Collaboration is working among peers to achieve common goals. It requires personal responsibility, open and flexible approaches, productive group interactions, and respectful disagreement.
Goal #1:is to have two or more students working together to analyse each others artwork to produce a result not independently obtainable. Use the Elements and Principles handout so that you are making informed decisions and suggestions to your peers.
●take time to look closely at your peers artwork. Did they use the Principles of design to organize their artwork in a unified way? Think of how you could give them a compliment on their use of one of the Principles. Then think of how you could give them a useful idea for improving their use of one of the Principles.
●Interpret what they are trying to express with their choice of the Elements of art (color, line, shape, texture etc). Think of how you could give them a compliment on their use of one of the Elements. Then think of how you could give them a useful idea for improving their use of one of the Elements.
●Tell them your impression or interpretation of their artwork. Choose an emotion that you feel it conveys or an experience it reminds you of.
Goal #2: is to develop the ability to discuss openly your ideas and opinions in a non threatening way.
●You are not here to force your ideas, observations or opinions on another person but to share ideas that may inspire their work or open their minds to new interpretations or possibilities in their project. It is their job to choose which suggestions they might use as inspiration or incorporate into their artwork.
Goal #3: is to become flexible and open to new ideas by listening to other opinions and thoughts about your work. This experience is about learning how to not take personally any suggestions that you may not agree with, while trying to see your work from a different point of view. You may not choose to incorporate any of their ideas or you may respectfully disagree with their opinion.
●It is not necessary to tell others that you disagree with them, this begins the challenge of who is right and who is wrong. In art, especially, there is no right answer so rather than argue, please just listen to the ideas that are shared and move on. You do not need to defend your decisions/artwork.