Is This Still Is This Still ArtArt

Written By: Carol M. FikeWritten By: Carol M. Fike

Questions Questions

What do you think the What do you think the definition of art is?definition of art is?

What is art to you?What is art to you?

American Gothic American Gothic Grant WoodGrant Wood

The Starry NightThe Starry NightVincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh

Girl Before a MirrorGirl Before a MirrorPablo PicassoPablo Picasso

The The UmbrellaUmbrellass

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Two Large FormsTwo Large FormsHenry Moore Henry Moore

Sculpture Materials Sculpture Materials

Stone – marbleStone – marble Plastic Plastic Glass Glass Wood Wood Metal Metal

Predicting Sizes Predicting Sizes

Meet the Meet the ArtistsArtists

Henry Moore Henry Moore

Henry MooreHenry Moore

Born: July 30, 1898 in

Castleford Yorkshire,

England

Died: August 31, 1986

in Much Hadham,

Hertfordshire, England

Types of Work that he

creates: •Sculpture •Drawing•Organic Abstraction

•Uses a variety of

mediums

Best known as A Neo-Classic Sculptor

Henry Moore started out as a teacher and then went back to school to the Leeds School of Art.

Some Pieces by MooreSome Pieces by Moore

Standing Figure; fiberglass, 1950

Warrior with Shield; bronze, 1953-54

Working Model for 3 Piece #3: Vertebrae; bronze, 1968

Draped Reclining Woman; plaster, 1957-8

Christo and Jeanne-Christo and Jeanne-ClaudeClaude

Christo and Christo and Jeanne-ClaudeJeanne-Claude

The couple that does work together

Born: June 13, 1935 in

Gabrova, Bulgaria

Today this couple lives

and works in New York

Educated in France and Switzerland in

Latin and Philosophy

Common Materials Used = Fabric

Artwork does not fit in any

specific categoryStarted creating art in 1961

Some Pieces by ChristoSome Pieces by Christo

The Running Fence; 1972-76 Sonoma and Marin Counties, California

Wrapped Monument; 1970 Milano, Italy