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Re: developing significant production activities

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Kathrine L Walker (klwalk)
Tue, 9 Jul 1996 09:41:48 -0500 (CDT)

Nancy -
I think you are on the right track as far as using the works
constructively. I once did an exhibition at a prior museum called
"Resonance." In this exhibition, artists picked works from our
collection and created a resonance or reaction. They were required to
write a statement on how the work they created related to the work they
chose. This might be useful with students in clarifying what they are
doing and helps integrate are into the language arts curriculum!

Kathrine Walker, Beach Museum of Art/Kansas State University

On Tue, 9 Jul 1996, Nancy Walkup wrote:

> Hello to All:
>
> I haven't had much time lately to participate in the discussions
> on ArtsEdNet as most of my summer is spent out in the field, but
> I would like to suggest a new topic of discussion: What do you
> believe are criteria and strategies for developing significant
> DBAE art production activities in relation to studying specific works
> of art?
>
> Since our institute works with five art museums and we develop
> curriculum materials often based on works of art from these
> museums, this is a major issue of concern for us. We do not want
> to trivialize works of art or copy them directly, so we
> have suggested the following guidelines:
>
> Art production activities based on the study of a work or works
> of art may be developed through the following approaches:
>
> (1) the meaning of the art work
> (2) common themes shared by two or more works of art
> (3) the style of the work
> (4) the media or techniques used in the art work
>
> What do you think of these suggestions? Can you suggest
> additions, deletions, or changes? How can we avoid trivializing works of art?
> What approach do you most prefer?
>
> Personally, I am most comfortable when students study an artwork
> comprehensively, then use the meaning, theme, media, techniques, or
> style to create original works that express their own experiences in
> contemporary terms. What do you think?
>
> Thanks for your input; I appreciate your responses.
>
> Stay cool (it's been in the 100s here all week),
>
> Nancy
>
> Nancy Walkup, Project Coordinator
> North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts
> PO Box 5098, University of North Texas
> Denton, TX 76203
> 817/565-3986 FAX 817/565-4867
> Walkup
>