Art project brainstorm exercise
project brainstorm
Learning objectives:
Explore and articulate personal or emotional themes as a basis for creative projects.
Use a metaphor as a tool for artistic expression and problem-solving.
Use brainstorming techniques that foster creative thinking and idea generation.
Develop a storyline or conceptual framework for an art project ideas.
Lesduur is: 60 minOnderdelen in deze les
project brainstorm
Learning objectives:
Explore and articulate personal or emotional themes as a basis for creative projects.
Use a metaphor as a tool for artistic expression and problem-solving.
Use brainstorming techniques that foster creative thinking and idea generation.
Develop a storyline or conceptual framework for an art project ideas.
Why is brainstorming important when developing ideas?
What is a metaphor?
Visually represent your idea
The three prompts:
A Problem – something meaningful, emotional, or challenging.
A Metaphor – a symbolic representation of that problem.
A Representation – a visual or narrative concept based on the metaphor.
Use 3 post-it notes to write down ideas for each of these steps
Prompt 1: Identify a Problem
Write down 1–3 things you care deeply about, struggle with, or find compelling (e.g., anxiety, climate change, identity, isolation).
Prompt 2: Find a Metaphor
For each problem, ask: “What could represent this visually or symbolically?”
Example: Anxiety → tangled wires, rising water, a maze.
Identity → masks, mirrors, patchwork fabric.
Prompt 3: Outline a Concept
Sketch or describe a basic idea for an artwork using the metaphor.
What medium would you use? (Painting, sculpture, digital, installation?)
What’s the mood or message?
Is there a narrative ?
Develop your idea visually
Feedback time....
Share one idea with a partner or small group.
Encourage constructive feedback: What’s compelling? What could be developed further into a visual brainstorm or moodboard?
Develop a mood board or visual sketch based on their chosen concept.
Extension: Write a short artist’s statement explaining the metaphor and intention.
Make a sketchbook page
Now - use all of the resources you have produced so far.
Post-it notes
Sketches
Moodboard
Put these together thoughtfully in your sketchbooks
This page/s should clearly communicate your developing idea.
