Category: Art in the Community

Posted on

The Art Student (and the lessons you can learn)

“I am interested in art as a means of living a life; not as a means of making a living.” ― Robert Henri

What a great day at the Milwaukee Art Museum. It has been FAR too long. Oh to get back into the looking at the visual arts (and a lot of it at that). I was very happy to have changed my approach and began with the European Art from the Baroque era and worked my way forward. Of course, I ended in the Bradley Collection with a look at the Alex Katz painting of “Sunny” but… it wouldn’t be a trip to MAM if I didn’t end there.

As an art teacher, I look to Robert Henri as one of THE art teachers to look up to. Color Theory, Art Theory, Aesthetics, History, Art Making… if one knows me, the ideas behind the art are as (if not more) important than the final product itself. Here you go… and if you are an art student, her you are…

10 Things the Arts Teach Students

1. The arts teach children to make good judgments about qualitative relationships.
Unlike much of the curriculum in which correct answers and rules prevail, in the arts, it
is judgment rather than rules that prevail.

2. The arts teach children that problems can have more than one solution
and that questions can have more than one answer.

3. The arts celebrate multiple perspectives.
One of their large lessons is that there are many ways to see and interpret the world.

4. The arts teach children that in complex forms of problem solving
purposes are seldom fixed, but change with circumstance and opportunity.Learning in the arts requires the ability and a willingness to surrender to the unanticipated possibilities of the work as it unfolds.

5. The arts make vivid the fact that neither words in their literal form nor numbers exhaust what we can know. The limits of our language do not define the limits of our cognition.

6. The arts teach students that small differences can have large effects.
The arts traffic in subtleties.

7. The arts teach students to think through and within a material.
All art forms employ some means through which images become real.

8. The arts help children learn to say what cannot be said.
When children are invited to disclose what a work of art helps them feel, they must reach into their poetic capacities to find the words that will do the job.

9. The arts enable us to have experience we can have from no other source
and through such experience to discover the range and variety of what we are capable of feeling.

10. The arts’ position in the school curriculum symbolizes to the young
what adults believe is important.

Posted on

A long time coming… Thanks Painting Class 2008 – 2009

Waterford Union High School in Oil Painting class of 2008 – 2009

The painting class of 2008 – 2009 took the challenge of creating a series of works that documented their high school and challenged their understanding of how to use oil paints, mediums, power tools, and the very challenging linear perspective as they composed their images. BEginning with a long walk and conversation about composition, the artists came up with their favorite angles of the building and developed their own ideas for the image as they were faced with the challenge of their school as the subject matter. From photography and thumbnail sketches, teamwork and construction of the canvases, the artists created a wide variety of compositions using all the different skills and techniques they had in their art toolbox. Thanks to the following artists for their hard and dedicated work creating a strong and successful body of work. Each one of them created a unique and individual viewpoint of the building that gave them so many memories and skills to last a lifetime. Thank you Waterford Union High School artists.

  • T.E.
  • Erica
  • Daja Braatz
  • Steve Rudan
  • Cameron Robinson
  • Amandine Gerus
  • Brittany Canfield
  • Megan Barker
  • Bina Olafsdaughter
  • Alexandra Jones
  • Mike Bink
  • Maryann Little
Posted on

Spring Break, but no break from ART!

January 21, 2013 - Monday - 2nd Semester WELCOME!

Happy Monday – Welcome to Spring Break!

As a note to all the artists I have the opportunity to work with when it is NOT Spring Break… I will be in the building from about 8 – Noon on Monday, April 21 hanging artwork. If you are interested in coming in to work, help, or simply gather supplies for the rest of the vacation (because there is a lot to do when we all get back) come on in and find me. I should be in the art room or in the hall between the atrium and the cafeteria. Have a GREAT SPRING BREAK!

Mr. Korb

Posted on

Hello Janie and everyone at the ASCD conference!

69th Annual ASCD Conference Attendees (and Janie) – Welcome to my DAY to DAY Goals Website!

Take a tour, have a look, follow me, and see how I effectively use technology as a tool for interaction, content, resources, collaboration and communications tool in my classroom. If you would like to contact me – you can e-mail me at fjkorb@gmail.com. Enjoy!

GOALS:

  1. Know about how one teacher uses technology in the classroom as a tool for interaction, engagement, content, and a resource for students, parents, and the world!
  2. Know about the benefits and positive aspects GANAG and all its components have added to one teacher’s ability to be more effective instructor and planner for my students (and the world)!

