Art & the Cosmos Project (~ 2 weeks)

“Art inspires Science, Science inspires Art”

Driving Question:

Part 1: Research an image provided by NASA and Create ID Tag (Due Day 2)

Using provided NASA images from remote sensing photography, develop an understanding of the object and the history of how and when the image was collected. What is known about this planetary object and its geology as it relates to the region in the image?

Your product: Make an ‘Identification Tag’ for the NASA image. The ID Tag will be used at the exhibit alongside your artwork. The ID Tag should include an image title, a description of the specific subject of the image (crater, volcano, etc.), and credit to the organization that produced the image.  See layout page for ID Tag for guidelines.

Part 2: Interpreting the geology of the image, using the Elements of Art. (Due Day 2)

Your product:  Do your best to tell the story of how this surface ‘came to be’. Write an ‘Artistic Elements Description’ in which you describe how the presence (or absence) of the Artistic Elements we have discussed tell a story about how the formations in your image may have occurred.  What might the lines, shapes, color, value, and texture represent?  Identify at least two Artistic Elements (a circle, a line, the color, etc.) in your image and write a brief interpretation of what each feature might represent in one sentence each. (Minimum of 2 features).  See the layout page for ‘Artistic Elements Description’ guidelines.

Part 3: Plan your product (Due Day 3)

Create a sketch of your artwork describing your plans to represent your scientific image in a common artistic medium.  Choose materials and a representation that can tell the story in a new way.  Pastels and paper will be provided in the lab, though you are welcome to add to the materials that you use for your product.  Art products should be in a size range from 6 square inches to 2 square feet.  Get approval from the teacher before making your final product based on this sketch.

Part 4.  Share (Due Day 10)  Exhibit Gallery presentation begins Day 11

Complete your artwork and write an ID tag for your work (see guidelines page). We will have an exhibit that will display your artwork alongside your printed ID tags (from part 1 and part 4) and Artistic Elements Description (from part 2).

Layout Page Guidelines

Layout Page for ID Tag and Artistic Elements Description

(see next page for instructions and content requirements for each box)

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  NASA Image ID Tag                          Original Artwork ID Tag

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Instructions for use of Layout Page

1.  Collect the following information:

For left box titled ‘NASA Image ID Tag’ you will need the following:

Image Title (20 pt font):        

Image Description: (18 pt font):

Credit for Image: (18 pt font)        :

Additional Detail: (18 pt font):

For right box titled ‘Original Artwork ID Tag’ you will need the following:

Artwork Title (20 pt font):        

Artwork Description - Materials and Media Used (18 pt font):

Credit for Image- This is your name! First, Last Name (18 pt font)        

Additional Detail - Other thoughts and connections you might have had along the way of producing this piece of artwork: (18 pt font):

2. Complete two sentence frames describing how you used the Elements of Art (select at least 2 elements of art from the 7 options).  Use your imagination! Use what we know about shapes, lines, color, texture, value, form and space to make your predictions about the images you viewed and what inspired you from the image to create your own piece of artwork.  These sentences will be inserted into one large box just below the two side-by-side ID tags in the layout page above.

The _______________ in this image may be the result of _________________.

The _______________ in this image may be the result of _________________.

Example:  

The irregular blob shapes in this image may be the result of lakes or volcanoes on the surface of this planet.