Artists with Disabilities

Use the site below to answer questions 1-9, and search google or choose someone you know of already for question 10.

Type all of your answers into a word or open office document, and save all research.

http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/03/the-amazing-art-of-disabled-artists/

1. Chose an autistic savant artist from the website and research him. List 3 interesting points about the artist.

2. Find out what the disability autistic savant means by researching, and describe the disability.

   You will also want to research the disability autism on its own.

3. What disability does Dennis Francesconi overcome to do his artwork? Google the term and find out what it means and describe it.

    

    

4. What disability does Peter Longstaff overcome to do his artwork?

    

5. What disability does Lisa Fittipaldi overcome in order to paint?

    

    

6. What ability does she have that surprises you?

7. What disability does Keith Salmon overcome to do his artwork?

8. What hobby does Salmon do that helps him to describe and paint surface area in his work?

9. Chose one artist from the website that most interests you. Become an expert on him/her by researching (where are they from, how old are they, when did they start painting, what medium do they work in, what style of art do they make, find some interesting facts about them, and save your favourite artwork by the artist to your word document.

      10. Independent Research: Find and artist with a disability. They can be from any realm of the arts (singers, songwriters, actors, dancers, as well as visual artists etc.) Research the artist and their accomplishments, as well as a description of their disability and its effects . Make sure you have a clear understanding of what they are overcoming and how it affects the work they do. You will be presenting this artist to the class. Try and make sure that you aren't working on the same artist as anybody else. Include pictures of them, their work, ect. min. 1 page