START WITH ART: The Thinker

Here's how to #STARTWITHART:

Step one: Take a look at the artwork below

Step two: Read the questions below the picture of the art to the students/children in your life

Step three: See how starting your day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking! 

It's that easy!

Here's today's artwork by Auguste Rodin (Happy Birthday Auguste Rodin! 🎉)

Title: The Thinker

Artist: Auguste Rodin 

Date: Modeled 1880-1881; cast 1924

Medium: Bronze

Dimensions: 68.9 x 40 x 50.2 cm

Start with Art Questions: 

• What do you see in this artwork, and what is the person in the sculpture doing? 

• How does the sculpture make you feel about thinking and deep thoughts?

• "The Thinker" is often associated with the idea of contemplation and reflection. Can you imagine what might be going on in the mind of the person in the sculpture? What do you think they are thinking about?