Students will begin to understand how the arts might transmit or question cultural values and norms. They will explore the changes that result from new ideas and technology on societies, cultures and the arts. The students will discover that the arts and artists play a significant role in human interactions, expressions and daily life. This mini-unit encourages students to become aware of the connections between visual art and daily life. They can see that many artists choose their subject matter from what they see around them.
Students can also see that visual art is present in their own community.
Citations appear in full in the bibliography, alphabetized by title. Find examples of each of the different concepts in reproductions of artists' works which have been displayed around the room. Create the illusion of perspective on a two-dimensional surface by arranging the collected objects according to size. The larger the object, the closer it is to the viewer. Make a drawing of these objects in this formation.