“Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure you do things differently from everyone else.” Sara Blakely (inventor of SPANX and youngest Self Made Female BILLIONAIRE – 10 Lessons I Learned from Sarah Blakely – Forbes Magazine)
#Thursday but REALLY it is the #EndOfTheWeek – Woot Woot!
“Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure you do things differently from everyone else.” Sara Blakely (inventor of SPANX and youngest Self Made Female BILLIONAIRE – 10 Lessons I Learned from Sarah Blakely – Forbes Magazine)
AP Studio Art: CRIT!
Goals:
- 1.1 Ad: Visualize and hypothesize to generate plans for ideas and directions for creating art and design that can affect social change.
- Looking at the ideas you came up with as a group yesterday… if your work could MAKE A CHANGE to SOCIETY – Start Conversation – Begin a REVOLUTION for CHANGE – what imagery comes up RIGHT NOW… You do not have to stick with it, but RIGHT NOW – Good ideas or not.
Well – are you going to lead the revolution? I hope so! What do you plan on doing for the weekend?
Advanced Drawing: Critiquing of a PAPER BAG.
Goals:
- 3.1Ad: Reflect on, re-engage, revise, and refine works of art or design considering relevant traditional and contemporary criteria as well as personal artistic vision.
- As you look at the works that are hanging on the chalkboard – what is ONE WORK that really stands out to YOU and WHY?
We are moving ahead in the artmaking process next week. While I have a process / project lined up… what are things about the making of art that you would like to work on / learn?
RUBRIC LINK, but it should ALREADY be in your Google Drive. SHARE it with me...
How did you feel about the work you presented today? If you didn’t – what did you take away from today’s crit?
Drawing: Oil Pastels!
Goals:
- 7.2Ac: Evaluate the effectiveness of an image or images to influence ideas, feelings, and behaviors of specific audiences.
- As this develops, how are your ideas and Kandinsky’s similar and how are they different? What might you take away from this experience? How can you share that idea with the world?
As this work has developed, how are your ideas and Kandinsky’s similar and how are they different? WRITE this out from the beginning of the hour. Has it Changed?
By The Way… Share your STILL LIFE DRAWINGS by visiting them HERE.
Kandinsky at MAM – HERE
Studio Art 360: Collage and Symbolism
Goals:
- 2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
- Of the textures you have made… What TEXTURES do you find comforting? What Textures do you find discomforting?
How did you use texture to represent LANDSCAPE in your COLLAGE experience based on MAX ERNST’s works.
The #Week is more than #HalfOver. #Yeah!
“Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure you do things differently from everyone else.” Sara Blakely (inventor of SPANX and youngest Self Made Female BILLIONAIRE – 10 Lessons I Learned from Sarah Blakely – Forbes Magazine)
AP Studio Art: CRIT!
Goals:
- 1.1 Ad: Visualize and hypothesize to generate plans for ideas and directions for creating art and design that can affect social change.
- This is a NEW series of 3 works. 13 – 15… you are at a point where there is MORE to the work than simply creating interesting images to look at. How can this next series of concentration works SPEAK about something MORE than just the “Ideas of my concentration are…” statement from your AP Questions? Talk to your classmates about the IMPORTANT TOPICS you have in your head and how that can become part of the larger body of your works.
Well… what are 3 things you came up with that you might use in the ideas of your works? GUERNICA as the image.
Advanced Drawing: Critiquing of a PAPER BAG.
Goals:
- 3.1Ad: Reflect on, re-engage, revise, and refine works of art or design considering relevant traditional and contemporary criteria as well as personal artistic vision.
- What is happening in your classmates work that you are truly glad to see happening? Find ONE work, sit down and – in THEIR GOALS PAGE – write out 3 things that you feel are VERY successful and 1 thing you feel needs attention – Follow up with the WHY of attention..
TO THE English COMPUTER LAB – Bring your Drawing. USE THIS LINK and SAVE A COPY to YOUR Google Drive. SHARE it with me...
How did you feel about the work you presented today? If you didn’t – what did you take away from today’s crit?
Drawing: Oil Pastels!
Goals:
- 7.2Ac: Evaluate the effectiveness of an image or images to influence ideas, feelings, and behaviors of specific audiences.
- Reflect on YESTERDAY before you begin today! What are your OVERALL IDEAS that you hope to communicate?
Biggest struggle / success for today? Write it out and the WHY!
By The Way… Share your STILL LIFE DRAWINGS by visiting them HERE.
Kandinsky at MAM – HERE
Studio Art 360: Collage and Symbolism
Goals:
- 2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
- What TEXTURES do you like best from yesterday? Why?
