Meet the Artist – Alice and Jack McLean
6:11
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Meet Jack and Alice McLean who create unique bronze constructions: welded, machined and oxidized with a hot process patina. See their work and how it’s created.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: Visual Arts-140**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video in conjunction in conjunction with an activity that has students explore “patina” and how to create it/use it in an artwork of their own creation.
- What is student response to the artist’s work seen in the video? Have students evaluate the work from both the perspective of art principles as well as personal preferences.
*Profile videos use a first-person/first-hand approach to highlight interesting people doing interesting things in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
