A work of Art is the expression of a man's whole personality, sensibility and ability.
Shinichi Suzuki
Hi,
I'm Sophie Keburia. Art Critic. Neither young, nor old. I teach Visual Arts at school. It's an amasing experience for me after lecturing at the Tbilisi State University, Art History Department. With kids I feel myself always fresh. When I see results of my efforts, it gives me new breath, new inspiration, new ideas. It makes me happy. So, my two teenager children - Giorgi and Nina are lucky to have a lucky mother.
My favourite contemporary georgian artists are Goudji Amashukeli: http://www.goudji.com/
ReplyDeleteand Tamar Kvesitadze, who hasn't her web-site but one can see her works on Youtube. Watch and enjoy!
I'm lucky to teach in the International School of Georgia "New School" - the first IB school in Georgia. for further information about school:
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About IBO:
http://ibo.org/
I was lucky to be born in Georgia. God knew I could never be so happy in other place. Have you been here? If not, hurry up!
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http://www.info-tbilisi.com/
I decided to use my blog to fix my answers on questions about Art. It's nesessary to do before you ask students' to find answers on them. My each next post will be reflection on these issues.
ReplyDeleteATL related questions:
• What can the arts tell me about the world?
• What does learning in the arts mean?
• What skills are specific to the arts?
• What does it mean to be artistic?
• What does it mean to have ingenuity?
• How do we evaluate art?
• How do I evaluate my work? – The work of others?
– In what way does evaluating the work of others help their work or my work?
• What is the value of reflection when creating artwork?
• How does learning through the arts help me with learning in other subjects?
• What skills and knowledge can I take from other subjects and use in my art or my learning in art?
• What skills can I use to organize my artwork?
– What have I learned in other subjects that can help?
• How do I reflect on my work?
• How does reflection help me?
• In what ways can the developmental workbook be used as an approach to learning about art?
• What will I do to improve a specific skill?
• How do I plan and organize my work effectively?
• How will I use what I have learned in art in other subjects?
Community and Service:
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• What use is art in the community and for the community?
• Do communities need art?
• Does a community shape art?
• How can art be used to help a community and individuals?
• To what extent do people and communities change through art experiences?
• How are artists viewed by the community?
• How are communities viewed by artists?
• What have I learned about art and the community?
• What would the world be like without art?
• How can I improve my community through art?
• In what way could my community be improved by art?
Health and Social Education:
ReplyDelete• How do the arts communicate emotion?
• What does art have to say about life, joy and suffering?
• Does art help us to make sense of joy, suffering, society and societies? In what way?
• How does art impact on society? On individuals? On me?
– How does art communicate the health of a society and nation?
– How are artists viewed by society?
– Is art a luxury or a necessity?
• Can the arts be used to influence people?
– How can an individual’s behaviour be influenced by art?
– How does gender affect art and perceptions of art?
• To what extent do people change through art experiences?
• In what way does art allow me to express myself?
• How can I use art to look after myself and others?
• Can I create a work to communicate with others?
• What behaviours or attitudes will I seek to change in myself through what I have learned in art?
Environments:
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• What power do artists have today to communicate environmental issues to the world?
• In what way(s) do artists use the natural world for inspiration?
• In what way does the environment affect people as artists?
• In what way does (the) environment affect art?
• In what way does art affect the environment?
Can art – change an environment?
– How is art different in different geographical locations?
• How do I decide on the environment in which to present my art?
• How can my art impact on the school environment?
• What realistic changes can I make that will impact positively on my environments?
• What do I want to change?
Human Ingenuity:
ReplyDelete• What is art?
• How can art initiate change?
• What would the world be like without art?
• In what way(s) has humankind developed art?
• In what way has art influenced knowledge?
• In what way has knowledge influenced art?
• How has art evolved over time?
• Who are the art pioneers in my time? What makes them pioneers?
• To what extent do people change through art experiences?
• When does a person become an artist? What makes a person an artist?
• How important are the arts for personal development?
• How important a role do the arts play in human communication?
• Can art be unethical?
• How have my own views of art changed with regard to different reasons?
• How is art developing in my time and culture?
• What can I create in response to personal ideas or feelings?
What can the arts tell me about the world?
ReplyDeleteArts tell, but one should be able to hear. This ability is the main skill I want to teach my students. It depends on person - how much he/she may "hear" and understand.
Art shows me whole world in its diversity. There are so many things in Art that are dear to me, that nurse my soul... Maybe because I'm both Asian and European (due to the location of Georgia). So, equally nourishe me Ishtar Gate and Santa Maria del Fiore.
Besides emotional side, Art tells me much about unique ways of thinking, feeling and transferring.
Secret. Despite artwork is open to us, it always hides something that the WORLD CHIEF ART CRITIC should never reveal. Secrets excite. Anyone can see or hear whatever he/she will be able to do according to his/her cultural background.
Jawaharlal Nehru said:
ReplyDelete"The art of a people is a true mirror to their minds". It may be true for people but concerning persons... We all have different sight (view defined by our background), so we see different things in that mirror!
We see different things in the mirror and noone sees everything.
ReplyDeleteWhat does learning in the Arts mean?
ReplyDeleteLearning means much. Learning means that one can paint in any chosen way. It's a great achievement if it's enough for you. I knew one guy who had no talent at all but he learned and learned and learned, he trained himself endlessly and as a result, he could imitate nature perfectly. He could paint any style but he could merely repeat creations of others and noone could feel a person behind his artworks. They said nothing. There was no energy and passion in his works. So, one can learn Art, develop art skills but to become an artist one needs talent and devotion.
I would also suggest a web-site:
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Try it!
Your job will become easier if you visit:
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It'a great resourse!