Write a ONE PARAGRAPH EXPLANATION about your work on the BACK of the collage. Describe how you are planning on using Frottage, Grattage, and Decalcomania in the work.
#Texture in the #Studio – #Symbolism in our #Art
“Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure you do things differently from everyone else.” Sara Blakely (inventor of SPANX and youngest Self Made Female BILLIONAIRE – 10 Lessons I Learned from Sarah Blakely – Forbes Magazine)
AP Studio Art: CRIT!
Goals:
- 3.1Ad: Reflect on, re-engage, revise, and refine works of art or design considering relevant traditional and contemporary criteria as well as personal artistic vision.
- As you reflect on these three works, what are you considering for your next three works? This is important as you continue to look at the development of your larger body of works – the ENTIRE portfolio… not just each grouping of 3.
We’re going to create one more SOLID SET of CONCENTRATION WORKS. Think about the FIRST works you created and the LAST work we just finished critiquing. WHERE have you TRULY GROWN in the development of your work?
Advanced Drawing: 1 more day… Composition and Meaning of a PAPER BAG.
Goals:
- 2.3Ad: Demonstrate in works of art or design how visual and material culture defines, shapes, enhances, inhibits, and/or empowers people’s lives.
- This is the LAST DAY to work… What is the NUMBER ONE and the NUMBER TWO thing you are going to work on to WRAP IT UP today?
A GREAT day of drawing on Friday – Time got away from us… What worked today and HOW are you going to RESOLVE the work for Wednesday’s CRIT?
Drawing: Oil Pastels!
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!
Are you successful in the communication of your ideas? Write out 3 reasons to back up your successes.
By The Way… Share your STILL LIFE DRAWINGS by visiting them HERE.
Kandinsky at MAM – HERE
Studio Art 360: Collage and Symbolism
Goals:
- 2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
- What TEXTURES do you find comforting? What Textures do you find discomforting?
What was your favorite way of gathering textures today? How do you see being able to use them tomorrow in the ONE DAY COLLAGE experience based on MAX ERNST’s works.
#WAEA #YAM #ArtShow #Capitol Building #Madison
“Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure you do things differently from everyone else.” Sara Blakely (inventor of SPANX and youngest Self Made Female BILLIONAIRE – 10 Lessons I Learned from Sarah Blakely – Forbes Magazine)
AP Studio Art: CRIT!
Goals:
- 3.1Ad: Reflect on, re-engage, revise, and refine works of art or design considering relevant traditional and contemporary criteria as well as personal artistic vision.
- What makes these NEW and INNOVATIVE? Give yourself a 3 bullet point list for the works
How did you feel about the work you presented today? If you didn’t – what did you take away from today’s crit?
Advanced Drawing: 2 more days… Composition and Meaning of a PAPER BAG.
Goals:
- 2.3Ad: Demonstrate in works of art or design how visual and material culture defines, shapes, enhances, inhibits, and/or empowers people’s lives.
- Looking at the SYMBOLISM that this work is SUPPOSE to have about your life, explain the thoughts and ideas you are hoping to communicate through the work. HOW are you doing that? Be SPECIFIC!
A GREAT day of drawing on Friday – Time got away from us… What worked today and HOW are you going to RESOLVE the work for Wednesday’s CRIT?
Drawing: Oils… Let’s get to it!
Goals:
- 8.1Ac: Identify types of contextual information useful in the process of constructing interpretations of an artwork or collection of works.
- What songs are you using to create your artwork? What are aspects of your thumbnail and rough that you can IMMEDIATELY relate to the ideas of the music?
SHARE YOUR THEORY AND DRAWING WITH YOUR CLASSMATE – Last 5 Minutes – CONVERSATION and write down what you have learned from your classmate.
By The Way… Share your STILL LIFE DRAWINGS by visiting them HERE.
Kandinsky at MAM – HERE
Studio Art 360: Critiquing of a Still Life
Goals:
- 8.1P: Interpret an artwork or collection of works, supported by relevant and sufficient evidence found in the work and its various contexts.
- As you examine this work of art, what are the larger SKILLS you have developed in the process?
As artists, we are in it for the process of MAKING ART, not necessarily worrying about the finished product. How do you feel about the idea of PROCESS versus PRODUCT?
#Finally #Friday on the #Studio. #PlansForTheWeekend?
10 Things Creative People Do By: Randy Taran
1. Listen In: Listen to your intuition and capture your new ideas. Whether from your morning shower, nighttime dreams, when running, in the car, or in nature, keep an idea notebook and jot it down.
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AP Studio Art: Concentration!
