Is This Still Art Written By: Carol M. Fike
Questions What do you think the definition of art is? What is art to you?
American Gothic Grant Wood
The Starry Night Vincent Van Gogh
Girl Before a Mirror Pablo Picasso
The Umbrellas Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Two Large Forms Henry Moore
Sculpture Materials Stone – marble Plastic Glass Wood Metal
Predicting Sizes
Meet the Artists
Henry Moore
Born: July 30, 1898 in Castleford Yorkshire, England Died: August 31, 1986 in Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, England Types of Work that he creates: Sculpture Drawing Organic Abstraction Uses a variety of mediums Best known as A Neo-Classic Sculptor Henry Moore started out as a teacher and then went back to school to the Leeds School of Art.
Some Pieces by Moore Standing Figure; fiberglass, 1950 Warrior with Shield; bronze, Working Model for 3 Piece #3: Vertebrae; bronze, 1968 Draped Reclining Woman; plaster,
Christo and Jeanne- Claude
The couple that does work together Born: June 13, 1935 in Gabrova, Bulgaria Today this couple lives and works in New York Educated in France and Switzerland in Latin and Philosophy Common Materials Used = Fabric Artwork does not fit in any specific category Started creating art in 1961
Some Pieces by Christo The Running Fence; Sonoma and Marin Counties, California Wrapped Monument; 1970 Milano, Italy