DIY Workstation
—You’re editors!
Target: Grade 10 students enrolled in the course
of Introduction to Modern Paintings: Cubism, Surrealism, and Abstract
Expressionism.
Outcome:
Through
the reading the selected sections from books about artistic movements,
brochures of exhibitions at museums, and albums of paintings of different
painters, students can not only know the background of these artistic
movements, museums, and painters, but also learn how to appreciate general
paintings as well as representative paintings of certain period. Students will innovate out their own
brochures on the course after the reading.
Media:
1.
Computer with Microsoft PowerPoint software and equipped with scanner.
2.
The brochure of the “100 Years of Modern Painting – From Picasso to the
Present” exhibition.
3.Surrealism:
Desire Unbound (2001, Tate Publishing Ltd.), a brochure
of an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum.
4.Designated
sections from Twentieth-Century Modern Masters,
The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection.
5.
The album of Pablo Picasso’s paintings
6.
Surrealism and Salvador Dali’s paintings.
7.The
album of Jackson Pollock’s paintings.
Guidance:
1. Provide
students with step-by-step instructions showing how to fulfill the project at
this workstation.
2. Present
students with the brochures, books, and albums relevant to our course.
3. Provide
students with samples of Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation presenting brochures
of relevant topics.
Process:
1. Students
will read through the instructions and see the sample brochure in Microsoft
PowerPoint.
2. Students
will read the relevant brochures, books and albums and take notes.
3. Students
will discuss the topic of their own brochure and decide the content of the
brochure.
4. Students
will use their own words to introduce the artistic movements and describe the
paintings that will be used in their brochure.
5. Students
will choose the paintings that they would like to use in their brochure and
scan them from the sample brochures and albums.
6. Students
will dispose the words and pictures of the brochure in the computer.
7. Students
will present their own brochure in Microsoft PowerPoint software.
Product and Evaluation:
1. Each
group will come up a brochure with topics relevant to the course.
2. Each
group will present their group brochure to the whole class at next class time.
3. Each
student will vote for the “The Best Editors” award at class time and give
comments.
DIY Workstation
—You’re editors!
Media:
1. Computer
with Microsoft PowerPoint software and equipped with scanner.
2. The
brochure of the “100 Years of Modern Painting – From Picasso to the Present”
exhibition.
3. Surrealism: Desire
Unbound (2001, Tate Publishing Ltd.), a brochure
of an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum.
4. Designated
sections from Twentieth-Century Modern
Masters, The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection.
5. The
album of Pablo Picasso’s paintings
6. Surrealism
and Salvador Dali’s paintings.
7. The
album of Jackson Pollock’s paintings.
Welcome to this workstation! This workstation will give you a live
chance to be editors of your own brochure of modern paintings. Are you nervous? Don’t worry, just follow the following
tips then you’ll have your innovative brochure!!
1. Take
a look of the sample brochure in Microsoft PowerPoint.
2. Discuss
the topic and content of your brochure (7~10 pages). The topic has to be relevant to our
course.
3. Read
the relevant materials on the table and take notes; you may scan the paintings
you need for your brochure.
4. Use
your own words to introduce your topic and describe the paintings and present
it in Microsoft PowerPoint.
5. Remember
to edit, dispose and proof.
Additional Note:
Good!
You’re so excellent in editing your own brochure! We will share your group brochures and
vote for “The Best Editors” award at next class time. Don’t forget to save it in your disk
after you finish.
Outdoor Workstation—
One-day Tour to National Palace Museum
Target: Grade 10 students enrolled in the course
of Introduction to Modern Paintings: Cubism, Surrealism, and Abstract
Expressionism.
Outcome:
Taking
this opportunity to visit the exhibition outside the school at the National
Palace Museum, students will have a live chance to see the real paintings that
they have heard and known or will learn during the class. Meanwhile, in addition to the painters
introduced in the class, students will also see the paintings of other painters
of the same period. They can make a
contrast and comparison among the paintings. After the tour, the students will be required
to write a journal about this experience.
Medium:
The
“100 Years of Modern Painting – From Picasso to the Present” exhibition at the
National Palace Museum.
Guidance:
1. Provide
students with a brief introduction on the modern art and paintings.
2. Provide
students with a list of painters with some background belonging to this period.
3. Provide
each group with a worksheet and some questions on certain paintings so that
they can think about and discuss with each other of the group.
Process:
1. Students
will assemble at the gate of school and take bus to the National Palace Museum
together. Teacher will give a brief
introduction on the modern art and paintings on the way.
