AOK The ArtsAOK The Arts

Innovative or Creative?Innovative or Creative?IMPRESSIONISTSIMPRESSIONISTS

MONET DEGAS DEBUSSY AND MONET DEGAS DEBUSSY AND TURNER???TURNER???

What is an Impressionist?What is an Impressionist?

What does it take to be innovative?What does it take to be innovative?

Was Monet a rebel or an innovator?Was Monet a rebel or an innovator?

Does Art have to be realistic to be truthful?Does Art have to be realistic to be truthful? Should it be truthful?Should it be truthful?

Photograph of WaterliliesPhotograph of Waterlilies

Which are more realistic the photo or Which are more realistic the photo or Monet’s impressions of waterlilies? How Monet’s impressions of waterlilies? How do you know? Does it matter?do you know? Does it matter?

Write half a page.Write half a page.

Justify your answer with links to WOKJustify your answer with links to WOK

Do you prefer Monet’s paintings to a Do you prefer Monet’s paintings to a photograph of a waterlily garden?photograph of a waterlily garden?

Write one paragraph and justify your Write one paragraph and justify your responseresponse

Degas:Degas:

In Pairs compare Degas to MonetIn Pairs compare Degas to Monet Which do you prefer and why?Which do you prefer and why?

Which one is more innovative and why?Which one is more innovative and why?

How do you know?How do you know?

Turner: Waves breaking on a lee shoreTurner: Waves breaking on a lee shore

Turner: Snow Storm Turner: Snow Storm

Turner:Turner:

Turner was painting in the late 1700’s Turner was painting in the late 1700’s early 1800’s long before the French early 1800’s long before the French impressionists.impressionists.

Compared to Monet and Degas, was he a Compared to Monet and Degas, was he a true innovator? What does it take to create true innovator? What does it take to create a new style?a new style?

““There are no such things as individual There are no such things as individual works of Art”works of Art”

OR OR ““Art reveals truth and beauty” To what Art reveals truth and beauty” To what

extent do you agree? Discuss this in extent do you agree? Discuss this in relation to the WOKrelation to the WOK