“All art is quite useless.” — Oscar Wilde: Art isn’t utilitarian, and if it is, perhaps it isn’t art. Art serves a non-practical role in our lives, but that does not mean that it is not vital or necessary. One’s individual identity and our collective identity as a culture have no clear serviceability, but they are critical to our ability to function as a society. Kit White © 2011 Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Kit White
EXAM SCHEDULE:
- Intro to Painting: EXAMS in 2 groups – Monday Jan 13 and Wednesday January 15
- Online Portion as well as Oral Critique
- Digital Art and Photography: Wednesday January 15 and Thursday January 16
- Online Portion as well as Oral Critique
- Art Foundations: Monday and January 13 and Tuesday 14.
- January 15 and 16th CLEANING.
Art Foundations: Day of Painting
- G: 3.1P: Apply relevant criteria from traditional and contemporary cultural contexts to examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for works of art and design in progress.
- A: What are you most proud of with your first abstract painting? What are / were your biggest struggles in the use of paints? Colors? Today we critique, nametags, hang, and then GLAZE.
- G: We critiqued and glazed – What more do you need to do in your paintings. THis is going to be DUE and DONE by Friday – We need to REVIEW and MAKE Notes… Clean your shelves at some point this week AND decide, if you are not taking another art course this year, what work you will have in the Mary Hoard Art Show. This work needs to be handed in (name attached) by Friday of next week.
COLOR THEORY PAINTING / STAINED GLASS ASSIGNMENT HERE!
Introduction to Painting: Day of Painting (as well)
- G: 1.2Ac: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.
- A: What did you do last block and what do you need to do today to get a solid block of work accomplished? This is using the skills that you have and the research that you have done to make strong progress in the portrait. Please remember that this is the final exam work of art and you have a goal. The artists you have researched are a part of the work as well. Some of the artists are going to be easier to incorporate into the work. Hey… what about the negative space? The background? Are you thinking about that?
- G: day 2 of painting is done… What are your results and what do you need to do to take this home over the weekend to get a good set of work done for the remaining days in the studio? Clean your shelves at some point this week AND decide, if you are not taking another art course this year, what work you will have in the Mary Hoard Art Show.
Intro to Digital Art and Photography: Advertising Billboards and Magazine Layouts
- G: 1.1Ac: Individually or collaboratively formulate new creative problems based on student’s existing artwork.
- A: Review the work you are planning out. This is the LAST of the ASSIGNMENTS in our studio. You should be PUSHING the skills you have learned. Take a look at the imagery you have begun and PAIR / SHARE with your neighbor what you are going to be doing next and finishing up. RE-Explain the ideas / concepts of the work you are dealing with with your NEW SEATING PARTNERS. What is the message you are trying to explain?
- G: What have you accomplished and what do you need to accomplish? This is DUE on EXAM DAY – you should make this the BEST – most perfect work you can.
Art With Korb 
