Art Appreciation Points of Discussion
Excerpted from How Artists See Play by Colleen Carroll.
Imagination: The Reluctant Dragon, by Maxfield Parrish.
Using your imagination, you can go anywhere you want to go, even to faraway lands where dragons live. Here a young boy and a dragon sit quietly on a stony hill, staring at each other.
Look at the expressions on their faces. What do you think each is thinking about the other?
The title of this picture is The Reluctant Dragon. The word reluctant means unwilling or hesitant. Why do you think this dragon is reluctant?
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How Artists See Play: Sports Games Toys Imagination
by: Colleen Carroll
In How Artists See Play, Carroll chooses works that include elements of human play: toys, sports, and imagination. She then asks questions about the works that encourage viewers to locate the answers by looking, thinking, and doing. For The Discus Thrower, for example, she suggests imitating the athlete's pose, to see which muscles are used. Brief biographies of the artists and facts about the art are thoughtfully included at the end of the book. The numerous reproductions are large and clear, with a range of artists represented (Chagall, Rockwell, Calder, Lawrence, Manet, etc.) as well as a range of styles (Japanese, Egyptian, Native American, and more).
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► Drama Acting and making costumes.
► Drawing Charcoal, Crayons, Pastels, Pencils.
► Early Childhood Education Themed daycare activities for preschoolers.
► Folk Art Traditional and funky.
► Multicultural Art Australia, Asia, Africa, North America, Mexico & more.
► Painting Acrylic, oil, tempera and watercolour.
► Printmaking Stamping, stencils and prints.
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