THE NATURAL WORLD
"From the earliest times, people have found sustenance and solace, challenge and mystery in the natural world. From representations of animal and vegetable life to landscapes and earthworks, art has been a means by which humans have expressed their awe of, communion with, dependence on, and isolation from nature. Of course, art is never a mere transcription of reality. Every rendering of the natural world is, ultimately, a construction, in which nature is translated through the filter of our own interests, values, and desires." Art Through Time, Global Art, Annenberg Learner |
Artists are ScientistsUnderstand how an artist can gain a new understanding of the world around them through intensive observation and recording.
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Artists Reveal NatureArt and nature are connected. Artists Use ideas and material from nature.
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Artists Reveal LandscapesArtists interpret and describe the natural world in different ways.
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