Robert Wilson

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/robert-wilson

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Robert Wilson born?October 4, 1941
2. Where was Robert Wilson born?Waco, Texas, USA
3. Who is Robert Wilson?Robert Wilson is a famous artist from Texas who creates shows using light and slow movement.
4. What makes his shows special?He uses light as a main tool, painting the stage with colors and making people feel emotions without words.

Semiotics: The study of signs and symbols and their interpretation.
Abstraction: Art that does not attempt to represent external reality accurately, but seeks to achieve a effect using shapes, forms, colors, and textures.
Aesthetic: Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty; a set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty.
Avant-garde: New and experimental ideas and methods in art, music, or literature.