What is art and why I like it or not. https://vimeo.com/221498834 ANTICIPATION. 1. What do you think about this work of art ?
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e5/Jeff_Koons_-_Balloon_Dog_%28Magenta%29.jpg
2. How much do you think it cost to buy one of these? QUESTIONS. Don’t forget to memorize while you are watching and we’ll play a game in the end. From 0 to 0.49 1. What sort of art is it for you? 2. Choose two adjectives taken from the video to describe his works of art. 3. How can we say that his art comes to life? 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
From 0.50 to 1.40. Whose story is being told? Who is telling the story? Where was the artist born? What did his father do? How did his father’s job inspire him? When did he move to New York City?
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From 1.41 to 3.00 Where did he first start working? What was his job? Which artists inspired him? What about music? Complete the following sentence: “You turn………………………………………….. into…………………………………….” 3.00 What do you understand?
From 3.01 to 4.04. 17. Why doesn’t everyone like his art? 18. What expression is used to define this? From 4.05 to 5.20 19. What installation was one of its kind? Give details. (you may reproduce it into your copybook and comment)
20. How long did it take him to finish this sculpture? 21. What is it called? 22. Why do you think? From 5.21 to 6.13.
23. Complete the following grid: Work of art
Material
Your sentence
From 6.13 to 7.19 24. What is a “gazing ball”? What is its purpose you think? FINAL TASK 25. Write a letter to Jeff Koons showing him his appreciation of his art. (best letter competition) Now let’s test your memory and play a game. https://wordwall.co.uk/resource/186207/art-or-not-art-question-sorting
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What do you think about this work of art? I am going to start with a picture dictation on this one, that is to say I’ll describe and the students will draw. Then I’ll reveal the picture and they’ll have to tell me whether they like it or not (B1)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e5/Jeff_Koons_-_Balloon_Dog_%28Magenta%29.jpg
How much do you think it cost to buy one of these? A reproduction can be bought for 9000 dollars at https://mocastore.org/products/copy-of-jeff-koonsballoon-dog-magenta-1 but the original is priceless. QUESTIONS. Don’t forget to memorize while you are watching and we’ll play a game in the end. From 0 to 0.49 What sort of art is it to you? Modern art. Choose two adjectives taken from the video to describe his works of art. Reflective and kitch. It means that it can reflect your image and at the same time make you think about it or about yourself. Kitch means cheesy or tasteless. Why can we say that his art comes to life? He said that you had to move around it to make it come to life. Movement brings it to life. From 0.50 to 1.40. Whose story is being told? It’s Jeff Koon’s story, considered as one the greatest artists alive. Who is telling the story? Scarlett Johannson. Where was the artist born? Pennsylvania. What did his father do? He was an interior decorator. * Where did he get his inspiration from? In his shop, his father would always move objects around; that’s maybe how he got the idea of movement in art. When did he move to New York City? He moved there in 1976
From 1.41 to 3.00 Where did he first start working? He started working at the MOMA in NY a museum of modern art What was his job? He worked at the ticket booth. Which artists inspired him? He got his inspiration from many different artists such as Praxiteles, Manet, Magaccio, Fragonard, Bernini, Farneze What about music? Led Zeppelin. He listens to their albums at least one hour a day. Complete the following sentence: “You turn………………………………………….. into…………………………………….” 3.00 What do you understand? Every day object into monuments. A bit like Andy Warhol, he transforms objects we are used to looking at into works of art. It’s a way for him to make us look at the world differently or from another angle. From 3.01 to 4.04. * Why doesn’t everyone like his art? No everyone can appreciate his form of art that can be seen as shocking or tasteless. What expression is used to define this? “ a controversy artist” From 4.05 to 5.20 What installation was one of its kind? Give details. The giant flower puppy (you may reproduce it into your copybook and comment) How long did it take him to finish this sculpture? It took him 20 years to make What is it called? Play doh Why do you think? It refers to his son’s ever made sculpture using play doh From 5.21 to 6.13.
Complete the following grid: Work of art
Material
Your sentence
The ballerina
Stainless steel
The gorilla
Made of granite
The pink panther
Made of porcelain/china
From 6.13 to 7.19 What is a “gazing ball�? What is its purpose you think? I suppose that he not only allows us to see our reflection to think about ourselves and about our relationship with images but also to take a different look at the classic masterpieces.