Artists To Use In Classroom

Artists
Kelly Meeks

1. Jacob Lawrence: I would use Lawrence in the classroom because is work is so easy to integrate with social studies. He focused his work mainly on the struggles of the African American people. He often worked in series of works which portray the dignity and everyday realities of both historical figures such as Harriet Tubman or Toussaint L’Ouverture and everyday workers and builders.
2. Pablo Picasso: No other artist is more associated with the term Modern Art than Pablo Picasso. He created thousands of paintings, prints, sculptures and ceramics during a time span of about 75 years. For many Picasso is the greatest art genius of the twentieth century. For others he is a gifted charlatan. Undisputed is the fact that he influenced and dominated the art of the twentieth century like no other modern artist. He was not afraid to experiment and show is feelings in his work.
3.Vincent Van Gogh: Vincent van Gogh lived more than 115 years ago, and yet his artwork is still altering the way mankind views beauty, persona, individuality, and style in art. His thousands of paintings and drawings have various characteristics that have been copied by thousands and duplicated by none. Van Gogh's unique life has inspired millions to become active in art. In fact, what many people today consider to be the archetypical "artist persona" is largely a result of his influence. Perhaps the most impressive aspect is that artists continue to mimic the style that Van Gogh created over one hundred years ago.
4. Michelangelo Buonarroti: Almost certainly the most famous artist produced by Western civilization and arguably the greatest, is universally viewed as the supreme Renaissance artist. He created monumental works of painting, sculpture, and architecture and left an additional legacy of numerous letters and poems. Through this vast and multifaceted body of artistic achievement, Michelangelo made an indelible imprint on the Western imagination.
5. Leonardo da Vinci: Understood the potential in synchronising art and science. Investigating, exploring, experimenting, imagining, developing ideas, and creating are processes of equal relevance to both disciplines.