Discover art that captures your attention — and share why!

Assignment

Start with your interests, and work outward to discover art that is interesting to you. Remember that this is not about having good taste, or right or wrong answers, but rather, close-looking and spending time.

On Instagram, try following art publications and institutions like @artsy, @diaartfoundation, and @hyperallgeric.

Go local. Many towns have galleries featuring local artists, or host markets and craft fairs to showcase talent. Colleges often put on great art shows as well.

Browse museums and exhibitions online, like the Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art. You can also explore Google Arts and Culture. Or, explore The Art Genome Project to browse more than 1,000 categories of art, from Surrealism to Large-Scale Sculpture.

Then, use your Project Workspace to explore and share.

What type of art is it?
What did you discover about the work using formal analysis? What more did you find out using contextual analysis?
Which guiding questions were most helpful?

Remember too that if you encounter something that’s challenging, that you don’t immediately connect with, you can still use these tools to look more closely and try to understand the work.

Class Resources

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Creative Writing for All: A 10-Day Journaling Challenge — Write about your experience with finding and engaging with works of art.

Drawing on Everything: Discovering Your Creative Voice — Try your own hand at a range of visual exercises with acclaimed visual artist Shantell Martin.

Cynthia Citra Chandra

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