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- Analyzing the Elements of Art: Four Ways to Think About Value
From the New York Times Learning Center to help students make connections between formal art instruction and our daily visual culture. - Analyzing the Elements of Art: Six Ways to Think About Shape
From the New York Times Learning Center to help students make connections between formal art instruction and our daily visual culture. - Analyzing the Elements of Art | Five Ways to Think About Color
From the New York Times Learning Center to help students make connections between formal art instruction and our daily visual culture. - Analyzing the Elements of Art | Five Ways to Think About Line
From the New York Times Learning Center to help students make connections between formal art instruction and our daily visual culture. - Analyzing the Elements of Art | Five Ways to Think About Space
From the New York Times Learning Center to help students make connections between formal art instruction and our daily visual culture. - Analyzing the Elements of Art | Four Ways to Think About Form
From the New York Times Learning Center to help students make connections between formal art instruction and our daily visual culture. - Analyzing the Elements of Art | Seven Ways to Think About Texture
From the New York Times Learning Center to help students make connections between formal art instruction and our daily visual culture. - Art 21 - Explore Artists
Find information about the life and works of contemporary artists. - Art 21 - Explore Films
Explore all seven seasons of the program "Art in the Twenty-First Century." - Art Appreciation, Art Criticism, and the IB Diploma and Common Core
This article seeks to answer the question "Why is Art Appreciation and Art Criticism important?" - Art Appreciation - Art Factory
Art Appreciation is the knowledge and understanding of the universal and timeless qualities that identify all great art. The more you appreciate and understand the art of different eras, movements, styles and techniques, the better you can develop, evaluate and improve your own artwork. There are some ads on this site, but it is offers useful information. - Art Evaluation - How to Appreciate Art?
A description of a very useful set of steps for appreciating and evaluating art. - Art History Resources
Lots of links about art history organized by era and geography. - Image Comparisons - The Art Story
This section of The Art Story website takes a different approach to learning about art. The modern artists we discuss here are analyzed using comparisons to famous artworks by classical artists to point out the exact, modern, achievements. - MoMA Learning
MoMA Learning is your destination for tools and strategies for engaging with modern and contemporary art. Download and customize slideshows, worksheets, and other resources for use in the classroom or for independent study. - Tools for understanding art - Khan Academy
Discover the elements of art as seen in such masterpieces as The Dream of Pope Sergius by van der Weyden and others.
Useful Resources
1. Marcus du Sautoy TED talk about universal symmetry in nature.
2. Excellent Maths Illuminated unit on symmetry
3. Article about Pollock’s fractals in art.
4. Short BBC documentary looking at Escher’s maths through art.
- Kinder Art
- CIA World Fact Book - The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
- CBBC - News articles and articles on various subjects and topics, quizzes, games, clips and downloads.
- Primary resources.co.uk - Subject specific worksheets and activities listed under different topics.
- Activity village.co.uk - Colouring pages, kids crafts, home school resources, puzzles, printables, jigsaws, sudoku and other activities for kids.
1. Marcus du Sautoy TED talk about universal symmetry in nature.
2. Excellent Maths Illuminated unit on symmetry
3. Article about Pollock’s fractals in art.
4. Short BBC documentary looking at Escher’s maths through art.