This mini-unit encourages students to think about why artists make particular choices when organizing constructions, art works and other visual expressions. Many decisions are made based on the artist's purpose for creating the work. Discuss concerns that the students may have, such as pain, injustice, relationships, hunger, war, isolation, survival and divorce.
Many works of art are the results of artists communicating about such issues.
Read stories and poems related to people's concerns. For example, you may scream, yell, cry or say nothing. Some artists use art-making as a way of expressing a fear or concern they may have about our society. Create drawings using exaggerated expressions. Discuss how the elements and principles of art and design can be used to intensify the message.