Artists: Thomas Hart Benton & Diego Rivera
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Artist: Faith Ringgold
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Artist: Jean Shin
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Unit 3: Stories Reflection
According to Pink (2005), "Story exists where high concept and high touch intersect. Story is high concept because it sharpens our understanding of one thing by showing it in the context of something else" (p. 103). All the pieces of work shown above tell stories. The artwork is telling a story via a representation of something. Unit 3 was about stories and I believe, by understanding the art above, each piece of work tells a certain story.
The first work, which was inspired by artists Thomas Hart Benton & Diego Rivera, is a depiction of high school and after high school. The art shows a group of "popular jocks" making fun of a "nerd" because instead of playing sports he is not "cool." The end result though, shows the once "nerd" who was made fun of for focusing on studying is now the CEO of a company and is the boss of the once "popular kids." The art work just tells a story of how bullying is something that is prevalent in schools today and is wrong; someday that kid you once made fun of for being smart might be your boss!
The second piece of work was inspired by artist Faith Ringgold. It is a quilt-like piece with curious George as the theme. I chose Curious George to help tell the story of "always be willing to learn." Someone once said "There is always room for improvement" and I believe that Curious George is always looking for something new to learn. Everyone should be a learner, just like Curious George, and continue to grow through critical thinking. According to Pink (2005), “Stories…encapsulate, into one compact package, information, knowledge, context, and emotion” (p. 103). This quote by Pink enforces how stories, through art, can help us grow mentally and become better learners.
The third and final piece was inspired by artist Jean Shin. It is a mini sculpture created by Lexi and I. which depicts a box covered in newspaper, or "knowledge", but to obtain the knowledge one has to pay the price. The art work was meant to show how knowledge is the so called "key" to success but to achieve that success, there is a price to pay. There is a wonderful video that talks about education and school that seems to go along with my "box of knowledge" art work, which is found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_ZmM7zPLyI (sulibreezy, 2012).
I agree that art tells a story and is something I want to encourage my students to do in my future classroom. Making art can be more than just for fun; it can have a hidden meaning behind it which causes people who view the art to think critically about the message. I definitely want to incorporate art as stories in my classroom.
References:
Pink, D.P. (2006). A whole new mind: Why right-brainers will rule the future. New York, NY: Penguin Group
Sulibreezy (December 2, 2012). Why I Hate School But Love Education||Spoken Word. Retrieved November 11, 2013, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_ZmM7zPLyI
According to Pink (2005), "Story exists where high concept and high touch intersect. Story is high concept because it sharpens our understanding of one thing by showing it in the context of something else" (p. 103). All the pieces of work shown above tell stories. The artwork is telling a story via a representation of something. Unit 3 was about stories and I believe, by understanding the art above, each piece of work tells a certain story.
The first work, which was inspired by artists Thomas Hart Benton & Diego Rivera, is a depiction of high school and after high school. The art shows a group of "popular jocks" making fun of a "nerd" because instead of playing sports he is not "cool." The end result though, shows the once "nerd" who was made fun of for focusing on studying is now the CEO of a company and is the boss of the once "popular kids." The art work just tells a story of how bullying is something that is prevalent in schools today and is wrong; someday that kid you once made fun of for being smart might be your boss!
The second piece of work was inspired by artist Faith Ringgold. It is a quilt-like piece with curious George as the theme. I chose Curious George to help tell the story of "always be willing to learn." Someone once said "There is always room for improvement" and I believe that Curious George is always looking for something new to learn. Everyone should be a learner, just like Curious George, and continue to grow through critical thinking. According to Pink (2005), “Stories…encapsulate, into one compact package, information, knowledge, context, and emotion” (p. 103). This quote by Pink enforces how stories, through art, can help us grow mentally and become better learners.
The third and final piece was inspired by artist Jean Shin. It is a mini sculpture created by Lexi and I. which depicts a box covered in newspaper, or "knowledge", but to obtain the knowledge one has to pay the price. The art work was meant to show how knowledge is the so called "key" to success but to achieve that success, there is a price to pay. There is a wonderful video that talks about education and school that seems to go along with my "box of knowledge" art work, which is found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_ZmM7zPLyI (sulibreezy, 2012).
I agree that art tells a story and is something I want to encourage my students to do in my future classroom. Making art can be more than just for fun; it can have a hidden meaning behind it which causes people who view the art to think critically about the message. I definitely want to incorporate art as stories in my classroom.
References:
Pink, D.P. (2006). A whole new mind: Why right-brainers will rule the future. New York, NY: Penguin Group
Sulibreezy (December 2, 2012). Why I Hate School But Love Education||Spoken Word. Retrieved November 11, 2013, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_ZmM7zPLyI