What is an art studio?

This year students will be enjoying an approach to art education called Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB) in the “CRES Studio”.

The TAB approach to teaching treats and recognizes students as artists, and allows them to make choices and create work that is meaningful to them.  A main focus to this center-based approach is creating a studio culture within the artroom.  To help students start to gain an understanding of what an art studio is I asked the question…

What is an art studio?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below are just a few of their amazing answers and comments.

It is a place where…

  • “…artists make their drawings.”
  • “…you stay to have ideas and to make pictures.”
  • “…artists make all their art.”
  • “…it helps to have a good view and sunlight.”
  • “…there is a bunch of art on the walls.”
  • “…people can do their art.”
  • “…you make art.”
  • “…you paint and sketch.”
  • “…you get ideas to make your art.”
  • “…sometimes you share.”
  • “…there are tables and you make lots of art.”
  • “…artists make their art.”
  • “…you can look for inspiration, possibly from other art pieces you’ve made.”
  • “…you can hang pictures.”
  • “…you can have fun with your art.”
  • “…you can study art history to help you get ideas about making art.”
  • “…you have art supplies and canvases.”

And some other comments…

  • “Artists usually have their own studio.”
  • “Sometimes an art studio is in your house, it is where you keep your paint and sketchbooks.”
  • “I have an art studio in my basement.”
  • “This room is like an art studio!”
  • “An art studio is a creative place where you can be who you want to be in art and in life.”

After students shared their understanding of what makes an art studio and art studio I asked them if they would like to see some famous and emerging artists in their real studios.  Click on this link to view the “Art Studio” Presentation we viewed in class.

We then watched  a clip taken from a 1950 film of Jackson Pollock  painting outside of his studio.

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