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Art Unit Paper 1

This document discusses how artmaking can help students develop and express their self-identity. It argues that having students focus on a "big idea", like identity, gives them direction in creating artwork that relates to their own lives. The document describes an art assignment where students take photos of objects and spaces that reflect their interests, which helps reveal aspects of their identity. Developing self-expression through art allows students to make sense of their own experiences and place in the world.

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Art Unit Paper 1

This document discusses how artmaking can help students develop and express their self-identity. It argues that having students focus on a "big idea", like identity, gives them direction in creating artwork that relates to their own lives. The document describes an art assignment where students take photos of objects and spaces that reflect their interests, which helps reveal aspects of their identity. Developing self-expression through art allows students to make sense of their own experiences and place in the world.

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Katie

Flowers
Art 133
Dr. Ward
10 September 2015

Art making is an expression of ideas that relates to a persons life and the

lives of others. Big ideas help students gain an approach on how they will express

themselves through their artwork. It gives students a direction in development on

what the artwork is aiming towards. Developing a big idea should be broad enough

for every student to understand. It is important that the student can personally

relate to the idea that is at hand. (Walker, 2001) Many examples of big ideas may

include, life and death, power, or self-identity. Though there are many big ideas to

start students in an art making direction, the big idea for this paper is identity and

how to let students find their own identity through art.

Developing an expression for self-identity can be to present art as a part of

students lives. According to Parsons (2004), The goal for students through their

learning to construct a consistent picture of their world and their place in it,

especially by making sense of their own experience and life- world. (pg. 11) Like in

the studio that is expressed for class this week, the students need to take pictures of

objects, wall space, and identity. By giving students the free will to take pictures of

what they choose, it begins to show students interests, which soon turns into the

identity of who and what the student is. Depending on the pictures chosen, it beings

to give and show students their self-identity.


Walker, S. (2001). Big Ideas and Artmaking. In Teaching meaning in artmaking (pp.
2-5). Worcester, Mass.: Davis Publications.
Parsons, M. (2004). A Renewed Intrest in Integrated Curriculum. In Art and
Integrated Curriculum (p. 11). Ohio.

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