AE17.VA.AD.7

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 09-12 - Visual Arts

AE17.VA.AD.7
Apply and expand traditional and/or unconventional methods to prepare works for presentation and preservation.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Artists and other presenters consider various techniques, methods, venues, and criteria when analyzing, selecting, and curating objects, artifacts, and artworks for preservation and presentation.
EQ: How are artworks cared for and by whom? What criteria, methods, and processes are used to select work for preservation or presentation? Why do people value objects, artifacts, and artworks, and select them for presentation?

Skills Examples

Independently mat and prepare one's own work for display.
Apply concepts, following research, of various methods of preserving artwork across different cultures.
Plan an exhibition showcasing one's own body of work.
Write an artist's statement, with curatorial and personal reflections for each work of art in personal show or concentration.
Create a portfolio of wide-ranging work to use for future ventures. Include in the portfolio an artist's statement, with curatorial and personal reflections for each work of art.
After meeting with a curator at a local museum, create a presentation about the various methods of preservation and the circumstances to which each method is best suited.
Select and organize a collection of artworks to prepare for an exhibit, taking into account the artist messages and impact on the viewers.
Research and select specific art reproductions, describing the artworks' social, historical, and cultural influence on the world.
Critique peers' and one's own work for revision and clarity of a cohesive body of work.
Interact with viewers of one's own work on display. Converse and explain methods and reasoning behind choices. Reflect on viewer perception and personal intent.

Vocabulary

Artist Statement
Abstraction
Animation
Distortion
Elaboration
Fragmentation
Juxtaposition
Magnification
Metamorphosis
Multiplication
Reversals
Simplification
Viewpoint
Form, intent, and content complement each other
Intent drives the selection of media and technique
Mix and blend materials
Expand on new ideas of communicating visually.
Making informed choices to communicate effectively.
Artists pursue new and innovative ways to create multiple themed artworks with technical skill and mastery while maintaining and caring for materials.
Reflect, re-engage, revise and refining works of art.

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 4: Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.