Lesson 3

Lesson Three

Reflecting on Artistic Interpretations

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Objective

Foster reflection on artistic interpretations and encourage discussion on common themes and differences.

Review of Previous Concepts

Perception is what you interpret - it is your understanding of a given situation, person, or object. It is the meaning you assign to any given stimulus. Interpretation is the act of explaining, reframing, or otherwise showing your own understanding of something.

Connecting Perspectives and Art

Perspectives influence the interpretation (understanding) of everything including art.

What do you see? Why do you think you see that?

Wassily Kandinsky, Composition X, 1939

What do you see? Why do you think you see that?

Helen Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea, 1952

What do you see? Why do you think you see that?

Robert Motherwell, Elegy to the Spanish Republic, 1965

What do you see? Why do you think you see that?

Robert Motherwell, Elegy to the Spanish Republic, 1965

Exploring Multiple Perspectives

What do you think is happening in the video?

Exploring Multiple Perspectives

What do you think is happening in the video now?Has your thinking changed?

Exploring Multiple Perspectives

Is this what you thought was going to happen?

Discussing Multiple Perspectives

In your LA notebooks answer the following questions:

1. What were your different perspectives in each part (what you thought was happening) and interpretations (why you thought it was happening) presented in the video?2. How do these different perspectives influence the overall understanding?

Multiple Perspectives

In your LA notebooks:

Choose 1 picture and either write or draw what happened before and what will happen after the picture. When you are done share your ideas with another student.