Introduction
Beauty can be found in setting whether you are in nature or in a city. Art can be found in any setting it just depends on the viewers perspective and outlook. Some people might find nature beautiful such as walking through a park or a forested area, others could find walking through large cities full of busy as something beautiful and exciting to look at. Others think that written word is a form of beauty and art in itself. For this WebQuest learning to appreciate the different forms of art and then making a form of art from inspired something found in the world.
Task
For this WebQuest you will be looking and reading about the natural beauty found in the world and humans have created beauty in their own ways whether that is through certain architecture or how cities are created. After researching different surroundings found in the world you will create your own art piece inspired or based off a surrounding of your own choosing.
Indiana State Standard: HS Proficient VA:Cr1.1.Ia Use multiple approaches to begin creative endeavors.
Process
- Think about/brainstorm some ideas of where you can find art in nature in cities/building. If you are struggling to find inspiration go outside and look around at your environment or do some research online or at the library to find out what can inspire you.
- Once you have a specific environment, object, animal, etc. you chose for your inspiration.
- Decide the medium you want to use. This can be anything from a collage, water colors, acrylic pain, pottery. Whatever medium you feel most comfortable with.
- Once you have decided on the inspiration piece and medium. Begin to work on a rough draft of your art piece
- After finishing your rough draft and feel ready begin to work on the final product.
- Make sure to add either on the back of the art piece you created where you got the inspiration from and if it is of another piece of artwork to list the name of the piece and the artist who created it.
- Below are some links to articles and videos to watch or read if you are struggling to find inspiration for your art piece.
- https://www.beepaper.com/blog-finding-inspiration-in-nature/
- https://medium.com/thrive-global/nature-inspires-creativity-66254fe3d537
Evaluation
Assessment:
After completing the WebQuest assignment, you will need to write a summary over the process of creating the piece of art, listing the resources used that gave you inspiration and the research you did for the inspiration. Talk about what this artwork means to you, and the materials you used to create the piece. The summary should be a minimum of half page and no longer than two pages in length. Use MLA format with a works cited page.
Rubric:
| Planning | Inspiration | materials used | Meaning behind the artwork | Research | Formatting | |
| Excellent | Planning was listed in detail in the summary | Inspiration was mentioned and explained why | Materials were listed | Meaning behind the artwork was written in detail and depth | Research was completed and spoken about in the summary | MLA format was correctly used |
| Good | Most of the planning was mentioned but some details were left out | Inspiration was mentioned but did not explain why it was inspiring to them | Some materials were left out | Meaning behind artwork mentioned but not in great detail | Research was mentioned briefly | MLA format was correctly used with some errors |
| Satisfactory | No planning was stated | The inspiration for their artwork was not stated | Materials not listed | Meaning was not listed | No researched listed | MLA format was not used |
Conclusion
Now that we have found the beauty and art in a variety of different surroundings. I hope that you will continue to explore how the world can show you beauty and art in a variety of places and settings. Art can be found anywhere in just depends on the person and their perspective/outlook at the world during that time and place.
Credits
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Created by Sara Dill
Student at ISU
Created October 3, 2021