Artwork Coming to Life
Tell Me a Story
Rembrandt: The Night Watch
Onze helden zijn terug!
Why research?
What did the director of the Rembrandt commercial have to consider before bringing the painting "to life"?
Onze helden zijn terug! (Making-of)
Two Kinds of Research
- Context: bio of artist/composer; cultural; historical, economic, political, technical
- Narrative: the story of the artwork - What led to this situation? What happened afterward? Why?
Visual Arts: Your Product
It can be:
- a video
- a series of stills*** the choice for 2016
- a painting
- a performance
- or...
Music: Your Product
- a relevant soundtrack
Four stages of research
- Explore: Google/Image Quest various artworks; Choose one; I.D. time period & style
- Investigate: Q-chart; select best resources
- Process: Take notes and record resources; Plan: story chart, storyboard template
- Create: Create & edit your final product
Ms Showalter's Motherlode of Art Inspiration
TIme periods to choose from
- Medieval
- Renaissance
- Baroque
- Classical
- Romantic
- Impressionism
- Modern
- Neo-Classical
- Minimalism
- also look at Asian and African art
Inspirations
- http://www.wicked-halo.com/2008/12/bringing-art-to-life-pt-i.html
- http://www.wicked-halo.com/2008/12/bringing-art-to-life-pt-ii-old-masters.html
- http://scott-norton.blogspot.ca/2013/03/bringing-art-to-life.html
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2177295/Acting-Visitors-focal-point-new-interactive-bringing-3D-art-life.html
- http://www.puppiesandflowers.com/?p=1071
- http://www.wicked-halo.com/2009/01/bringing-art-to-life-pt-iv-magritte-in-sir-realist.html
- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/183310647302294053/
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Keyboard Works I,Ton Koopman
Video & image credits
Onze helden zijn terug! ING Nederland, 1 Apr. 2013. YouTube, www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6W2ZMpsxhg. Accessed 18 Oct. 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/108_216524/1/108_216524/cite. Accessed 4 Oct 2016.
Rear wall of Art Gallery of Ontario. Photo. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/167_3986165/1/167_3986165/cite. Accessed 10 Oct 2016.
Music Lovers / Col.Woodcut / c.1840. Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/109_109244/1/109_109244/cite. Accessed 10 Oct 2016.