German+Art+Project

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Welcome curators! Your task is to create a gallery exhibit devoted to the works of a notable German/Austrian artist. You will be using [|VoiceThread] as your gallery space.

Max Ackermann, Max Beckmann, Paula Modersohn, Marianne Brandt, Otto Dix, Max Ernst, Alfred Eisenstadt, George Grosz, Hannah Hoch, Paul Klee, Käthe Kollwitz, Gustav Klimt, Ernst Kirchner, August Macke, Franz Marc, Oskar Schlemmer, Kurt Schwitters, Rosemarie Trockel
 * Suggested Artists:**


 * Preparation:**
 * Create a [|VoiceThread] account. Dr. Valenza will add you to the school's educators' account.
 * Create an (appropriate) avatar to represent your role as curator.
 * Use the pathfinder below (and the [|Alexandria catalog]) to help you locate images and information
 * Open a folder to collect images prior to uploading them.
 * Open PowerPoint and create one slide, on which you will record your sources. We will later save that slide as a jpg to import in VoiceThread[[image:http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mGuIMzsbudw/TrtvWavpZiI/AAAAAAAAAIg/5MXtOg2_zBU/s1600/softwarepyramide.gif width="12" height="13" link="http://softwarepyramide.org"]].

Include in your gallery:
 * Visuals**
 * Five major works of your chosen artist
 * Each work should be titled and dated as it would be in a real museum. Include URLs for the painting's actual site on the Web.
 * Your last slide should be a PowerPoint jpg citing all of your sources, including full citations for your images.

As a //curator//, your voice commentary will be in German. You will prepare a draft script prior to recording to edit and to share with Herr Martin.
 * Voice**

In your script, you will  :
 * Brief biography of the artist
 * For each work explore the social/historical context
 * Creative elements
 * Artistic strategies/style
 * Why should the museum visitor appreciate this work?
 * What do you find moving or special about it?
 * Where does the work fit in terms of artistic movements?

Your voice should convey appropriate interest, energy, and professionalism.

Following the exhibit opening, you will visit two galleries of your choice with your avatar.
 * Shifting roles: You are now a museum visitor!**

As a museum //visitor// you will comment on two works of your choice.

As a visitor, your comments (in German) might include:
 * your personal impression of the work
 * how the curators' comments helped your better understand the work
 * additional information you might add relating to history or art
 * questions remaining about the work

Rubric:
 * Assessment:**

Books: // We have hundreds of art books. Use the [|Alexandria Catalog] to help you find them! //
 * Resources /** **Pathfinder:**
 * Databases: **
 * [|Beyond Books: Art]
 * [|Grove Dictionary of Art] (Under "ART" in ACCESS PA) >
 * [|GALEnet Biography Resource Center]
 * [|Wilson Biographies] (Under "BIOGRAPHY" in ACCESS PA)
 * [|netLibrary]


 * Free Web Sources**
 * [|Wortschatz] (slideshow to help with vocabulary)
 * [|Artcyclopedia German Artists]
 * [|CFGA: German Artists]
 * [|Artchive]
 * [|Art History Resources on the Web]
 * [|Masters of Photography]
 * [|Museums in Germany]
 * [|Directory: Google: Artists (alphabetical search on top line)>]
 * [|Art-Germany.com]
 * [|WebMuseum Artists Index]
 * ======[|Web Gallery of Art]======
 * [|Yahoo! Art History Periods]
 * [|Yahoo! Masters: Painting]
 * [|Yahoo! Masters: Photography]
 * [|Yahoo! Masters: Sculpture]
 * [|Jeux de Casino en Ligne]
 * Mary Catherine Sheats
 * [|Berb Sport]