Aesthetics of Art Teaching Resources

Concept of Art - Values in Art - The Art World - Aesthetic Experience - Metacriticism - Artistic Expression

What is Aesthetics?

“A group of concepts for understanding the nature of art.” - E. Louis Lankford


 

Vivid Case Scenario - Art or Science?

Grade - High School


Below is an informational PowerPoint and worksheet created for an asynchronous lesson. Students will explore aesthetic topics such as the concept of art, values in art, and artistic expression through contemporary artist Sam Van Aken and his Tree of 40 Fruit.



Below is the corresponding worksheet. Students are asked to use evidence provided in the PowerPoint to support their answers. Students will answer 3 major concepts of aesthetics of art, concept of art, values in art and artistic expression.


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Vivid Case Scenario - Maintenance as Art?

Grade - High School


Students will be faced with the aesthetic concepts such as the concept of art, values in art, and artistic expression. Below are images accompanied of a performance piece by renown performance artist Mirele Laderman Ukeles. Students are asked to look over the provided images and read through the presented vivid case scenario in order to answer a series of aesthetic based questions.


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