Take a minute and discuss with your neighbors about any questions about the how I use technology in my classroom? How are you effectively using technology as a learning tool, interactive tool, tool of engagement in your classroom? What else might you try out? Did you get my e-mail address for questions you might have? How about my website address?

Posted on

Week ONE is DONE. What have you taken so far?

If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.

Art Foundations: Paint / Line / Draw / Collage

Collage and Art – We are going to be making some incredible art that, hopefully, says something about YOU! http://www.incredibleart.org/lessons/middle/images/Linda-cutpainting2.jpg

GOALS:

  1. Know about applying MARKER, CRAYON, WATERCOLOR by being AWARE of techniques, and processes so that your ideas are executed well.

What was challenging about the process? What did you enjoy about this work? What have you enjoyed (or been frustrated with) this week? FEEDBACK!

Drawing and AP Studio Art: SCAD – Presenter – HEAR ABOUT ART OPTIONS

Going to Art School? How about SCAD? http://i0.wp.com/www.psyop.tv/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/SCAD.jpg

GOALS:

  1. 4.3 compare relationships in visual art in terms of 4.3.1 history, 4.3.2 aesthetics, 4.3.3 and culture as it relates to your own art
  2. 4.4 evaluate and interpret art for relationships in 4.4.1 form, 4.4.2 context, 4.4.3 meanings showing understanding of the work of various art professionals*

What are your QUESTIONS about SCAD or OTHER art schools? Monies? Courses? Experiences? Come on… what are your QUESTIONS?

Posted on

Can you handle the ABSTRACT world of the arts?

“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.

Art Foundations: Ch 1 & Ch 4 – Non-Objective Line Drawings

Non-Objective Art – Lines and REARRANGING the ideas – Collage. https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/eb586-633.jpg

GOALS:

  1. (4.2) describe the meaning of NON-OBJECTIVE art objects within YOUR culture and time.

What were the different kinds and variations of  lines you drew with today? What qualities of lines did you use and what messages do you think they communicate to an audience? What were your responses to the drawings that we worked on and why? Reflect with your neighbors about the drawings you did in class today and be able to identify the variety of different lines

Drawing: Value Scales and Still Life – Pencil / Value Grids

Morandi and the CLOSED Composition – Crosshatching? Yes. http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Observer/Pix/pictures/2013/1/10/1357823154138/morandi-still-life-five-o-023.jpg

GOALS:

  1. (1.2) create art that demonstrates an understanding of how ideas about VALUE and CHIAROSCURO relate to the variety of pencils.

What are the differences with the three types of Pencils? What do YOU find useful from today’s exercise?

AP  Studio Art: Concentration – SET UP Artworks in Cafe!

 

OH NO – Watch out Captain Ahab! http://gcaptain.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/whale-bellyflops-on-yacht.jpg
  1. 2.1 ALLOW criticism to be formed about artworks that work to accomplish 2.1.2 personal, 2.1.3 communal, 2.1.4 or other meanings (Let’s set up your exhibit with your statements and nametags.)
  2. (1.1) Apply media, technique, and process with skill and confidence (P)

As we get to the end of the week – Share with your neighbor the plans and advancements for this and the next piece. What sort of story do you think others might be reading in your work?

Posted on

Focused Goals – Keep Working and Stay on Task.

