Friday, April 5, 2013

Kids, Art and Technology.

Last night after dinner, when he should have been getting ready for bed, Lovely asked:

"Dad, can I show you a painting by Caravaggio on your phone?"

That's kind of hard to say no to isn't it.

We had been learning about Caravaggio earlier in the day. In a not-very-Charlotte-Mason manner we are currently reading about a different artist each week in advance of our trip to Europe. The Usborne book of Famous Artists is our fun and not-too-weighty tome and the Art Authority app ($9) is our digital gallery.

He was looking for a particular painting called The Cardsharps. I think he likes the idea of the art of treachery more than anything ;) and that's cool... We all need to find our own connections to art.


While L looked through Caravaggio artworks in Google Images the conversation shifted to one of Hug's current school books, The Illustrated Age of Fable. We had a suspicion it might feature a few Caravaggios!

We quickly found Medusa.

It's always exciting when things converge!


Anyways, enough about us and our current art fetishes. 

I thought I might share some links:
Where Art and Technology meet. You just never know who you might find there...

Smart History from Khan Academy
+  Art Authority app
Exploring Art with Art Authority in iBooks
Art Alert
Google Art Project
+  and a link to more art related resources.

BTW, there is an educational version of Art Authority but we have the full version. Personally, I think it's perfectly acceptable for children to view (non-explicit) nudity through the lens of the great artists. Especially as they will be seeing a lot of these artworks for reals in the near future.


Do you have any great art resources to share? Add them in the comments! x


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  1. Thanks for these ideas and resources! I am still looking for a method or artist that captures my oldest son's imagination.

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  2. Yes, what great resources! Thank you!

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  3. Thank you Anne and Kristy!

    Hopefully one of these links might hold the key for your son Kristy :). xx

    p.s. I forgot to mention that we check out the art history videos at Khan Academy too.

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