“Aim higher in case you fall short.” ― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire – Jasper Johns:
Painting and Advanced Painting: Painting and Color Schemes
Goals:
- 2.2Ac: Demonstrate awareness of ethical implications of making and distributing creative work.
- What can you say to someone who looks at your artwork (abstraction) and says something along the lines of “I Don’t Get It.” or “Anyone Can Do That!” N:Techniques on the canvas… Keep working!
- Before Abstraction: http://www.ago.net/piet-mondrian-before-abstraction
- TOWARDS pure Abstraction: http://emptyeasel.com/2007/04/17/piet-mondrian-the-evolution-of-pure-abstract-paintings/
Reflection / Evaluation: Today – Successful in the process? What is an interesting aspect of the layering or flattening of the acrylic paints? What did you accomplish today? Which TECHNIQUES have you tried?
Studio Art 360: Sketchbook TUESDAY!
Goals:
- 2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
- Sketchbooks are challenging… how have you been able to LEARN about your abilities through this weekly sketchbook practice? EXPLAIN how your skills have been developed over the weeks.
Sketchbook Assignment: (Come to class with this SELFIE MADE and PRINTED!) Using your own camera, take a selfie – your entire head needs to be in the photograph… Print out the photograph, cut out the head, and glue it to the sketchbook page. Using the photograph that has been glued down – resolve the rest of the picture with a friend. Let them begin the background and encourage them to DISREGARD to what was in the original background. HAVE FUN with this. Check out Mica Angela Hendrick’s website – see what her and her daughter can come up with. http://goo.gl/Xiihh1 Mr. Korb and his daughter’s run at this assignment HERE.
Reflection / Evaluation: Today’s work was collaborative… what did you do to help your classmate in their drawing? What did your classmate do to help you? How are you going to RESOLVE this week’s drawing to make it SPECTACULARLY SUCCESSFUL?
AP Studio Art: Figure Drawing – OPEN CANVAS CALENDAR!
Goals:
- 2.1Ad: Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.
- Another day of GESTURE DRAWINGS – We could spend a SEMESTER on them… What do you hope to figure out BETTER today than you did yesterday? I am going to EMPHASIZE using GUIDELINES and REFERENCE Lines today! Let’s see the work – just like in math.
Reflection / Evaluation: Based on a DIRECT COMPARISON – What is more successful in today’s drawing than yesterday’s?
Drawing: MID CRIT – Look at the RUBRIC
Goals:
- 8.1Ac: Identify types of contextual information useful in the process of constructing interpretations of an artwork or collection of works.
- Describe to your neighbor how YOUR WORK OF ART reflects the music you are inspired by? As you develop the ideas of KANDINSKY – Are you approaching your work as a der blaue reiter or as a member of the BAUHAUS? Explain!
- Let’s look at the ideas of the BAUHAUS – 90 Years Later…
- Neue Gallery – Degenerate Art – Read Aloud: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/mar/13/degenerate-art-attack-modern-art-nazi-germany-review-neue-galerie
- Let’s look at the ideas of the BAUHAUS – 90 Years Later…
Reflection / Evaluation: Are you successful in the communication of your ideas? Write out 3 reasons to back up your successes.
Art With Korb 