2. After
teacher distributes the worksheet, students will discuss with their group members
and think about the questions first.
3. Upon
arrive at the museum, students will work in group and go to enjoy the
paintings. Students can choose
paintings that they are interested in, but also need to pay close attentions to
the paintings designated on the worksheet.
4. Students
will take notes when they see the paintings.
5. During
the lunchtime, students can discuss with their group members about the
questions, and they can also discuss with the teacher if they have any
questions.
6. After
the discussion, students will go to see the paintings again to see if they miss
important details.
7. Students
will dismiss after they submit the group worksheets.
Product and Evaluation:
1. A
group discussion on the compare and contrast among different artistic movements
according to the designated paintings.
2. Each
student submits a personal journal on this tour.
Outdoor
Workstation—
One-day Tour to National Palace Museum
Medium:
The “100 Years of Modern Painting – From Picasso to the Present” exhibition at
the National Palace Museum
You must except for this workstation for a
long time! Here, not through a
textbook, nor a computer, you will have a live chance to appreciate all the
paintings that we have learned or will learn in the class. Taking this opportunity, you will see
the characteristics among different artistic movements and painters clearly.
Below is the outline for today’s tour and
you will find in separate worksheet some study questions for you to discuss
with your group members. Be sure to write down your answers on the group
worksheet and hand in after the tour.
I. A
brief introduction on the modern art and paintings.
II.
Definitions of Cubism,
Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism
A. Cubism
– a modern style of art developed between about 1908 and 1912 in which objects
are represented as if they are made up of geometrical shapes.
B.
Surrealism – 20th-century
movement in art and literature that tries to express what is in the
subconscious mind by showing objects and events as seen in dreams, etc.
C.
Abstract Expressionism –
a form of art in which the artist expresses himself purely through the use of
form and color. It is form
non-representational, or non-objective, art, which means that there are no
concrete objects represented.
III.
Background of Some
Important Painters
IV.
Group Worksheet
Notes for yourself:
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Outdoor Worksheet—
One-day Tour to National Palace Museum
Below
are several famous paintings of different artistic movements and the questions
are for different artistic movements. Try to answer the following questions and
discuss with your group members before you see the real paintings.
1.
Please
categorize these paintings into Cubism, Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism.
Write down the authors’ names to the artistic movements they belong to.
Cubism:
Surrealism:
Abstract Expressionism:
2.
Choose
four paintings which cover the three artistic movements. Think a title for each
painting before you go to see the paintings and then discuss with your partners
about what are the painters trying to express. Please write down your answer in
the attached paper.
Outdoor Worksheet—
One-day Tour to
National Palace Museum
Group
Number:
Group
Members:
Answer
for question 2:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Enjoy your tour!
Internet Workstation—
Discover
Fine Art through the Net
Target: 10th graders who enrolled in
the course of Introduction to Modern Paintings: Cubism, Surrealism, and Abstract
Expressionism.
Outcome:
1.
Students will have an
overall concept of the history and background of Cubism, Surrealism, and
Abstract Expressionism.
2.
Students will
demonstrate their understanding of the history and background of each school of
art by completing the matching game online.
Media: World Wide Web
Guidance:
1.
Provide students with an
information sheet containing instructions and the needed websites.
2.
Provide students with
the correct answers of the matching game online.
Process:
1.
Students have to read
through the direction carefully first.
2.
Students then will get
on line.
3.
They will go to the
first web site < www.geocities.com/artswu/history/
Cubism/cubism.htm>. They need to take note on the history
and background of Cubism.
4.
They will go to the second
web site < www.geocities.com/artswu/
history/Surrealism/surrealism.htm>. They need to take note on the history
and background of Surrealism.
5.
They will go to the
third web site < www.geocities.com/artswu/history/
AbstractExpressionism/abstractexpressionism.htm>. They need to take note on the history
and background of Abstract Expressionism.
6.
Students will go to the
next website < www.geocities.com/art/paintings/
3.html>. They have to count on the notes that
they have just taken to play a matching game online. They have to tell what schools the
paintings on the web site belong to.
7.
The correct answers will
be given on the same web site through the hyperlink. Students need to click the “answer”
button to check their grades.
Product:
1.
Students’ notes on the
background and history of Cubism, Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism.
2.
A real understanding of
how the background and history influence the artists’ style of painting.
Criterion for Evaluation:
1.
The completeness of the
notes.
2.
The grades of the
matching game online.
Note: Discussion with group members is
permitted and encouraged.
