Art 1 Discussion Questions Are you a good

Art 1

Discussion Questions • • • • Are you a good painter? Can you draw pictures well? Do you consider yourself a good artist? Do you enjoy your art class at school? Do you like modern art? Do you like paintings? Do you like sketching? Do you like to visit art museums? Do you think music and dancing are forms of art? Do you think of cartoons and comics as art? Have you ever been to any famous art museums? Have you ever visited an art museum? What art form do you like best? 2

Discussion Questions • • • What famous painters do you know? What are they famous for? What is art? What is the longest time that you have spent on a piece of work? When was the last time you went to an art museum? Who are some famous artists in your country? Why is art important? Why do people become professional artists? Have you ever participated in any art competitions? Have you ever been jealous of someone else's artwork? Do other people ever compliment your artwork? Do you feel proud after finishing a work of art? 3

Discussion Questions • Do you think graffiti is art? • Do you know any art galleries? Are there any in the place where you • • • live? Were you interested in art when you were young? In your opinion, is design an important part of culture? Can you tell me the name of a fashion designer you know? What influences any artwork that you do? If you could buy a great work of art, what would it be? (style, title, artist's name. . . ) Does art imitate life? 4

Discussion Questions • Are movies a form of art? • What art museums have you visited? – – • Do – – Which did you like the best? Why? Which did you like the least? Why? you have a favourite painting? If so, what is it? Why do you like it? you have a sketchbook? If so, how often do you use it? What kind of sketches do you make? 5

Discussing a work of art You should talk about: - What the image displays - The style of art that is shown in the image - - Your reaction to the artwork and opinion of the artwork - - Any message or theme that is conveyed through the image - - Why the artwork is highly regarded 6

Pablo Picasso, Weeping Woman 7

Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper 8

Vincent Van Gogh, The Starry Night 9

M. C Escher, Relativity 10

Claude Monet, Water Lily Pond 11

Salvador Dali, The Persistence of Memory 12

Edward Munch, The Scream 13

Banksy, Devolved Parliament 14

David Hockney, Garrowby Hill 15

Wassily Kandinsky, Composition VII 16

Alex Grey, Over Soul 17

Rembrandt van Rijn, The Storm on the Sea of Galilee 18

Extended Speaking Tasks Describe a piece of art (a painting, drawing, sculpture or decorative object) that you like. You should say - what the piece of art is - where and when you saw it - what it looks like or what it shows - and explain why you like this piece of art. • How important is it to study art at school? • creativity future enjoyment • What helps people to appreciate art that is difficult to understand? • school gallery or museum technology 19

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