Please visit the Columbia Museum of Art web site. http://www.columbiamuseum.org/ and select the art tab at the top. You will then go to the Collection in Public Spaces. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the YouTube video on the installation of the Chihuly Chandelier and plus the video on An Artist's Eye: A Journey through Modern and Contemporary Art. Both videos are not over 4 minutes.
How might this be a resource for your art classroom?
For my students, showing them anything about the work in and of a museum is educational. Now that our district allows teachers access to youtube, this will give me additional resources from which to pull.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed listening to how the artist helped to choose the artworks for the gallery show - it's always interesting to find out the criteria for which works are chosen.
I feel that showing students art in a real world setting has greater impact on them. They are more likely to take more interest in works they see personally rather than those they only get to see in books. So although a video is not the same as actually viewing the work in person, it is the next best thing.
ReplyDeleteYouTube is also very popular with the age group I work with, so viewing art in this way is more relatable to them.
With all the budget cuts taking students on a field trip to a museum, even across town, is not possible now. These videos would be good resources to show the students. Youtube is no longer blocked by our district so now this would be available to view. There would be numerous concepts that could lead to further individual research by the students. I am glad to know this resource is available to us. Sometimes it is frustrating to not be able to take museum trips so this is very helpful!
ReplyDeleteI actually have a few videos of art being created in fast motion, so I'm going to grab the Chihuly video off of kickyoutube (if you don't know what that is, it's a great tool). The video is a good resource because it shows the process for reassembling one of his pieces. The students will get a view of the steel frame underneath that supports the glass, and will realize that the sculptor, despite the spontaneous appearance of the piece, had a very deliberate plan regarding how the piece should look. It could be fodder for class conversations on multiple topics such as the importance of planning large scale pieces, controlled spontaneity of an artist's work, and of course, unity and style.
ReplyDeleteThe Journey through Modern and Contemporary art would be a great video to show to my students before and after they enter their work in one of the many art shows/competitions. I have been photographing the winning pieces of the shows for a few years so my students can get an idea of what their peers are doing, and to show what it takes to hang with the best. This video is great support for this. He went through the collection of high quality art, narrowed it down to 250, then narrowed that down to 75. He, and the judges of high school art competitions/shows, look at a large collection of art, narrow it down to a pool of exceptional pieces, and select the winners using their opinions as the driving force. We all know rubrics are a great way to grade work - making it as "data" driven as possible. Two pieces, well crafted, side by side, fitting all the selection/judging competition can both be very different in terms of emotional content and the "soul" of the piece. I could then assemble all of the "high rubric scoring" artwork of the students and have them narrow the contest/show candidates down to the 20 pieces that we are allowed to enter. It would give them an idea of how difficult it is for us to choose pieces, and help them appreciate this guy's job as well.
I am interested in kickyoutube, Dayton. You and I both work for the same county and I need to know how to get around their blocks because videos are so important to our instruction. This is a digital media culture, its pop culture in a way and its a great resource for the kids - it keeps them engaged, interested, sparked and motivated. Having a museum background its natural for me to use museums as an educational tool in my lessons. Field trips are getting harder and harder to take. But in addition to that, Dayton brings up a great point as he describes the installation of Chihuly's piece and the process for choosing artwork that is part of the Artist's Eye exhibit - you can't get that experience through a visit to the museum and important lessons are being taught through the videos. Both offer unique perspectives (figuratively and literally) that I think jump start thought processes and give the students more to consider when creating their own work, and evaluating the work of others.
ReplyDeleteI think that the videos are a wonderful resource for the classroom. The you tube videos will allow us teachers to chow our students great information without the expense of a field trip. I also think it's great because we can use similar museum resources from other resources.
ReplyDeleteI also think it would be a nice homework assignment for students, where students can watch different videos and then come and report what they have learned to the class as an activity.
I have already used the Chihuly vides to introduce a sculpture lesoon to by Art 5 sculpture students. They were amazed, and I could tell seeing it broken apart gave them a more inspiring start to their Chihuly inspired plastic sculptures.
ReplyDeleteThe eye of an artist is a fun way to see the process that a curator goes through in choosing and displaying the art works for a gallery showing. Most students have never thought about what is involved in this process. The video lets them see it.
ReplyDeleteThe Chihuly video is great for showing the amount of team work, planning and energy involved in putting an installation together even after the pieces have been created. There are other videos on line that show the collaborative efforts that go into the creation of each piece of glass applied to the final sculpture.
I like anything that shows my students the process involved in making an artwork. They expect “instant art” after their elementary school indoctrination and I want them to see goal setting, thinking, planning, and process. There is such a large amount of material available on YouTube and a lot of it is un-orthodox and good for punching holes in the closed mindset that is so prevalent among my middle schoolers. For example, I used one of a Japanese man playing on an ocarina made from a piece of broccoli to get my students interested in making clay whistles. You can’t watch the thing and keep a straight face. It’s a good idea to save any videos you really like as you never know when the thought police will try to deny you access to them. Thanks Dayton for the kickyoutube link. I’ve tried others with varying degrees of success. I’m eager to see how that works.
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