Special Thanks to the Teachers at St. Andrew’s School in Boca Raton, Florida. I had a great time speaking with you all. If I can help out in any way… please feel free to contact me! Frank

~~~

“An average person with average talent, ambition and education, can outstrip the most brilliant genius in our society, if that person has clear, focused goals.” – Brian Tracy

5 Days of Class… then EXAMS… let’s stay FOCUSED folks! http://mavericksquared.com/www/wordpress-content/uploads/2012/08/set-goal.jpg

Advanced Drawing: Portraits – Continue to work

Jan van Eyke – Arnolfini Wedding – interior / Exterior – Even the PAINTER is in the painting… https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/jan-van-eyck-arnolfini2bportraity2bdes2bdonateurs.jpg

Goals:

  1. (2.3) Create artworks that use organization and function to solve specific visual challenges.
  2. (5.1) Identify the intentions and purposes behind making art. (D)

What has been the most challenging thing for you so far? How do you feel about the progress of your work so far? What do you need to do in order to finish? This will take us up to EXAM DAY… Rubric is DUE on exam day – critique will be the exam.

Art Foundations: Color Wheel and Color Mixing with Acrylic Paint

Color Wheel and Texture – What do you remember about color mixing? Talk to your neighbor about HOW to mix, paint, clean… etc… http://integritypromos.com/site/custom_apparel_files/Color-Wheel—Transparent.png

Goals:

  1. 1.1 apply acrylic paint, color mixing techniques, and painting processes with 1.1.1 skill, 1.1.2 confidence, 1.1.3 and awareness so that your ideas of the color wheel are executed well
  2. 1.2 create painting techniques (grattage and decalcomania that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to the 1.2.1 materials, 1.2.2 techniques, 1.2.3 and processes you use.

“The Golden Age of Abstraction” ARTnews, April 2013:

What color did you find as very difficult to make? What color was easy (and not RY or B)?

AP Studio Art: Concentration Work and “Of Sailors and Whales” – DUE TODAY

What is a concentration? Frank Juarez is a Sheboygan artist – here’s his site! Enjoy! http://frankjuarezpaintings.com/

Goals:

  1. 1.2 create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to the 1.2.1 materials 1.2.2 techniques 1.2.3 and processes you use
  2. 3.3 describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value

What are the works that need work? What are you doing with the time you are in here? Should I be writing you passes for your study halls? If I am, should I continue?

Posted on

The Weather is There, I wish I were… beautiful…

“Talent may get someone off the starting blocks faster, but without a sense of direction or a goal to strive for, it won’t count for much.”
– David Bayles and Ted Orland, Art and Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

Welcome to KorbArtWuhs.WordPress.com… take a walk around, stretch your legs, get a feel for the landscape. Here is where I begin and end all of my classes, while also providing a resource for my students, their parents, as well as teachers and students around the world.

GOAL! Goal… goal… goal… GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLL! Now… what goals do you have in your mind for the day? Me… stay warm… it is -60 degrees out there today. http://cache2.allpostersimages.com/p/LRG/38/3841/HPJYF00Z/posters/soccer-player-scoring-a-goal.jpg

GOALS:

  1. Know about how one teacher uses daily goal setting and interaction in the classroom.
  2. Know about the use of a website as a communication tool both inside and outside of the classroom.
  3. Know about how using a students prior knowledge can help set the stage for better understanding of the topic at hand.

(Originally Posted: June 26, 2013) Technology in the classroom was my big presentation at this years InterActiv Learning Conference 2013 in Whitewater, WI. My largest concern with the use of today’s technology is the misuse of it. Having had an opportunity to listen to a new Freshman in High School (not mine… well, my kid, but not my district) discuss the use (or in some conversations that stand out – misuse) of important resources such as YouTube and Google it struck me that the conversation of how we use technology in the classroom as a learning TOOL and not as “bells and whistles” to entertain or simply to “connect” with the kids was important.

Technology and Interaction in the Classroom (link to my Google Presentation is HERE) was the presentation I had at the conference and I really wish I had heard Michael Wesch’s 201o Presentation at the University of Denver prior to my presentation. The good news (maybe for me) is that I am working in the direction he speaks about in his lecture (link to his presentation is HERE). To keep this brief (and give you a chance to watch his presentation) I feel the most important part of his lecture was to emphasize that the INFORMATION out there is NOT SCARCE and the student of today has all the access to it, in their pocket! The important thing to keep in mind, and this is a brain shift for all in education (kids, parents, teachers, administrators, school board members… everyone), is that the teachers need to help the kids learn HOW to use the technology to be self directed learners. The kids sure know how to entertain themselves with the internet… but strong learners of Web 2.0 tools they are not.

