1. In this picture I see a space between two buildings in what looks like an abandoned Japanese village. There are five people in this picture, two of which are wearing kimonos colored traditionaly in deep purple.
2. What makes me say this is that there aren't many people in the picture in what looks like a open area. This might be just because the angle of which it was painted. Also, the general vibe of the painting is soft.
3. After looking at the picture a few more times i see that the way the buildings are made, it looks like a school building on the right, and maybe a little shop on the left side followed by another school like building.
~Ben
Art students of the Dr Franklin Perkins School in Massachusetts continually view and discuss pieces of artwork from history. Each week, during art class, students utilize their "Visual Thinking Strategies" to answer the following three questions about an artwork: 1) What is going on in this picture? 2) What do I see that makes me say that? 3) What more can I find?
4.12.2007
Roger's Class
1) A busy city street is abuzz with people.
2) ditto.
3)There are strange cloud formations in the sky.
~Kurt
2) ditto.
3)There are strange cloud formations in the sky.
~Kurt
4.11.2007
Nicole's Class
1) What is going on in this picture?
I see people working and walking with hats on their heads. It may be the early 1900’s which is when those hats were in style. It is a possible permutation that the setting of this picture is taking place on a mountaintop because the clouds are level with the ground.
2) What do you see that makes you say that?
The clouds are level with the ground, a man is pulling a huge load of wood or apples. And the time frame is the early 1900’s because the way the women dress.
3) What more can you find?The people in the picture appear Asian.
I see people working and walking with hats on their heads. It may be the early 1900’s which is when those hats were in style. It is a possible permutation that the setting of this picture is taking place on a mountaintop because the clouds are level with the ground.
2) What do you see that makes you say that?
The clouds are level with the ground, a man is pulling a huge load of wood or apples. And the time frame is the early 1900’s because the way the women dress.
3) What more can you find?The people in the picture appear Asian.
4.10.2007
Sylvia's Class
1.I know it is in China. I see people from the Chinese state. I a man pulling a wheel burrow.
2.I see chinese writing. I see them. I see him pulling a wheel burrow.
3.Nothing
2.I see chinese writing. I see them. I see him pulling a wheel burrow.
3.Nothing