RISD STEAM / Discovery Through Juxtaposition (PDF)
In this activity, students will recognize how information is revealed through the relationships and systems that underlie the natural sciences and the art world.
Problem solving is often guided by disciplinary frames of reference, which can restrict our ability to see other possibilities. This exercise uses object-based learning to underscore the idea that there is more than one way of analyzing and knowing the world, and that through multiple ways of knowing, we develop more complex understandings and new solutions. Through the process of critique, an essential part of visual-arts pedagogy, students practice analyzing and reflecting both individually and in groups.