How can we, as teachers, use the tools that are out there to help the kids LEARN how to LEARN? How do we demonstrate the tricks of the trade, the skills that are essential in the process of learning so that the students we have the privileged to work with, can become more independent learners? One of the tricks of using the technology (information really) that is out there is to make sure we are teaching them how to CONNECT to it and not to simply learn it all for the test. This also ties into the thoughts of Noah Chomsky (HERE for a YouTube video Presented at the Learning Without Frontiers Conference – Jan 25th 2012- London) that the TEST is not a very good demonstration of the knowledge the kids have. Yes, maybe for the day and a few weeks later, but then – POOF – that is gone. How can we, as concerned educators and leaders, help the learners make sure that the information we provide them with connects to the world they are living in? The tools are there, and they will be using them for as long as they live. How can we connect the tools, the information that is available, and the techniques to gather, toss aside, sort, filter, and use that information is through demonstration by example, teaching and reteaching, and reviewing the importance of being aware of how the tools and information is to be used.

Kids Say the Darnedest Things

Knowing that sketchbooks and goals will ALWAYS be part of the courses, what is one suggestion that you have to offer for future classes? What are some suggestions you may have to help the class become even stronger or more fulfilling than it already is? These require explanation please.

  • “Make the goals so that everyone does them and doesn’t slack. It helps my brain learn from the beginning of class and I know it will help others.”
  • “To take the goals and understand them not just write them down.”
  • “The goals were kind of hard to understand when looking back at them. It’s easy to understand when you explain. but the way they are written down is tricky to look back at.”
Posted on

What are you THANKFUL for?

2013 Open Canvas Art Event – Milwaukee WI

Welcome to the event.
Beginning of the Open Canvas Night – 15 minutes in!
My Empty Wall
2 works beginning. Mixed Media of Coffee Filters, Coffee Grounds, Bible Pages.
Propped up and ready to begin painting.
First coats with a light blue in the sky. The ethereal side of things.
A little bit more paint.
And now the yellow, the spiritual side of life.
A detail of “In Our Confusion, It Can Always Be.”
A detail of “In Our Confusion, It Can Always Be.”
A detail of “In Our Confusion, It Can Always Be.”
A detail of “In Our Confusion, It Can Always Be.”
My second work – I forgot to document this one as it progressed. “”Walking The Path of the Awakened.”
A detail of “Walking the Path of the Awakened.”
A detail of “In Our Confusion, It Can Always Be.”
The 2 works sold together for $275. All proceeds went to MIAD and the Peck School of the Arts, UWM.
The buyer and her friend, Thank you Tina Gallup. Ms. Gallup purchased my work LAST year too. Thanks! Good to see you again!

“You won’t be happy with more until you’re happy with what you’ve got.” – Viki King (author, writer, speaker)

What are YOU thankful for? Take 30 seconds and write out 3 things you are thankful for.

Art Foundations 2D: Intro to Critiquing, 2 Point Perspective

What are YOU incorporating into your city / neighborhood / interior?

Goals:

  1. (1.2) Create 2 point perspective art that demonstrates how your ideas relate to the media, techniques (VALUE) and processes you use. (P)
  2. (2.3) Create artworks that uses organization and function to solve specific visual challenges.

What was the success in today’s drawing? What was the challenge?  What were the goals we have had over the past couple of weeks that you feel you have accomplished? WHY are you successful or unsuccessful with this artwork?

Advanced Drawing: Drawing and Evaluation

How are you using pastels? How did Degas?

Goals:

  1. 3.3 describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value
  2. NETS: TONIGHT Use digital media to work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning (Begin your crit.)

What was the success in today’s first portion of the critique? What did you see when you ANALYZED your work? What was the surprising to you?  What were the goals we have had over the past couple of weeks that you feel you have accomplished? WHY are you successful or unsuccessful with this artwork?

AP Studio Art: Still Life and Concentration (and WEB Design)

So… what are you worried about?

Goals:

  1. 3.1 reflect on how your art differs and describe how it relates to the CONCENTRATION you have begun.
  2. 3.3 describe the creation of your images and ideas and how they work with your concentration.

What did you accomplish today? What do you need to do tomorrow?  Developing Still Life works, concentration work. How can you develop your OWN voice?

Posted on

Ask Me ARTnother – A game show about what you may or may not know about art.

Welcome to the BEST ART CLASSES in the WORLD!

Put your GOALS sheets away!

Today the ONLY goal is to test your knowledge of the arts and make it to the final round.

TODAY – ALL of my art classes will be participating in a quiz show called:

Logo 1

Special Thanks to the inspiration of all the folks from NPR’s Ask Me Another. NPR’s exciting new show featuring puzzles, word games and trivia played in front of a live audience. Ask Me Another is a co-production of NPR and WNYC. Host Ophira Eisenberg invites in-studio guests and listeners alike to stretch their noggins, tickle their funny bones, and enjoy witty banter and guitar riffs from house musician Jonathan Coulton. Additional thanks to game gurus John Chaneski, Art Chung, and actor/writer Will Hines