Hispanic Artists

Introduction

"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone." - Pablo Picasso

"I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best." - Frida Kahlo

"Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings." -Salvador Dalí

"As an artist I have always tried to be faithful to my vision of life, and I have frequently been in conflict with those who wanted me to paint not what I saw but what they wished me to see." - Diego Rivera

"The richness of an artist is the fusion of influences that have shaped his life and work." - Fernando Botero

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Welcome to Srta. Galvin's Webquest for hispanic artists. Throughout this activity you will be able to:

  • understand articles about a work of art

  • identify some biographical and background information from news media, as well as headlines and current happenings.

  • explain the similarities and differences between my culture and that of a Hispanophone region with regards to styles of art

This is an opportunity for you to see how hispanic art has shaped and embraced society as history happened. I think I've picked relatively relatable and visually interesting pieces and artists for you to research! Have fun with this!

Work HARD, work HONESTLY, and don't be afraid to ASK QUESTIONS!!! ¡Buena suerte!

                                                                                                                                            -Srta. G =)

Task

Tarea Uno

Obtiene información básica sobre el artista (año de nacimiento/muerte (si aplicable), familia, educación, etc.). También, hace una lista de sus inspiraciones para el arte, personas influyentes en sus vidas, y cómo sus obras afecta la sociedad/el mundo.

Tarea Dos

Investiga obras famosas por cada artista (1-2 obras por artista), y escribe una descripción de cada obra que incluye su opinión personal sobre todas las obras.

Tarea Tres

Colecciona varias información sobre cada artista que dijo unos críticos (tienes que incluir DOS críticos por artista). ¿Estás de acuerdo con estas críticas? ¿Por qué o por qué no? 

Process

Usa los sitios siguientes o libros acreditados en la biblioteca para completar cada tarea. Todos los sitios en esta página son recursos válidos y acreditados; sin embargo, usa la discresión en tu decisión de cuáles recursos usar.

¡NO WIKIPEDIA!

(¡Tengo copias de todas las páginas de Wikipedia! >=D )

http://www.pablopicasso.org/before1901.jsp

http://www.theartstory.org/artist-picasso-pablo.htm

http://www.frida-kahlo-foundation.org/

http://www.pbs.org/weta/fridakahlo/life/

http://courses.washington.edu/femart/final_project/wordpress/frida-kahl…

http://www.theartstory.org/artist-dali-salvador.htm

http://www.dalipaintings.net/

http://www.salvadordali.com/art-2/

http://www.diegorivera.org/

http://www.diego-rivera-foundation.org/

http://www.diego-rivera.org/article6-diego-rivera-influences.html

http://www.artnet.com/artists/fernando-botero/

http://seecolombia.travel/blog/2011/03/one-of-colombias-most-popular-ex…

Evaluation

Task 5-4 points 3-2 points 1 point 0 points
Task 1

Students collect at least 5 pieces of background information on each artist, including their inspirations, influential persons, and how the artists impacted society.

 Students collect 3-4 pieces of background information on each artist, and are missing either the artists' inspirations, influential persons, or how the artists impacted society. Students collect 1-2 pieces of background information on each artist, and are missing 2 or more of the following: artists' inspirations, influential persons, and how the artists impacted society.  Students do not collect any pieces of background information on any of the artists, and do not identify the artists' inspirations, influential persons, or how they impacted society.
Task 2

Students research at least 2 famous pieces by each artist and include a description of the piece followed by the students' personal opinion(s).

 Students research 1 famous piece by each artist and only include a description of the piece without the students' personal opinion(s). Students research 1 famous piece by each artist and do not provide descriptions with the students' personal opinion(s). Students do not research famous pieces by each artist or provide descriptions including the students' personal opinion(s).
Task 3

Students collect various information regarding critics who have reviewed each artist. Students research two critics per artist, and explain why they do or do not agree with each critic's review.

 Students research one critic who has reviewed each artist. Students explain why they do or do not agree with each critic's review. Students research one critic who has reviewed each artist, but do not explain why they do or do not agree with each critic's review. Students do not research critics who have reviewed each artist, or provide an explanation as to why they do or do not agree with each critic's review.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have adventured through hispanic art and made it out alive. The tasks you completed required higher-level thinking through the practice of connecting multi-disciplinary information, scanning sources for useful information, and presenting knowledge in multiple formats in another language. You are done! Hopefully all of your assignments are finished and you received an A+++. I ask that you take this time to reflect on what you have learned.

Credits

Teacher Page

Why a webquest? Why study artists and their masterpieces? How is a painting related to literacy in Spanish? 

These may be some of the questions you have been asking while completing your webquest study. Well, I am here to answer them!

  • First, art can be BORING for students, and this type of activity makes it fun (I hope). 
  • More importantly, learning about art is not just about memorizing dates, names, etc. To understand art, you need to understand the literary and historical implications that shaped the styles of each artist. Reading literature helps you understand how the people in that place and time felt, what the ideas surrounding each aspect of history were, and how people viewed society during that era.
  • Expressing your knowledge of something using varied formats only helps you rather than me (more grading). You get to speak in your groups, read information from authentic resources, and write down your findings. Presenting material in multiple formats provides you different areas of expression, as well as multiple opportunities to succeed.