Symbolism in art. When you have an idea

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SYMBOLISM IN
ART
When you have an idea

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ART CAN SPEAK WHERE LANGUAGE CANNOT
Symbolism

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ACTIVITY
1) DIVIDE INTO TWO/THREE GROUPS
2) ONE BY ONE DRAW ONE SYMBOL ON A WHITEBOARD
3) WHO HAS MORE WINS)

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What Do Symbols Do?
● Help Artists to communicate with their audience through common
language
● Convey the Idea of the artpiece more clearly
● Make artwork more interesting
● A strong way of representing your statement
● Some can tell the whole stories
● Use to fill the work with as much meaning as possible
● Some of them are timeless, other vary in meaning depending on the
context

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SYMBOLS and ARTIST

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ACTIVITY
TAKE ONE OF COMMON KNOWN SYMBOLS AND CHANGE IT INTO ART

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TYPES OF SYMBOLS

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ANIMAL SYMBOLS

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COLOR SYMBOLISM
- Emotions
- Concepts

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PERSON SYMBOLISM

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PLACE SYMBOLISM

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POP CULTURE SYMBOLISM

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NOW let's analyze some art
pieces

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CLUE: NAZI GERMANY

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NOW IT IS YOUR TIME