honolulu, Hawaii, 1966) is an American video artist whose work incorporates the use of found footage. (featured in the December 2003 issue) uses digital media to manipulate spectacular images from the world of sports and well-known vignettes from popular movies. Martin Puryear's (featured in the April 2004 issue) training in and knowledge of traditional woodworking, textiles, and non-Western crafts are essential to the archetypal ar·che·type n. 1. An original model or type after which other similar things are patterned; a prototype: "'Frankenstein' . . . 'Dracula' . . . 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' . . . , timeless forms he creates. Also featured in the time hour, Vija Celmins Vija Celmins (b. October 25, 1938, Riga, Latvia) is an American artist. Vija Celmins immigrated to the United States with her family from Latvia when she was ten years old. She and her family settled in Indiana. patiently labors over drawings, prints, and paintings of ocean waves, spider webs, and night skies, presenting limitless spaces with uncanny accuracy. |
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