Practice Connecting Art to Reality: Local Environment & Research - 4 | Unit 2: Art and Environment: Shaping Our Surroundings | IB Grade 8 Visual Arts
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Connecting Art to Reality: Local Environment & Research

4 - Connecting Art to Reality: Local Environment & Research

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Question 1 Easy

What is the purpose of observing your local environment?

💡 Hint: Think about how observation can inspire art.

Question 2 Easy

Name one thing you can document in your Process Journal.

💡 Hint: Consider what’s around you.

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Question 1

What is the primary purpose of observing the local environment?

To find artistic inspiration
To take photographs
To meet others

💡 Hint: Consider why artists look to their surroundings.

Question 2

True or False: A Process Journal should only contain finished artwork.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about what goes into an artist's journal.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Identify an environmental issue in your local area and propose an artistic solution. Outline the methods you would use and the message you aim to convey.

💡 Hint: Reflect on your observations and artist research.

Challenge 2 Hard

Create a detailed plan for a Process Journal that synthesizes documentation of your local observations, research findings on environmental artists, and artistic experiments.

💡 Hint: How would you best organize your thoughts and creative outputs?

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