Bill Smith – Artist/Inventor
3:48
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Bill Smith is an artist who likes to study the design of nature. He uses his unique background with degrees in biology, chemistry, diesel mechanics & sculpture to create works that merge natural structure with technological innovation. Julie Tristan shows us the beautiful way Bill Smith explores nature’s beauty on a microcosmic level.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: Visual Arts-17**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- In the video, the artist describes how nature influences his work. Use the video in conjunction with an art activity that has students create works inspired by nature.
- Have students respond to the artwork. What do they think of the subject matter? What do they like about the colors, style, etc.? Would they be interested in creating artwork like this? Why or why not?
*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.
