OMG shoes...

1.       What big ideas does your MUMAA artwork contain?

For the piece of art that I thought was inspiring were smooth woven bootys, I can’t remember what their name was exactly. I thought there were inspiring because most anytime I see shoes I think about feet and the movement of feet and that makes me think of our featured artist, Nick Cave.  They were kind of plain in color, but the surface kind of reminds me of a shell of a nut and I thought that was interesting.

2.       How would you utilize the artwork in a “juicy” art lesson?

I’m not sure on the ages of our artist or the amount of time we have to work on our projects, but I was thinking first we could teach them a little about Nick Cave and how he makes his artwork come alive when it is being worn, and ask them questions on what they think Nick Cave does what he does. Kind of like the VTS Mary did for us last Monday, where we let them do all the thinking and there is no right or wrong answers. Then if we have a basic woven structure of a pair of shoes already for the students, they could then weave in different colors of fabrics, beads, yarns, and plants to make their shoes to be inspired by Nick. Then, after all of the shoes are made they can put them shoes on and show all of the movement the shoes have.

3.       Referencing your reading in the Walker text, develop essential questions that your students could investigate that are inspired by the MUMAA art object.

I feel like when the students see these bootys they won’t think that they are very special, because they don’t look to exciting. Why are these shoes in a museum? What do you think it would be like to wear shoes like these? I think these are conversation starters that could get the student to think of the bigger meaning behind these boots.

4.       Develop key artistic concepts connected to the Big Idea content in the work from which students could make meaning and build art-making knowledge.

I feel that the students should know that there needs to been meaning in all the art they do. They shouldn’t just make art because it is a project for a class, but more for them. If you artwork doesn’t connect to you, why do you think other people will think it is wonderful. I am having difficulties in how to actually teach this but I am very eager to learn.

Discussion Board #1 and Janine Antoni

Art education is moving very quickly into the 21^st century with all the technology and new mediums being used. Teaching art to my students is going to be a lot different than when I was in school for a couple reasons. One is when I was in high school we were given projects to do. Rarely, were we shown what artist did this method or who made this type of art first. So coming into college I didn’t have a vast art history background and I feel, I have had to catch up to everyone else because of that. Another difference that I am going to want to change in my classroom that I didn’t o in high school is to get my students to use more of their imaginations. When I was in high school mostly all we did was mimic a picture we found off the internet. This was nice an easy, but I wasn’t very expressive as I wish I would have been. I tried to make everything perfect and look just like the picture but if someone would ask me, which no one ever did, why I made what I made, the answer would be because I like the picture or I just felt like it. There wasn’t a lot of meaning behind my work. Now that I am at Mizzou, I am struggling to explain the meaning behind my work. Now looking back, I wish I would have had more practice with explaining my concepts and the “Big Idea” of my work.

                When looking at Janine in Art21 and reading about her work I thought it was very interesting that she used her body a lot as her tools. I also thought it was interesting was her huge array of materials she used.  For my lesson I would show the students her Art21 video and ask them while they are watching to write down all the different materials she was using and why she might be using that specific item. After they have looked at all of her nontraditional materials and symbolism I would have them pick 2 to 3 everyday items that they use and have them make a sculpture with that item. While working on their sculpture I’d want them to think about both the process and the piece when it is finished. This way the students are learning about Janine Antoni, and taking how she does her art and applying it to their works.