VTS

VISUAL THINKING STRATEGY

VTS
IS A STRATEGY THAT FOCUSES ON VISUALS AND WHAT
THEY MEAN!!!
• What is going on in the picture?
• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Can we tell who the artist might be?
• Is there any Historical connection we can make?
• What art elements can we identify? (line, brushstrokes, perspective,
composition, etc).
BRUCE CONNER *

• What is going on in the picture?

• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Is there any Historical connection we can make?
• What art elements can we identify? (line,
brushstrokes, perspective, composition, etc).
ARTIST: VAN GOGH
What is going on in the
picture?
What do you see that makes
you say that?
What stands out in the
picture?
What more can we find?
Is there any Historical
connection we can make?
What art elements can we
identify? (line, brushstrokes,
perspective, composition, etc).
 AI WEI WEI
• What is going on in the picture?
• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Is there any Historical connection we can
make?
• What art elements can we identify? (line,
brushstrokes, perspective, composition, etc).
 ANDY WARHOL

• What is going on in the picture?

• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Is there any Historical connection we can
make?
• What art elements can we identify? (line,
brushstrokes, perspective, composition, etc).
PICASSO-GUERNICA

• What is going on in the picture?

• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What stands out in the picture? What more can we find?
• Is there any Historical connection we can make?
 SALVADOR DALI

• What is going on in the picture?

• What do you see that makes you
say that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Is there any Historical connection
we can make?
• What art elements can we identify?
(line, brushstrokes, perspective,
composition, etc).
 VAN GOGH
• What is going on in the picture?
• What do you see that makes you say
that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Is there any Historical connection we
can make?
• What art elements can we identify?
(line, brushstrokes, perspective,
composition, etc).
 GUSTAV KLIMT

• What is going on in the picture?

• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Can we tell who the artist might be?
• Is there any Historical connection we can
make?
• What art elements can we identify? (line,
brushstrokes, perspective, composition,
etc).
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI

• What is going on in the picture?

• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Can we tell who the artist might be?
• Is there any Historical connection we can
make?
• What art elements can we identify? (line,
brushstrokes, perspective, composition, etc).
 PICASSO
• What is going on in the picture?
• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Can we tell who the artist might be?
• Is there any Historical connection we can make?
• What art elements can we identify? (line, brushstrokes,
perspective, composition, etc).
 PIET MONDRIAN

• What is going on in the picture?

• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Can we tell who the artist might be?
• Is there any Historical connection we can make?
• What art elements can we identify? (line,
brushstrokes, perspective, composition, etc).
 SHEPARD FAIREY
• What is going on in the picture?
• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Can we tell who the artist might be?
• Is there any Historical connection we can make?
• What art elements can we identify? (line, brushstrokes,
perspective, composition, etc).
 SHEPARD FAIREY
• What is going on in the picture?
• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Can we tell who the artist might be?
• Is there any Historical connection we can make?
• What art elements can we identify? (line, brushstrokes,
perspective, composition, etc).
 BANKSY
• What is going on in the picture?
• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Can we tell who the artist might be?
• Is there any Historical connection we can make?
• What art elements can we identify? (line,
brushstrokes, perspective, composition, etc).
 MARC CHAGALL
• What is going on in the picture?
• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Can we tell who the artist might be?
• Is there any Historical connection we can
make?
• What art elements can we identify? (line,
brushstrokes, perspective, composition,
etc).
 FRANCISCO GOYA
• What is going on in the picture?
• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Can we tell who the artist might be?
• Is there any Historical connection we can
make?
• What art elements can we identify? (line,
brushstrokes, perspective, composition,
etc).
 CLAUDE MONET
• What is going on in the picture?
• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Can we tell who the artist might be?
• Is there any Historical connection we can
make?
• What art elements can we identify? (line,
brushstrokes, perspective, composition,
etc).
HENRI MATISSE
• What is going on in the picture?
• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Can we tell who the artist might be?
• Is there any Historical connection we can
make?
• What art elements can we identify? (line,
brushstrokes, perspective, composition,
etc).
GEORGIA O'KEEFFE

• What is going on in the picture?

• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Can we tell who the artist might be?
• Is there any Historical connection we can
make?
• What art elements can we identify? (line,
brushstrokes, perspective, composition,
etc).
DIEGO RIVERA
• What is going on in the picture?
• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Can we tell who the artist might be?
• Is there any Historical connection we can
make?
• What art elements can we identify? (line,
brushstrokes, perspective, composition,
etc).
 FRIDA KAHLO

• What is going on in the picture?

• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Can we tell who the artist might be?
• Is there any Historical connection we can
make?
• What art elements can we identify? (line,
brushstrokes, perspective, composition,
etc).
OTTO DIX
GERMAN EXPRESSIONIST

• What is going on in the picture?

• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What stands out in the picture?
• What more can we find?
• Can we tell who the artist might be?
• Is there any Historical connection we can
make?
• What art elements can we identify? (line,
brushstrokes, perspective, composition,
etc).