impressionismwebquest

Impressionism WebQuest

The Process

View Ms. Benoit's Impressionism Slide Show for an introduction to Impressionism and an overview of your first project.

Visit the assigned websites to gather information.

Use the following to take notes:

             Impressionist and Post Impressionist Artist Worksheet
             Color Vocabulary Worksheet�
             Characteristics of Impressionism Worksheet

There are 4 assignments in this Unit:

1. Create a 3 page PowerPoint presentation to demonstrate knowledge of Impressionism, color mixing and the work of Post Impressionist Georges Seurat. One slide in the presentation will be your own virtual painting done in Microsoft Paint.
2. Evaluate and provide feedback on the presentations of your peers using the given rubric.
3. Take a short essay quiz on the Characteristics of Impressionism.
4. Take an online multiple choice quiz on Impressionism, Impressionist and Post Impressionist artists and color vocabulary.

Introduction

Welcome to Ms. Benoit's Impressionism WebQuest.

This will be used as a study of Impressionism and an introduction to color vocabulary.

Impressionism started in the 1860's in Paris, France.

Before Impressionism, artists painted portraits and religious or historical themes. They were commissioned by the church or by wealthy families. The paintings were very realistic and included mostly subdued colors.

The Impressionists were a radical change to traditional art.

For the first time, artists painted for enjoyment, not commission. Because artists were not accountable to anyone paying them, they painted whatever they wanted. Art became accessible to the common people. Artists went outdoors and painted landscapes. They painted children and adults participating in everyday work and play activities. They painted with wide brushstrokes and lots of bright colors. They showed changing weather and lighting conditions.

These artists were so radical for their time, their paintings were not accepted for display into a traditional gallery called the Salon. They were banned from the Salon, so Impressionists started their own gallery called the Salon de Refuses. In French, that roughly translates to "room of trash".

Impressionist artists have since gained acceptance and popularity and opened the doors for many creative modern artistic styles.

The Task

1. Learn the basic characteristics of Impressionism.
2. Go to assigned web sites to view paintings by Impressionist painters.
3. Learn basic color vocabulary.
4. Understand how the Impressionist painters used color theory in their work.
5. Identify and discuss paintings by Edwouard Manet, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Auguste Renoir, Vincent Van Gogh and Georges Seurat.
6. Create your own painting using Microsoft Paint in the style of the Impressionists.

Resources


            http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/play/color1/color1.html

Follow Carmine to learn about basic color. This is a bit juvenile but fun.


         http://www.homestore.com/HomeGarden/decorate/colr/default.asp?.poe=homestore

Learn color vocabulary here. Click in the color topics in the left toolbar.

             http://www.impressionism.org

Click on this button to get a guided tour.

             http://art.koti.com.pl/index_en.html

Impressionism - Gardens of the Sunlight

            http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/theme/impressionnisme.html

             http://www.mystudios.com/manet/wow.html

Visit the Webmuseum in Paris. View the artists biographies and examples of their work.

             http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/cassatt/

             http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/monet/

These are past exhibits at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. You can still view them in the online museum.

Evaluation

Click here for the PowerPoint Presentation Rubric.

Conclusion

You have learned about a valuable time in Art History.

You understand Impressionism and can recognize many Impressionist artists.

You can use this knowledge and apply your knowledge of color mixing and color vocabulary in your artwork.

You have improved as an artist.

This WebQuest satisfies the following Objectives from the Massachusetts Arts Curriculum Frameworks:

             Students will aquire and apply essential skills and literacy unique to each art form.
             Students will use analytical and critical thinking to respond to works of art.
             Students will investigate the cultural and historical contexts of the arts.
             Students will use technology to create, perform and conduct research in the arts.

This WebQuest is appropriate for Grades 9 - 12.

This WebQuest created by:

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Created Summer, 2001
Last updated January 3, 2005