Internet
Workstation—
Discover
Fine Art through the Net
Media: World Wide Web
Welcome to this workstation!
This workstation will help you to establish
a clear understanding of the background and history of Cubism, Surrealism, and
Abstract Expressionism.
Get on the following web sites one by one,
and take notes on the history and the background of each school. After surfing, you may also discuss or
compare the notes that you have done with your group members.
l
www.geocities.com/artswu/history/Cubism/cubism.htm
l
www.geocities.com/artswu/history/Surrealism/surrealism.htm
l
www.geocities.com/artswu/history/AbstractExpressionism/abstractexpressionism.htm
Finally, counting on the notes that you
have made, you need to go to the final web site to play a matching game. The correct answer is give on the same
web page through hyperlinks. You
need to click the “answer” button to check your answer.
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www.geocities.com/art/paintings/3.html
Enjoy yourself!
Video
Workstation—
On the Threshold of Art
Target: 10th graders who enrolled in
the course of Introduction to Modern Paintings: Cubism, Surrealism, and
Abstract Expressionism.
Outcome:
Through the test, Students will be able to compare and contrast the
different styles and characteristics among Cubism, Surrealism, and Abstract
Expressionism.
Media: Video disc player
Guidance:
1.
Show students a film On
the Threshold of Art (fifteen minutes in length) which introduces two or
three famous masters and their representative works for Cubism, Surrealism, and
Abstract Expressionism respectively.
2.
Students will be allowed
to ask or discuss with their group members any words or ideas they don’t
understand.
3.
Give students a test
that is based on the content of the film.
4.
Provide students with
correct answers at the end of the class.
5.
Award the winning group
with a prize (an album of paintings)
Process:
1.
Students have to watch
the film carefully since there is no caption provided.
2.
After watching the film,
students will be given fifteen minutes to answer some questions on the
worksheet collaboratively.
3.
Students will present
their answers, and the group which gets the highest grade would receive a
prize.
4.
The winning group will
share their answers with the class.
Product:
A better understanding of the styles, characteristics, and history of
Cubism, Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism.
Criterion for Evaluation:
1.
The grade of the test.
2.
The participation of
each group member on the test.
Video
Workstation—
On the Threshold of Art
Media: Video disc
player
Welcome to this workstation! You will watch a film named On the
Threshold of Art (fifteen minutes in length), please focus your attention
since there is no caption provided.
Taking notes or brief summary while watching the film is suggested since
you will have a test which is based on the content. There is a time limit of fifteen minutes
for each group to work on the test.
Note:
Don’t take too much time on discussion or you’ll run out of time!
Video Worksheet
Now you have finished watching
the film, please answer the following questions:
1. Name two of the famous artists
and their representative works for Cubism, Surrealism, and Abstract
Expressionism respectively.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
2. In which country do Cubism,
Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism originate from respectively?
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
3. What are the basic elements for
each school of paintings? (e.g. Geometrical patterns for Cubism.)
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
4. What kind of role does “a war”
play in Cubism, Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism?
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
Visual Conferencing Workstation
—Boundless
World
Target: Grade 10 students enrolled in the course
of Introduction to Modern Paintings: Cubism, Surrealism, and Abstract
Expressionism.
Outcomes:
After the interview with a
famous painter in the NetMeeting, students could not only get clear idea about
Surrealism, but also point out the differences from other techniques of
painting and drawing.
Media:
The teacher will prepare the following materials for students:
1.
Multimedia Computer
2.
MSN Messenger System
Guidance:
1.
Provide students with
computers equipped with MSN Messenger.
2.
Provide students steps
with how to use MSN and NetMeeting.
3.
Provide this artist’s
name on the name list.
4.
Students contact this
famous expert and make an appointment.
Process:
1.
First of all, the
teacher will introduce all directions to students.
2.
Then, students get into
the MSN System.
3.
Third, students choose
this well-known drawer’s name and invite him get into NetMeeting.
4.
The artificer will
answer questions clear and exhaustively.
Products and Evaluation:
1.
The students will
practice listening, speaking, reading, and shorthand.
2.
Finishing the interview,
students could give classmates and the teacher a summary.
Visual Conferencing Workstation
—Boundless World 
In this workstation, students
have to make an interview in the NetMeeting with an outstanding artist, who is
good at Surrealism.
1.
Click
MSN Messenger
2.
Find
and click the artist’s name
3.
Invite
him to get into NetMeeting
4.
When
you get his feedback, click the button and send your image and voice
5.
