I’ve been an IB art student since my junior year of high school. This has allowed for various opportunities with my thinking of art.
I have three main assessments that I’ve been encouraged to consider with my thinking. These assessments include my exhibition (in which I will display some pieces of art), my process portfolio (in which I will note my artistic progress and process over my time in the program), and my comparative study (in which I will compare artists and their artwork). I’ve tried to work efficiently through each task throughout my time in the program, and as such, I’ve grown my understanding of famous artists.
Whilst working on my comparative study I explored the High Museum of Art website to see what they were displaying. The High Museum is fairly close to where I live, so it is always exciting to see what they’re displaying. To my surprise, I found that the High Museum would be holding an exhibition of some artwork by KAWS, a pretty famous modern artist.
I spoke to my IB coordinator and managed to get a trip planned to the High Museum during the exhibition.
I’ve never been to the High Museum of Art, despite living 30 minutes away from it my entire life, so the experience was definitely something new. It was the first art museum in general that I have ever visited. Through visiting the museum not only was I able to have a new experience and see the exhibit I wanted to (which was awesome because I was able to see art in person that I had only ever seen online), but I was able to see artwork from different countries, cultures, and time periods.
Throughout my visit, I was able to reflect upon my own art and experiences. My appreciation for art and the community in which it has been built definitely increased.
As I have noted in various other blogs, I’m kinda horrible at taking pictures of my experiences (as part of my trying to live in the moment thing), but my classmates took many pictures in and around the museum.
Overall, I’m super happy to have had the experience of visiting the High Museum, especially in the context and lens provided by the IB.
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