The relationship between human emotions and the art created is illustrated by a selection of artistic works which span all periods of history and a variety of subjects. Shows ways in which artists use many materials and methods to translate their personal feelings into visual forms: murals, landscapes, portraits, posters, billboards, abstract paintings, cartoons, pop art, sculpture and motion pictures. Suitable for secondary level years 7-12.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
504416
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and motion pictures
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Abstract
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists
Crafts & Visual Arts → Caricatures and cartoons
Crafts & Visual Arts → Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Landscape painting
Crafts & Visual Arts → Mural painting and decoration
Crafts & Visual Arts → Pop art
Crafts & Visual Arts → Portraits
Crafts & Visual Arts → Posters - Design and construction
Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculpture
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Posters - Design and construction
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)