“Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Art Foundations: Romare Bearden and SOCIAL COMMENTARY!
- G: 1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
- A: What challenges do you think you will face as it comes to the idea of an INTERESTING collage?
- G: How do you feel your composition successfully uses the GOLDEN MEAN and imagery to explain the ideas of your social topic? EXPLAIN your answers
Intro to painting: Practice with acrylics and abstractions… also we will look at the still life.
- G: 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
- A: Acrylic Painting Techniques. Now we begin with acrylic paintings – DAY 3. What objects have you brought in today for the still life. We are going to work on our canvas with the variety of techniques that are in the handout about techniques. We are going to do 1 painting using the ideas of ABSTRACTION to get familiar with the techniques and then move into the final paintings in 2 days. Jude Rae is the artist we are going to explore for a while here. Let’s take a look at her works.
- G: What are your thoughts about the works you have sketched / painted out today? Will you be ready for the final paintings and still life for next time?
advanced painting: BuiLDING THESE CANVASES is going to require thought! BE patient and work!
- G:1.2Ad: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices, following or breaking established conventions, to plan the making of multiple works of art and design based on a theme, idea, or concept.
- A: What are the largest and most DOMINANT LINES you see in your ideas? These may be the lines that we are going to be looking at as the FOCAL POINT / DOMINANT LINES to build our next work off of. Have you got an internal ABSTRACTION planned yet? The SHAPES are dealt with, but are the insides?
- G: How easy or difficult was it for you to begin simplifying the space and shapes of your drawings? What challenges do see as you continue? Know that the use of color in the work will be used to create a MOOD / EMOTIONAL response to the space that you are representing with your abstraction.
Introduction to drawing and printmaking: Shading – done with contour (but don’t forget about it).
- G: 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
- A: What did you struggle with regarding the CONTOUR DRAWING? This is a difficult topic because ALL WE WANT TO DO IS SHADE! Stop and LOOK at the CONTOUR!
- G: Today we SHADED YEAH! What was successful in the use of the various pencils? Why did you NOT get to blend with your grimy fingers?
Intro to Digital Art and Photography: Doodle – well we’re past that… DESIGN for GOOGLE!
- G: 2.2Ad: Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of balancing freedom and responsibility in the use of images, materials, tools, and equipment in the creation and circulation of creative work.
- A: It is time to work on the designs in whatever program you are going to be using. TUESDAY we are having a MID CRITIQUE. How have you started? What have your PLANS and CONCEPTS done to help you start? Remember this is going to be ONLINE ONLY and then review the requirements for Adobe Photoshop and Resolution as well as Adobe Illustrator and size. Write out ONE question that you have for me about the programs that I can help you find an answer to.
- G: What are 3 things that you accomplished today in the creation of the designs? What do you plan on STARTING with next time?
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