Star
the interview
Visual Conferencing Worksheet
—Boundless
World
Since
all of you understand Surrealism, could you give us a summary about this
meeting in 10~15 sentences?
Date:
Time:
Topic:
Summary:
Poster Workstation
—Artistic
Hyde Park
Target: Grade 10 students enrolled in the course
of Introduction to Modern Paintings: Cubism, Surrealism, and Abstract
Expressionism.
Outcomes:
Using this relaxed way, students express themselves and know other
people’s thoughts. Through this
activity, it is easy to cultivate students’ appreciation of beauty. Moreover, they will know there is no
so-called correct answer for art.
Media:
A famous work to each artistic movement.
Guidance:
1.
Provide students with
“Apple,” “Square,” and ”Street,” which belong to Cubism, Surrealism, and
Abstract Expressionism respectively.
2.
The students will watch
those paintings themselves, and then discuss with their group members.
3.
Through this activity,
students could know different angles to value art.
Process:
1.
First of all, the teacher will show the students three posters.
2.
Then, students express themselves freely.
3.
In the period of discussion, students should take notes about other classmates’
opinions.
4.
In the end, they will
know the expressions of these paintings and know there is more than one way to
appreciate art.
Products and Evaluation:
1.
Students should have a
presentation in the class.
2.
The grades will include
their vivacity and creativity.
Direction
Look at
these three posters and share your ideas with your classmates. Take notes for yourself and feel free to
add any opinion. When you finish
the work, make a presentation.
Abstract Cubism
Surrealism
Drawing
& Presentation Workstation
—Land
of Potential Creativity
Targets: Grade 10 students enrolled in the course
of Introduction to Modern Paintings: Cubism, Surrealism, and Abstract
Expressionism.
Outcome:
Students
present their personal drawing with the same motif or topic. Afterwards, all the personal drawings
can make into one drawing album.
The drawing album concludes three types of works: Cubism, Surrealism and
Abstract Expressionism. The drawing
album also mingles with background and process of drawing with explanation.
Media:
Computer
with palette, animation software and audio equipment are demanded.
Guidance
1.
Present students with
all relevant data.
2.
Provide three different
types of example.
3.
Provide a significant
topic and make students chose one of three types as their drawing method.
4.
Guide students with
computer equipments.
5.
Present students work
and make a compare or comments.
6.
Guide students to make a
painting album.
Process:
1.
Students will study the
relevant data.
2.
Students will study the
difference of each type of examples.
3.
Students will discuss
and chose one of three types as their drawing method.
4.
Students will paint,
write and record their work with computer equipments.
5.
Students will present
their works and make a compare and comments.
6.
Students will combine
their works into a painting album.
Product and evaluation:
1.
Paint album presents the
same topic by using the same painting type.
2.
And it also presents the
same topic but by using different painting type.
3.
Written the compare and
contrast on painting album.
Drawing
& Presentation Workstation
—Land
of Potential Creativity
Welcome
to Drawing & Presentation Workstation.
In this station, you will have your own painting by using computer and
present your painting through “Painting Album”.
Please
follow the directions.
1.
Please
study carefully the three examples in different modern painting method, Cubism,
Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism respectively. Please pay attention on light, color,
line, and curve.
2.
After
studying the three examples, teacher will give a topic for you to paint.
Your
painting has to include the painting with recording the classical background
music, and the written explanation.
3.
Have
a group discussion and chose one of the three modern painting types as the your
group painting type.
4.
Using
computer equipment to complete your painting.
5.
Present
your work to each group member and make a compare and comment each other.
6.
Make
all the paintings with same topic and same painting styles into a group
painting album.
7.
Combine
the group painting album with the other groups’ works which show the same topic
but with different modern painting types into a class painting album.
Reference:
Books:
1. Ralf Schiebler
Dali. Genius, Obsession and Lust, PRESTEL
2. Ingo F. Walther: Picasso, TASCHEN
3. TWENTIETH-CENTURY MODERN MASTERS, THE
JACQUES AND NATASHA
GELMAN COLLECTION, ABRAMS
4. Dada & Surrealism Matthew Gale,
PHAIDON
5. SURREALIST ART
Sarane Alexandrian
Websites:
1. http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history
2. http://www.ibiblio.org
3. http://www.geocities.com/artswu/history.html
4. http://metmuseum.org/special/surrealism_desire_unbound/desire_unbound_more.htm
5. http://netcup.tecom.ntu.edu.tw/Product/NetCup017/dali.htm
