The Many Ways of Seeing: View the World With the Eyes of an Artist
What's included
1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hoursAssessment
A written assessment of each learner will be provided to families.Class Experience
US Grade 7 - 10
Intermediate Level
Kindly note: This is an ESL friendly class, CEFR level — B1-B2 (intermediate). Please feel free to write me via Outschool email with questions. *** Change the way you see the world! In this class we will expand our innate skills of visual perception to see the natural world with the eyes of an artist. Great artists, from El Greco to Renoir, J.M.W. Turner to Paul Cezanne, see the world differently, with an intense acuity. We will learn to do the same, exploring how perception can impact artistic creation and creativity. Studying different natural phenomena, students will have the opportunity to transform their own powers of observation and perception. What does the world look like from the window of a speeding car? What happens to your own garden when a fog descends? Class will be taught interactively, with student insight and involvement in responding to PowerPoint slides transforming the class discussion. In the words of poet Paul Valery, “to see is to forget the name of the thing one sees.” No experience necessary, just the ability to look, deeply focus, think, and feel! You’ll never see the world the same way again.
Learning Goals
Learners will expand their critical thinking and observational skills to truly engage with the visual world and give them the confidence to appreciate all art going forward.
Other Details
Supply List
A listing of all art works and artists considered in this class will be provided to learners.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Examples of source materials for this curriculum include:
The Many Ways of Seeing: An Introduction to the Pleasures of Art by Janet Gaylord Moore
Gardner’s Art Through the Ages
What is a Masterpiece? Sir Kenneth Clark
Artists on Art, Ed. Robert Goldwater
Principles of Art History: The Problem of Style in Later Art by Heinrich Wolfflin
The Story of Art by E.H. Gombrich
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree from The University of Michigan, 1982 Honors in The History of Art, Does not Expire
Trained in art history at The University of Michigan, I successfully created, and for several years taught, a full high school level art history class.
Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$25
per classMeets once
55 min
Completed by 21 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-17
2-6 learners per class