1. Art

2. What is art?
• How would you describe what art is to an
alien that just came down to Earth and never
heard of it before?
• “The application of human creative skill and
imagination, typically in a visual form such as
painting or sculpture”

3. Art is Very Subjective
• In terms of whether something is art.
• In terms of whether people like the art.

4. Is this Art?

5. Is this Art?

7. Famous Artists
• Pablo Picasso
Spanish

8. Famous Artists
• Vincent van Gogh
Dutch

10. Famous Artists
• Claude Monet
Water Lilies
French

12. Cave Paintings
*Could be 40,000 years old!

13. • What does very old Chinese art look like?
• Is it paintings?
• Is it sculptures?
• What are the subjects?

14. Different Forms of Visual Art
• Painting
• Drawing
• Sculpture
• Pottery
• Photography
• Fashion
• Graphic Design on
Computers
• Street art

15. Useful Terms to Describe Art
• Abstract
• Canvas
• Brush
• Caricature
• Collage
• Mural
• Pop Art
• Portrait, Self-Portrait

16. • Surrealism

17. So what do you think of this..?
What do you think its trying to say?
How does it make you feel?

18. What do you think of this..?
How do you like this
one?
What does it make
you think of?
What do you think is
happening?

19. Art Gallery
• Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)- New York City

20. Graffiti
Spray Paint

21. Aboriginal Art
Totem Pole

22. Origami

23. Activity!!!
• Pretend you are a famous artist and you are
making a collection of 2 drawings for an art show.
• You must make 2 drawings and then explain them
to the class. Explain the meaning behind them
and why you chose to draw them.
• The 2 drawings can have a similar theme or can
be completely separate. You decide, it’s your art!