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Research Topics |
mixed media |
| Mixed Media Define mixed media. | ||
| First, identify 3 artists who lived in the first half of the century (1900-1950) whose piece inany medium you like and describe a work by each that you like. Include the kind of artwork you have selected. | ||
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Identify the medium and scroll to the exploration of that art form. |
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| When the artist was born and when this artist died. Where the artist was born. How the artist learned to work at his/her art. Subjects the artist explored Where/how did this artist get ideas? Where/how can we see this work? Describe two other important historical events that went on during this artist’s lifetime. |
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| Secondly, Identify 6 works using more than one art form. Use glossary Links for assistance |
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Then, select an artist living today who work has mixed more than one medium. In planning to interview/visit this artist in his/her workplace or studio think about questions you think you would like to ask. You might start by looking carefully at the workplace and describing it as if you were a newspaper reporter. Some questions may occur to you, but you might start with some like the following. |
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| How did this artist learn how to work at his/her art? Does he/she always use the same materials? Why? Why not? How have materials changed over the years? Do some artists use more than one medium in a single work of art? i.e. photography and paint, ceramics and photography Construct other questions you would like to ask this artist |
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