University of Central Florida Art Nature in Human Mind Discussions Activity 15.1 Take a look outside. Take a minute or two to really look. What is the wea

University of Central Florida Art Nature in Human Mind Discussions Activity 15.1

Take a look outside. Take a minute or two to really look. What is the weather like? What are the colors, lines, shapes, effect of light you see? How does the scene (outside) make you feel? 100-200 words.

Activity 15.2

Think about the reading and videos you’ve looked at in this unit. How have the arts, whether visual art or literature, played a role in establishing an awareness of nature in the human mind? Provide an example or two of works that do so. You might want to focus on the idea of the power of nature or the romantic movement idea of “awe” in nature.

This should be a short essay of 200-300 words.

Lesson 15.2 A Brief History of Romanticism Romanticism

emphasizes emotion and nature. It is a response to the industrial revolution and the enlightenment. In this short video the history of the Romantic movement is introduced.

Lesson 15.3 The Establishment of an American Landscape and the Hudson River School

Watch this short video about paintings from the 19th century and the establishment of a United States artistic movement and ideology.

Lesson 15.4 Thomas Cole

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-americas/us-art-19c/romanticism-us/v/thomas-cole-hunters-return

This is a short video on the American landscape artist Thomas Cole.