Artist Research project

Introduction

You will be using this webquest as a guide to help you with your artist research.

Follow each step in this document and you will have enough information for your power point presentation.

On the next page, each # is at least 1 slide in your power point presentation. You may have more than one slide per number but that is up to you.

On the process page there will be websites to use for your research. You should only use those sites to complete your power point.

Task

1. You will make at least 7-10 slides for your presentation about your artist

2. What is your artists' name?

3. 3 interesting facts about your artist

4. What kind of art work does your artist make? Painting? Drawing? Sculpture?

5. What time period is the artist most famous? Impressionism, Modern, etc

6. Dates of the artist carreer and life.

7. Pick a piece of art work from your artist and describe it using the elements and principles of art.

8. 3 pictures of the artist work

9. Transitions and a design template should be used for your powerpoint.

10. Use your creativity with your presentation!

Process

2. Art cyclopedia: The fine art search engine http://www.artcyclopedia.com/

Evaluation

Artist Study Name of the Artist:_________________________________________________________
Tasks:	1	2	3	4	5
Create a power point presentation with at least 7 slides about your artist	2 slides about the artist	3 slides about the artist	5 slides about the artist	7 slides about the artist	More than 7 slides about the artist
Three interesting facts about the artist	No facts about the artist	1 interesting fact about the artist	2 interesting facts about the artist	3 interesting facts about the artist	More than 3 interesting facts about the artist
Describe one artwork and share how it makes you feel	Did not describe an artwork	Described only the art with little knowledge of art terms	Described only the art using some art terms	Described the artwork and shared how it made you feel	Described the artwork well and shared how it made you feel
work ethic	Poor work ethic: disruptive, complaining, removed from class	Some disruptions and complaining	Average work ethic with complaining	Good work ethic and a working attitude	Great work ethic and working attitude
Followed directions	Did not follow directions	Followed few directions	Followed some directions	Followed most of the directions	Followed all of the directions
Examples of the artist’s work	No examples Of the artist’s work	One example Of the artist’s work	Two examples of the artist’s work	Three examples of the artist’s work	Four to five examples of the artist’s work