Environmental Art and Photography
Watch the documentary below, which will walk you through Andy Goldsworthy's creative process. It is broken up into two separate parts if you need to take a break in between.
Google Drive: (2pts)
Create a new folder in your Google Drive called "Environment." Add a Google Doc so you can take notes while you are watching, including direct quotes from the artist and your overall response to his environmental artworks and role his photography plays. You should also make note of some of your favorite works. Explain the visual qualities that make them stand out to you.
Classroom Forum: (3pts)
Create a new post titled "Week 9: Rivers and Tides." Copy and paste one of the quotes that stood out to you from your notes. Also find an image online of one of your favorite works you watched him create in this documentary then copy and paste your response. Expand on your writing to ensure you are referencing specific Elements and Principles of Design.
Now it's time to get out into nature and create your own environmental art! You can collect leaves, bark, sticks, mud, flowers, stones, feathers, sand, light, reflections, shadows, and more. Plan out your design in advance. Consider the elements and principles of design that are going to make your environmental art have a strong visual impact. Take your time and make it elaborate! You can even try out new materials and a new arrangement each day. If for some reason you can't get outside, then improvise with any materials in your immediate environment.
Google Drive: (2pts)
Document your creative process with several short videos while you're creating each environmental artwork. Take some final photographs of your creations and even revisit each day to document how it changes over time. Upload all of your images and videos into separate dated folders within the "Environment" folder.
Classroom Forum: (3pts)
Select at least one video and a corresponding image to share with the class. Create a new post titled, "Week 9: Environmental Art" Take time to review your classmates' submissions and respond to one or more of their creations. Be specific and explain what aspects of their work you admire the most.
Questions?
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Dear photographers,
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Hello Ms. Fisher, I was wondering how many videos do you want us to take. Thank you, Maeve
Hi Helen, I recommend that you go out at least twice this week to work on an environmental artwork. You can keep building upon a single work or start fresh each time.
Hi Ms. Fisher! I was wondering how many of these art creations should we photograph? And you also say to take some pictures every day... but mine flew away in the wind... does that mean I have to make more creations?
Hi Sabrina,
Yes, you can write about a different image that you find online. Much of his work is very similar to what you saw in the documentary. Just be sure it is a legitimate work of art by Andy Goldsworthy.
Your post does need to include a direct quote that you pull from your notes. The response you give should reference an aspect of his creative process that you witnessed in the documentary.