- Definition
An "artist interview" is when one student pretends to be an artist and another student asks them questions about their artwork and ideas. This helps students learn to ask good questions and understand art better.
One student pretends they painted a picture of a stormy sea, and another asks, 'Why did you use such dark colours?'.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: An artist interview is like asking the person who built a cool Lego creation how they came up with the idea and why they chose certain bricks.
Ask your child: Let's pretend you made this. Why did you choose these colours?
Common mix-up: Kids may think this is just a quiz about the artwork. The goal is to use imagination to explore the artist's feelings and choices.
Examples
- A student who made a clay sculpture is asked, 'What was the hardest part about making this?'.
- One student, as the artist of a family portrait, is asked, 'Why did you choose to draw everyone smiling?'.
artist interview is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
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