Students will investigate the complex relationship
between human and machine. Students will be
asked to evaluate where the source of value and
self worth is derived from.
Students are encouraged to explore the notion of
power and position as it is represented in Etrog’s
machine-like images of King and Queen. Students
will be asked to evaluate and re-evaluate the
interplay of power and position in their learning
environment and their own lives.
In this lesson students are encouraged to explore
the disconnect between heart, mind and body in
our society. As demonstrated in the Walking
Figures sculptures, individuals use their bodies to
transport themselves through the environment
without necessarily connecting their mind or heart to the
experience.
With the placement of these sculptures adjacent to a busy rapid
transit station, it allows the viewer an excellent opportunity to note
this disconnect of heart, mind, and body in real life.
In this lesson students are encouraged to explore how
Javier Marín’s giant artistic heads- a Head of Cordoba,
Vainilla, and Chiapas, can represent the multiple
perspectives that human beings can bring towards a
subject- be it history or art.
In this lesson students are encouraged to explore
forms and structures of communication and learning.
The act of coming together and assembling people
to discuss business, social or other purposes occurs
frequently. These arrangements can range from the most formalist
of meetings, incorporating structured rules, to an exchange of ideas
over a cup of tea and biscuits. The circle formation and equanimity
of the figures is particularly prominent.
In this lesson students will investigate connections
between political or social commentary and public art.
What is the BIG IDEA about "Miss Mao"? [View Video]
In this piece the artist uses materials to create
different shapes and forms. Referencing the
artists work, math teachers have created curriculum
challenges that incorporates art and calculation.