For this project, my young students looked at the rich history of artisans who create work designed to be used in daily life. We specifically looked at vessels and serving pieces made by contemporary Korean artists Jin Eui Kim, Sang Ho Shin, and Jihoon Ha, who all have work on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Students naturally fell into a discussion about whether utilitarian pieces are fit for display at a museum, and what it means to be an artist who makes things for practical purposes.
Art teachers share exciting assignments inspired by the work of contemporary artists such as Jihoon Ha, Susan Strazzella, Mark Bradford, Jeff Sonhouse, Susan Rothenberg, Arturo Herrera, and more. Students borrow photos from one another to create meaningful compositions, use clay to make elevated serving pieces, incorporate postmodern principles into mixed-media self-portraits, and much more.
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