Wednesday's Assignment

How important is mental health? Today, before our trip to the AGO, we consider the work by a Canadian artist who struggled for decades with mental illness.

What do you see in this picture?

What do you think of this famous painting? What does it look like to you? A skull, maybe? What's the name of the artist? What do you think his life was like? What else did he draw?

Here are your tasks:

1. Listen to this lesson. What do we say when we hear a compliment? Take notes.
2. Take dictation from this video's 00:18 - 00:41 about Kurelek’s painting in the UK's Maudsley and Netherne psychiatric hospitals. Check your transcript with a partner before posting.
3. Compare Kurelek’s paintings in Gallery 1 and Gallery 2. Look closely at the details.
1. Can you think of some compliments for each?
2. Make some sincere and insincere compliments and tell a partner.