Three Parts of Creating Art The physical act of creating Perceiving forms and shapes Expressions of your emotions & feelings
Left Brain vs. Right Brain L – mode R – mode
Left Brain vs. Right Brain L – mode Using words to name, describe, define Figuring things out step-by-step and part-by-part Using a symbol to stand for something (+) Sequence (1st things 1st, 2nd things 2nd) Rational, factual Numbers R – mode Awareness of things, but not connecting words Putting things together to form wholes Relating to things as they are Seeing likenesses between things No sense of time Feelings, visual images
Examples of Left vs. Right Brain Thinking
Examples of Left vs. Right Brain Thinking Shopping
Examples of Left vs. Right Brain Thinking Shopping Homework
Examples of Left vs. Right Brain Thinking Shopping Homework Eating in a restaurant
Draw a Contour of a Coffee Mug HOMEWORK: Draw a Contour of a Coffee Mug
VOCABULARY Right brain answers spatial, relational, and comparative questions. Draw the contour line of a profile. We use perception in art, which means we become aware through our senses of the special nature of objects. Art uses mostly right-hemisphere (vs. left-hemisphere) functions.