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BioLab 4
Exercise 2
Biodiversity In Classic Art
Objectives:
- To explore plant and animal life through classic art.
- To utilize the Internet as a tool to learn more about selected plants and animals.
- To submit answers in writing to your instructor based on your observations and work.
Materials:
- A computer.
- Internet access through an internet service provider (ISP),
and a browser such as Netscape Navigator.®
- Pen and paper.
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Background:
- In this exercise, we will explore biodiversity through selected works of classic art.
- As we work our way through this exercise,
we will study classic works of art. As you study each piece, you
will link to a related Website with information on the plants
or animals presented. You will then complete the related exercise.
Let us begin.
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Methods:
- Study the painting below.
In the above painting there are images of nine people hidden. Can you find them? Once you have found them, email your instructor with the location of each person in the painting. Perform an Internet search to find the name of this painting, and the artist who created it.
- We studied sunflowers in Fagerland's painting in Exercise 1.
Go to the web site listed below to study paintings of sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh. Then return to this page to continue.
Vincent Van Gogh - Sunflowers
Based on your reading and observations, answer the questions below in essay form and submit them to your instructor by email:
- How do Fagerland's sunflowers in Exercise 1 compare with those of Vincent Van Gogh?
- Does Van Gogh bring these flowers to life? Explain.
- Which do you prefer, Fagerland's or Van Gogh's sunflowers? Why?
Let us continue...
- Henri Rousseau was a French artist who often included plant and animal life in his paintings.
Go to the web site listed below to study the life and paintings of Henri Rousseau. Then return to this page to continue.
Henri Rousseau
Based on your reading and observations, answer the questions below in essay form and submit them to your instructor by email:
- What types of plants and animals did Rousseau include in his works?
- Does Rousseau bring these organisms to life? Explain.
- If you were writing an article about these organisms, would you include paintings by this artists? Why or why not?
Below are additional links with biodiverse artwork for you to explore.
Additional Links:
- The Imagery World of Henri Rousseau
- Art Museum Network
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) New York
- National Gallery of Art
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