Standard #4: Cultural connections
- Know and compare the characteristics of artworks in various eras & cultures.
- Describe & place a variety of art objects in historical and cultural contexts.
- Analyze, describe and demonstrate how factors of time and place (such as climate, resources, ideas & technology) influence visual characteristics that give meaning and value to a work of art.
I did my project on Robert Smithson, an earth artist, sculptor, and Abstract Expressionist from the 60's. I learned that he had nothing to do with referencing Environmental issues and that he was also a great art critic. My takeaway from this is that art, for those concerned, is not an indoor activity. This is Spiral Jetty, one of his most famous earthworks.
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