Mind of an Artist

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You will consider the critical thinking process of artists by researching and analyzing the use of preparatory drawings/cartoons by a Renaissance artist (circa mid 1400s-mid 1500s). Review the Rubric.

Study of Adam for Sistine Chapel, Red chalk, 19,3 x 25,9 cm
By Michelangelo – [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9097336
Study of Adam. Red chalk, 19.3 x 25.9 cm
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Critical thinking helps us learn, develop new ideas, and formulate theories. “Critical thinking” has been defined as “self-guided, self-disciplined thinking which attempts to reason at the highest level of quality in a fair-minded way” (The Foundation for Critical Thinking website).

Sometimes artists use drawing as a visual process of critical thinking, allowing them to see their subject from copious perspectives within numerous contexts. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the Renaissance era drawings of artists like Leonardo da Vinci or Michelangelo, or in the nature studies of Albrecht Drer. Critical thinking can also be found in the schematic and preliminary drawings of modern artists, including sculptors and architects.

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