"Good God the Lakes are Lovely!"
Artwork
Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Visual and Performing Arts
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What it is
- This playful mural in Toronto, Canada by Bruno Smoky hits on the idea of elective migration in pursuit of better habitat.
- The saturated colors and surreal style make this mural easily approachable for younger students.
Teaching tips
Positives
- Students bring their own ideas and interpretations to the artwork that develop critical thinking.
- The mural's style and playful colors inspire imagining the world from the fish's point of view.
Additional Prerequisites
- Some background on the Great Lakes' history of use and abuse by people and the impact on that environment is necessary for understanding the artist's intention.
Differentiation
- This piece opens the opportunity to discuss how murals are related to street art.
- Younger students can explore how a fun piece of art can still have deep meanings and what surreal means.
- Older students can use the subject matter as a launch into changing migratory patterns based on environmental impacts by humans.
From the scientist review
The resource presents the need to uphold appropriate environmental standards to protect wildlifes, biodiversity, wetland resources in the Great Lake Basin, Ontario. This is an art piece and it is recommended for teaching.
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