Fifth graders are learning about the various components of artist statements and developing their own to be paired with their first project! Here are some of the driving questions that we asked ourselves to get us started...
- Title of the Piece – this alone helps the viewer understand the subject or makes him/her think about the work in a different way
- Why do you like to make art?
- What did I do? (Describe the artwork, including the medium, subject matter, and inspiration.)
- My artwork was inspired by whom or what?
- What happened along the way? (Did anything interesting or unusual happen? Did I solve any problems in the process? Did I change my approach to doing the project? etc.)
- Did the project turn out how I expected? Why or why not?
- What did I learn through the art project?
- What would I do differently next time?
- Why is this piece important to me?
- Use the elements and principles of design to describe your work.
- Do you know anyone else who uses this technique? medium? style? subject?