The Life of Art

The Life of Art contains detailed information about four objects housed in Getty’s galleries. The four objects are referred to as Lidded Bowl, Silver Fountain, Side Chair, and Wall Light. When users select an object, a 360-degree panoramic image of the object is presented that prompts users to note specific details about the object. Next, users are able to swipe and review additional information about the object, such as details about the artist, the history of the object, and how the object was made.

Instructional Ideas

1. Using The Life of Art, teachers can have students view an object prior to having them reproduce it. The reproductions may include recreating the object using clay, sculpture, or drawing/painting.
2. Teachers can assign students research projects about artwork. In completing this assignment, teachers can first instruct students to read the information presented about the objects in The Life of Art app as a model. Reading these examples can provide students with ideas about what they will need to investigate about a piece of art that they will be assigned to research, not included in this app. Following, students will complete a research project modeled after the information presented in The Life of Art. To produce this report, students can use the Haiku Deck app to create slides that contain both images and text about the artwork they were assigned. Finally, students can present their reports to their classmates by projecting them or by posting them to a class website.
3. Teachers can instruct students to create an original piece of artwork and compose a report similar to the ones included The Life of Art app. Teachers can add a twist to this assignment by requiring students to create a digital piece of artwork using another app such as Let’s Create! Pottery HD or Paper by FiftyThree.

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