Adirondack Curriculum
Project
NYS Content Area Standard
The Arts 4. Understanding the cultural contributions of the arts
CDOS
ELA
Health, PE, Home & Careers
LOTE
MST
Social Studies
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Title: The Living Landscape (related to A Year in the
Life of
the VIC)
Grade Level: 7-12th
Author: Sandra Hildreth, ACP
Email: shildreth@roadrunner.com
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Adirondack Curriculum Content Area
_X__ Natural History
___ Human History
_X__ Culture & the Arts
___ Government & Civics
___ Economy
___ Health, Recreation & Life Skills |
Investigative Question or Issue: Has the Adirondack
landscape
been used as subject matter by artists for political, economic, or
aesthetic reasons? Other?
Challenge: Use the Adirondack environment as the subject
of your own artwork. Complete an "Artist's Statement" to explain your
motivation.
A.)
Explore the Adirondack paintings created by artist's like Thomas Cole,
Frederic Church, Alfred Tait, Winslow Homer, and Rockwell Kent. Examine
the early Adirondack photos of Seneca Ray Stoddard.
B.) Look at the work of some contemporary artists and photographer's
who use the Adirondack's as subject matter, especially local artists.
Either through research or by actually contacting the artists, find out
what motivates them. Why do they choose the Adirondacks as their
subject matter.
C.) Discuss or reflect upon artists' decisions to create paintings or
photographs about the Adirondacks. Are there political, economic, or
aesthetic reasons behind the decision? Visit the exhbit: "The Living
Landscape: A Year in the Life of the VIC" or any other appropriate
exhibit.
D.) Use the Adirondacks as subject matter for your own artwork. When
work is completed, include a statement with it, for display purposes,
about your motivation and what you feel your work is communicating.
Artist Resource Links:
Artcyclopedia - look up artists by name or style: http://artcyclopedia.com/
Seneca Ray Stoddard: http://www.chapmanmuseum.org/seneca_ray_stoddard.htm
Tim Fortune: http://www.fortunestudio.com
Sandra Hildreth: http://SandraHildreth.com
Nathan Farb: http://www.birchbark.com/farb/
Barry Lobdell: http://www.barrylobdell.com/
John Hudson: http://www.adirondackstudio.com/oils.htm
Bob Grabowski: http://members.tripod.com/adkbg/id18.htm
John Radigan: http://www.adklight.com/index.htm
Matthew Burnett: http://www.mattburnettpaintings.com/
Sheri Amsel: http://www.adirondackillustrator.com
Gary Randorf: http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/randorf/randorf.php
Carl Heilman: http://www.carlheilman.com/
Adirondack Art Gallery: http://www.adirondackartgallery.com/index.html
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Quality Standards:
A.)
Complete some kind of research on historic artwork or photographs of
the Adirondack region, using books and/or the internet. Identify
reasons for the selection of the subject matter. (Individual
teacher-determined requirements).
B.) Investigate contemporary artwork or photographs of the Adirondack
region, using the web site links provided, or other local arts
resources. (Individual teacher-determined requirements; contacting a
local artist directly could be an excellent way of identifying their
reasons for selecting the Adirondacks as subject matter).
C.) Participate in gallery and art activities at the Paul Smiths VIC,
in connection with the exhibit: "A Year in the Life of the VIC: The
Living Landscape". (Or any other appropriate exhibit).
D). Create own artwork or photos (teachers may determine size, media,
etc.); Help create a group exhibit of Adirondack inspired art; Include
a personal statement about your motivation for using the Adirondacks as
subject matter.
E.) BONUS: Design posters or invitations for the exhibit.
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Adapted for the Adirondack
Curriculum Project from
the work of Education By Design TM and Leading EDGE, LLC
©ACP 2002
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