Goals:
- 2.3Ad: Demonstrate in works of art or design how visual and material culture defines, shapes, enhances, inhibits, and/or empowers people’s lives.
- What is happening in your classmates work that you are truly glad to see happening? Write that out and then take a moment to give them encouragement and support.
What’s on your plate for the weekend? What have you got to work on? Website? Artwork? Job?
Advanced Drawing: Composition and Meaning of a PAPER BAG.
Goals:
- 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.
- How are you doing in the process? Where are you pleased? Where are you still struggling? BE SPECIFIC HERE! P.S. … SWITCH SPOTS – Nobody sits next to somebody you did yesterday!
What did MOVING to a different spot do for you today? More focused? Different focused? See if the weekend can get you back on track.
Drawing: Color, Shape, Meaning, and MUSIC!
By The Way… Share your STILL LIFE DRAWINGS by visiting them HERE.
Kandinsky at MAM – HERE
Goals:
- 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
- What did you learn about the pastels from YESTERDAY’s experiments? What can you do today do you think? Share your thoughts with the class.
What did you find interesting about YOUR images and what did you find interesting about your neighbors?
Studio Art 360: Drawing of the Still Life
Goals:
- 1.1P: Use multiple approaches to begin creative endeavors.
- Looking at the DRAWING what are you going to FOCUS ON today to resolve the drawing for Monday?
This is the last day of working on these drawings… where do you see yourself having a HIGHLIGHT in the drawing? Where do you see the CORE of the SHADOW? Where are the Midtones (lights and shadows)? Write out some SPECIFIC examples!
COMPOSITIONS? Looking for a refresher? Let’s Look HERE!
#100,000 Views and I #MissedIt! – Happy #Art #Thursday
10 Things Creative People Do By: Randy Taran
4. Let Your Senses Come Alive: Notice not only how things look, but how they feel in your hand, how they smell, the sounds surrounding you, even the nuances of taste. Don’t forget to listen to your gut — that’s an important sense too!
AP Studio Art: Concentration!
Goals:
- 2.2Ad: Demonstrate 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.
- How do you see the growth of your work? What are two things that you see as STRONG developments as you have moved forward?
End of the day – one more day in class. How many more pieces do you need to get through for this batch of 3 concentration works?
Advanced Drawing: Composition and Meaning of a PAPER BAG.
Goals:
- 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.
- Looking back on the past few days of work, what are you pleased with in the creation of the work? What are area that you are still being challenged with? STEP BACK – Comment in the continued progress of 3 works – (S.S. – BE AWARE OF YOUR COMMENTS!)
What did you take from the critique of your work? What did you add to the critique of your classmates work? What did you take away from the work of your classmates? http://www.atlanticpapers.com/promo/graphics/CPSApaperBag.jpg
Drawing: Color, Shape, Meaning, and MUSIC!
By The Way… Share your STILL LIFE DRAWINGS by visiting them HERE.
Kandinsky at MAM – HERE
Goals:
- 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
- What do you know about PASTELS? Oil versus Soft? Cray-Pas?
What did you find interesting about YOUR images and what did you find interesting about your neighbors? CREATE an 8 Step page (like Watercolors from Foundations) to work through the different techniques.
Studio Art 360: Drawing of the Still Life
Goals:
- 1.1P: Use multiple approaches to begin creative endeavors.
- Take a LONG HARD LOOK at your composition. What is happening with the FIGURE? The GROUND? The POSITIVE SPACE? The NEGATIVE SPACE?
How have you worked today on the ideas of the positive and negative space? What are you doing to RESOLVE the image for tomorrow?
COMPOSITIONS? Looking for a refresher? Let’s Look HERE!
#LateStart #Wednesday – How about bringing Mr. Korb a Bagel?
10 Things Creative People Do By: Randy Taran
7. Seek Out Challenging Tasks: Just for fun, challenge yourself with projects that don’t have solutions, like how to make a horse fly (no — we’re not talking unicorns) or build a perfect model of a part of the body. This opens the mind for all types of strategies, which helps generate fresh ideas.
AP Studio Art: Concentration!
Goals:
- Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making (Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.)
- Do you need to update your ONLINE presence? Have you updated your BREADTH site to accommodate your two most recent works?
Halfway through the week and MONDAY will be with us soon. I am PROUD of the accomplishments – a lot of alone time. What ONE BIG COOL things worked out for you today?
Advanced Drawing: Composition and Meaning of a PAPER BAG.
Goals:
- 1.1 Ad: Visualize and hypothesize to generate plans for ideas and directions for creating art and design that can affect social change.
- What skills do you feel you are able to be rely on as you continue with this drawing?
