Big Idea: Stories
Start the class with
the video about Kiki Smith - tell students to jot down anything that stands out
or makes an impact on them.
Lead a discussion by
presenting some of the things that Kiki said during her interview that stood
out to me:
Art is a way to think
Let the art pull you in whatever
direction it wants
Trust your intuition and do what is
being presented to you even if you don’t know why
Talk about what Kiki states is a
misconception about artists being born creators.
Discuss the qualities that she
believes make an artist:
Hard work
Commitment
Dedication
Art making is hard
work and does not just happen, you have to work to make something the best it
can be.
Ask the students:
What was important to
you during the film?
Did she say something
that struck home with you?
Talk about Kiki’s method of story telling
King Kong (2002)
"Last year I went to see Bill T. Jones
evening of dance, and one of his dances used a song about King Kong. It was
just about King Kong looking for the woman, getting the woman, and all his
tribulations. It was really sort of moving. But then I thought, King Kong and
the woman are sort of the same size in real life. I thought of making a
life-size sculpture, and then I thought that was too ambitious. But I made the
sculpture of King Kong and the woman together." - Kiki Smith
Born (2002)
I made ‘Born,’ a Genevieve being born of a
deer. And I also have no idea where that came from. You can say that it relates
to different mythological stories or something. Sometimes I’m making things and
people will say, ‘Oh, that’s Diana; oh, that’s Daphne.’ But I don’t know. It
just pops into my head."
- Kiki Smith
- Kiki Smith
Talk to the students about how telling a story with art can be very
intentional and thought out but sometimes it just happens. Your art will tell a story whether you want
it to or not, and it will be different for everyone.
Project:
Medium: oil or chalk pastels
Tell a story. Any story.
Be open and don’t diminish your ideas, be like Kiki and create what wants
to be created.
Must be at least 16x20 inches, can be larger
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