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Inquiry based learning project
Lesson Objective Develop a
basic understanding of surrealism
Art History Lesson 1
9/7/2014 Modern Art and Animation 3 Modern Art Impressionism Cubism Abstract art Futurism Pop Art Expressionism Surrealism Modernism Surrealism The sculpture in the picture here is called Lobster Telephone. Does it surprise you, scare you, or make you laugh? Is it ugly, silly, strange, or beautiful? When the surrealist artist Salvador Dali created this work, he wanted to make people think about all these things. What is real? Surreal means beyond real or more real, but what does real mean? The surrealists were obsessed with this question. Which is more real: the everyday world, or the world of dreams and the imagination? Is a picture less real than the object it shows? Or is it more real, since it comes from the artists mind? Not just in fine art. Surrealism included poetry, novels, film and photography as well as paintings and sculptures. As far as the surrealists were concerned, any method or material could be used to express their ideas. Was surrealism just about art? When did surrealism begin? Can you explain why surrealism began? Can you name a surrealist artist and a work of his? Concept questions? Task Slide Surrealism page to include: Example of a surreal piece of art. Introduction to surrealism. List of artists linked to the surrealist movement. Context piece of writing what was happening in the world at this time, wars, economy, society. Independent Study Complete your copy of a surreal image. Use the grid to guide you.
Art Practical Lesson 1
Ask Questions Where is she? Is she underground? Why is there so much food? What is the date? What is the creature? Is the creature good or evil? Why are his eyes on the table? What does the pictures show? Why is there a pile of shoes? Where did the fairies come from? Why were the fairies in a box? Why do the fairies fly towards the 3 doors? Where did she get the key from? What language does she speak? Why is there an egg timer? What is the dagger for? Are the fairies afraid of the creature? Why does she choose to eat a grape? Are the fairies trying to warn her? What awakens the creature? Where is the creature from ? Why does the creature eat the fairies? Why does the door close? Where does the door lead to? Who gave her the chalk? Why is the chalk magic? What else can the chalk do? Where does she end up?
How many questions can you think of ?
Questions: List your questions on the sheet. What do you think you know? Generate ideas Work in pairs The ability to bounce ideas off one another is important.
Take a card The oblique strategy cards are designed to help you focus your ideas down a particular path.
Generate ideas Working in pairs create a mind map of your ideas, remember to talk to one another about your ideas.