This online art exhibition features provocative pieces of art in three galleries that call attention to the human causes of the mass extinction of species occurring and the moral and ethical values we associate with other species.
Teaching Tips
Positives
This exhibition features a wide variety of artwork, including photography, tapestries, paintings, and videos.
Additional Prerequisites
The link takes you to the exhibition's main page. Scroll to the bottom to view each of the three individual galleries called "Ethics," "Excess," and "Extinction."
The galleries feature images and embedded videos.
Accompanying text for each gallery and each piece of art provides context and background information.
Differentiation
Art students could explore this exhibition and create their own artwork on a specific endangered species.
The artwork is emotion provoking and some of the images may be upsetting for students. Students can journal about or discuss their feelings and the ethical dilemmas explored in the works.
Cross-curricular connections can be made with biology classes by using this resource as an extension activity when studying animal extinction.
This art piece exhibits the inhumane treatment accorded to animals and raises concern for a collective effort in protecting animals and biodiversity. This is recommended for teaching.
Standards
National Core Arts Standards
Visual Arts: Standard 7 - Perceive and analyze artistic work.
VA:Re7.2.Ia Analyze how one’s understanding of the world is affected by experiencing visual imagery.
VA:Re7.2.IIa Evaluate the effectiveness of an image or images to influence ideas, feelings, and behaviors of specific audiences.
Visual Arts: Standard 8 - Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
VA:Re8.1.Ia Interpret an artwork or collection of works, supported by relevant and sufficient evidence found in the work and its various contexts.
