Useful research links
When researching an artist these are the steps to follow:
Take notes in your sketchbook:
1. Name of artist:
2. Geographical location/where they worked:
3. Dates they lived:
4. Date, title, and medium of sample artwork by this artist:
5. Print out sample and put in sketchbook. With these notes.
6. Style this artist worked in - see http://www.theartstory.org for art movements and styles
7. Themes this artist addresses with their work. What is the big idea that drives them?
8. Dominant favorite medium/media:
9. What/who were the influences on this artist’s style?
10. Their contribution - What kind of an impact did this artist?
11. What do YOU like/admire about this artists' work? BE SPECIFIC, THINK/REFLECT
12. What aspect/quality of this artist’s work do you think you can learn from and use without copying?
IMPORTANT WEBSITES FOR COLLEGE BOARD STUDIO ART PORTFOLIOS
COLLEGE BOARD WEBSITE
iArt Institute - THE ONLY ONLINE PROGRAM APPROVED BY COLLEGE BOARD
GREAT RESEARCH SITES
TODAY'S ARTISTS TALKING ABOUT THEIR WORK ON PBS ART21
THE ART STORY - http://www.theartstory.org/movement-pop-art.htm
BEST NEWSPAPER FOR ART & DESIGN RESEARCH
The New York Times - Find news & reviews on art & design, paintings, photography, antiques, art museums, sculpture, art galleries, architects & architecture & artists.
SCHOLASTIC ART AND WRITING AWARDS - STUDENT WORK - http://www.artandwriting.org/student-showcase/award-winning-works/
DESIGN ARCHITECTURE AND ART RESEARCH LINKS
New York Times Style and Trends
The Alphabet of Art - Researching the elements of design
FASHION
IRIS VAN HERPEN - FUTURISTIC DESIGN - http://www.irisvanherpen.com/
SCULPTURE
Sculpture - Art Institute of Chicago
GALLERIES
International art galleries site
VISUAL DICTIONARIES AND ART ENCYCLOPEDIAS
ART GLOSSARY - 2D AND 3D TERMS
WIKIPAINTINGS Incredible Encyclopedia of Fine Arts!! Wikipaintings is a project that aims to create well-structured online repository of fine art. The artwork featured in this platform includes both classical and contemporary art.
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ONLINE PICTURE COLLECTION
ART HISTORY
HEILBRUNN TIMELINE OF ART HISTORY - ART HISTORY TIMELINE AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART'S WEBSITE
CUBISM
What is Cubism? Cubism has been considered the most influential art movement of the 20th century. The term is broadly used in association with a wide variety of art produced in Paris (Montmartre, Montparnasse and Puteaux) during the 1910s and extending through the 1920s. Variants such as Futurism and Constructivism developed in other countries. A primary influence that led to Cubism was the representation of three-dimensional form in the late works of Paul Cézanne, which were displayed in a retrospective at the 1907 Salon d'Automne.[2] In Cubist artwork, objects are analyzed, broken up and reassembled in an abstracted form—instead of depicting objects from one viewpoint, the artist depicts the subject from a multitude of viewpoints to represent the subject in a greater context. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubism)
COSMETICS TYCOON LEAVES CUBIST COLLECTION VALUED AT $1 BILLION TO METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
A Cubist Trove from the NY Times - photos and audio
A Billion-Dollar Gift Gives the Met a New Perspective (Cubist)
Cubism: The First Style of Abstract Art
CONSTRUCTIVISM:
RUSSIAN CONSTRUCTIVIST SCULPTURE
REALISM
LEONID STEELE - RUSSIAN PAINTER
Vibrant Russian Impressionism (1950's) and Russian Social Realism (1960's)
ONLINE RESEARCH FOR ARTISTS AND ARTWORKS
Artist website for Transfer and Mixed media work
GOOGLE ART PROJECT: amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Google Art Project is an online platform through which the public can access high-resolution images of artworks housed in the initiative's partner museums. It is an incredible compilation of over 32,000 artworks, 7,200 artists and user galleries (this refers to artworks organized by theme, culture, art movement, etc.) and 51 international collections and museums.The visual resolution and magnification is amazing, making it possible to see details and brushstrokes not perceived even when directly looking at the artwork in a museum. A MUST SEE!
MUSEUMS
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART - It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world.[2] It is also one of the largest. The museum's collection offers an overview of modern and contemporary art,[3] including works of architecture and design, drawing,painting, sculpture, photography, prints, illustrated books and artist's books,film and electronic media.
INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY - The International Center of Photography (ICP) is the world’s leading institution dedicated to photography and visual culture.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE'S MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART - The National Museum of African Art is an African art museum located in Washington, D.C., United States. The museum is one of nineteen under the wing of the Smithsonian Institution.
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART - The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world's largest and finest art museums. Its collection includes more than two million works of art spanning more than 5,000 years.
THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART - This is is a New York City art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art.
THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM - Committed to innovation, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation collects, preserves, and interprets modern and contemporary art, and explores ideas across cultures through dynamic curatorial and educational initiatives and collaborations.
THE LOUVRE MUSEUM - The Louvre or the Louvre Museum is one of the world's largest museums and a historic monument in Paris, France.
The Art Institute of Chicago - Its holdings also include American art, Old Masters, European and American decorative .... The building houses the museum's world-renowned collections of 20th- and ... and Post-Impressionist collection include more than 30 paintings by Claude ... Bath, Grant Wood's American Gothic, and Edward Hopper's Nighthawks.