The Alphabet of Art The Robert J. McKnight Memorial Web Site Welcome to the Alphabet of Art. This site explains, in simple terms, the elements of visual design. The Alphabet of Art was developed by the late Robert J. McKnight derived many of the ideas in the Alphabet from Maitland Graves and his book, The Art of Color and Design (McGraw-Hill, 1951). The Alphabet of Art is a service of Guidance Communications, Inc. The Alphabet of Art — A Notation System for Visual Design The visual notation system known as the Alphabet of Art is made up of Elements and Attributes. The seven Elements are the things that the artist or designer works with: Line, Line Direction, Shape, Size, Texture, Value, and Color. The Attributes are defined as the qualities that the art or design conveys to the observer. In any notation system there must be a method of making comparisons. The following table, shows the Minimum and Maximum Contrast for each Element and Attribute.
The Mysterious “Mirror Man” appears in L.A. — Illusion 360 - The World's most amazing Art, Design, Technology and Video When I first looked at the photos of “mirror man,” I thought it was a sculpture. But photographer SilverSky took these pictures and commented: “I was in LA and this guy shows up in a suit from head to toe made of glass. I thought it was pretty cool.” So now it is clear, that it is a man in costume. Update (September 21st, 2010): Thanks to reader Fourfirearts for sending the following information: “the ‘mirror man’ aka ‘The Collector’ is artist Gustav Troger of San Francisco and Vienna. Photos © SilverSky Via LikeCool Los Angeles County Museum of Art Works of Art How to Read a Caption A caption gives basic information about a work of art. Title Titles appear in boldface. Date Titles are usually followed by a date or date range. Artist The name and nationality of the artist/maker(s) of the work of art are given, if known. Country or Culture of Origin The country or culture of origin indicates the geographic area where the work of art was made or found and may be followed by a specific city or region. Medium and Dimensions The medium describes the material(s) that the work of art is made of. Credit Line The credit line indicates how a work came into the permanent collection or how it came to be on view at the Metropolitan Museum. Accession Number The accession number for Edgar Degas's A Woman Seated Beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?) The accession number for the Roman statue Old Market Woman is 09.39. In 1970, a century after the Museum's founding, the style of accession numbers changed. Copyright Description
Museo Nacional del Prado Ideas Made of Light Before I say anything else, if you’re an artist you should go buy both of James Gurney’s books about painting. If you like the approach this blog takes to analyzing paintings, you’ll love Gurney’s approach in these books. The one this painting is from is Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter, and his first one is Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist. (As a former technical writer I also like the presentation – each topic is a 2-page spread with a summary up-front, clear text, and a number of illustrations.) This analysis is all about contrast. Continue Reading...
Free Art Teaching Resources This page contains some useful resources and links to help teachers in their art teaching. You will basically be directed to websites where you can find art materials, videos, printables, worksheets, activities, games, and many other teaching ideas that are art informed. 1- Songs for Teaching Creative teachers can use music to teach content across the curriculum – to students of all ages. This website offers thousands of children's songs, lyrics, sound clips and teaching suggestions. 2- Art Smart This is a great website full of art resources that aim at engaging students in the creative process through artistic inquiry into topics that span many different subject areas of the curriculum. 3- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence FREE is a platform that is sponsored by the American government and that has over 1.500 federally supported teaching and learning resources collected from dozens of federal agencies. 4- Canon 5- Teaching Ideas 6- Teacher Vision Art Resources
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Global Gallery - The Online Art Source - Fine Art Prints & Posters The Vincent van Gogh Gallery Nicholas Roerich Museum Our Mission The mission of the Nicholas Roerich Museum is essentially a narrow one: to make available to the public the full range of Roerich’s accomplishments. These, however, are not narrow; they cover the realms of art, science, spirituality, peacemaking, and more. The Museum Collection Nicholas Roerich is known first and foremost as a Russian-born artist. Publications & Booklist The Museum also keeps in print a number of books by and about Roerich and his life and work, and a substantial stock of postcards and reproductions of his paintings. Cultural Events In addition to these functions, the Museum also maintains an active schedule of cultural activities. To assist these efforts in some small way, the Museum provides a place for young musicians to perform for audiences, all on a voluntary and free basis. The Roerich Pact & the Banner of Peace
Arts in the PYP How arts practices are changing Structured, purposeful inquiry is the main approach to teaching and learning arts in the PYP. However, it is recognized that many educational innovations (or, more accurately, educational reworkings) suffer from the advocacy of a narrow, exclusive approach. The PYP represents an approach to teaching that is broad and inclusive in that it provides a context within which a wide variety of teaching strategies and styles can be accommodated, provided that they are driven by a spirit of inquiry and a clear sense of purpose. The degree of change needed to teach arts in this way will depend on the individual teacher. For those teachers who have grown weary of imposed change for which they see little point, it should be stressed that teachers are not expected to discard years of hard-earned skill and experience in favour of someone else’s ideas on good teaching. Arts strands What do we want students to know? Responding Creating Dance Drama Music Visual arts Phase 1 Phase 2