If anyone interviewed Michelangelo, Leonardo, Rembrandt, El Greco or Raphael about their artistic process, we have little or no record of the exchange. Here at GHCHS however, we have numerous artists whose work is on display in the library. It's time we met them in an informal setting so they can discuss their work.
Therefore, our first task as a class is to build a bridge between the art historian (us) and the visual artist.
• First take a tour through the library art gallery and identify some artists you find particularly intriguing.
• Invite the artist to our interview social.
• Individually and/or in conjunction with other art history students, devise a list of possible questions about technique, color scheme and composition you can ask the artist. We won’t be grilling or testing the artist. The goal is to engage in conversation and allow the artist to feel comfortable describing their work.
The art social will be held in the library with refreshments.
After the social, we’ll have a Socratic on the experience, a quick reflection (you knew there has to be some writing in there somewhere) and examine ways we can take the social aspects of the art gathering in the first term and translate that experience to the art auctions that take place in the second term.
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