Students should be encouraged to take an active role in their own assessment. International Visual Art Students will explore theme-related art works from a variety of cultures from around the world and in a variety of time periods. Teachers and students should choose themes for which they have available resources and materials. In this module, students should examine a variety of art movements, such as the Renaissance, romanticism, impressionism , fauvism, expressionism, neo-plasticism, environmental art, etc. For the purposes of this module, the theme of nature has been selected.
Many cultures have a rich tradition of using natural images in their art works.
Students could study the art of the peoples of the Arctic, Islam, Egypt, the western United States , etc. Nature is also depicted in a variety of art forms. This theme, therefore, would provide students with opportunities to study photography, sculpture, architecture, etc. Research the background information on the Southern and the Northern Renaissance of the fifteenth century. For example, the southern artists looked to classical works for inspiration while the northern artists looked to nature.