What has been your most successful part of this drawing today? Where are you going to START tomorrow and 2 reasons WHY?
Drawing: Color, Shape, Meaning, and MUSIC!
By The Way… Share your STILL LIFE DRAWINGS by visiting them HERE.
Kandinsky at MAM – HERE
Goals:
- 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
- Which COMPOSITION idea are you sticking to? Are you going with the SIMPLE (Melodic) or COMPLEX (Symphonic) idea? Explain how you are doing this and what your use of shapes and forms are.
What are 3 things that TALKING and THINKING about the reading by Kandinsky has helped you better understand about YOUR work and HIS work?
Studio Art 360: Drawing of the Still Life
Goals:
- 10.1P: Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas.
- HANG UP YOUR WORK ON THE CHALKBOARD – Two small bits of tape – and then sit down… HOW DOES IT LOOK from a few back. What looks different?
Where did you struggle with today’s drawing? Explain your thoughts here…
COMPOSITIONS? Looking for a refresher? Let’s Look HERE!
#Dapper #Tuesday at #WUHS – What’s dapper about #you?
10 Things Creative People Do By: Randy Taran
8. Surround Yourself With Interesting People and Things: Spend time with diverse friends, listen to new music, see new exhibitions to broaden your horizons. Having unusual objects around you also helps you develop original ideas.
AP Studio Art: Concentration!
Goals:
- 2.6 create multiple solutions to visual challenges that show understanding in relationships between composition and meaning of artwork
- While looking at your classmates work, how do you see the works needing to GROW? Do you see yours growing?
What have you come up with? What materials are you planning on using? How does it fit into your current body of work?
Advanced Drawing: Composition and Meaning of a PAPER BAG.
Goals:
- 1.1 Ad: Visualize and hypothesize to generate plans for ideas and directions for creating art and design that can affect social change.
- What did you do last week to prepare yourself for in the design and execution of this still life / commentary work? What are you communicating in the work and how are you communicating that work?
What did you take away from the drawing today? What are you succeeding with?. (1, 3, 5).
Drawing: Color, Shape, Meaning, and MUSIC!
By The Way… Share your STILL LIFE DRAWINGS by visiting them HERE.
Kandinsky at MAM – HERE
Goals:
- 3.1 reflect on how art differs and describe how it relates to history and cultures 3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges.
- What color scheme are you considering using n this work? How do you see that as helping communicate your message?
What composition do you feel is working best for you to communicate the messages you are hoping? Why?
Studio Art 360: Drawing of the Still Life
Goals:
- 10.1P: Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas.
- Step back from your artwork and LOOK at it. What skill have you NEWLY developed as this drawing has come along? Is it VALUE? FORM? SHADING? OBSERVATION? Please explain the ideas in your new skills.
Of ALL the work on your drawing you created today, what has been the most successful thing that you’ve accomplished? EXPLAIN!
How about COMPSITIONS? Looking for ideas? Let’s Look HERE!
#Monday in the #Artroom – Ready to #MidCrit?
10 Things Creative People Do By: Randy Taran
10. Know Your Strengths and Passions: Get to know what makes your heart soar, what makes you feel most alive and energized, and use it as fuel for the creative process.
AP Studio Art: Concentration!
Goals:
- 2.2Ad: Demonstrate 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.
- What has been your biggest challenge from the past week worth of making art. Today – get together for 10 minutes and talk with one another about the current work.
What were the biggest impressions you had from the classmate’s works? What were the most difficult things you felt as you presented your work?
Advanced Drawing: Composition and Meaning of a PAPER BAG.
Goals:
- 3.1Ac: Engage in constructive critique with peers, then reflect on, re-engage, revise, and refine works of art and design in response to personal artistic vision.
- Prop your images up and walk around the room WITH your goals page. Write out two things you see that you’d like to try and incorporate into your image. Add a comment to the sticky note in front of your classmates work.
How to you feel about the idea of getting feedback from your classmates? Did their comments HELP you? how or how NOT?
Drawing: Color, Shape, Meaning, and MUSIC!
By The Way… Share your STILL LIFE DRAWINGS by visiting them HERE.
Goals:
- 3.1 reflect on how art differs and describe how it relates to history and cultures 3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges.
- Of the shapes we are using, which one is STRONG and why? Which shape describes a passive quality? Why?
How are you beginning to use the ideas of color and shape to communicate your ideas from your song?
Studio Art 360: Drawing of the Still Life
Goals:
- 7.1P: Hypothesize ways in which art influences perception and understanding of human experiences.
- What skills have you developed as you are creating your CUBE, CYLINDER, PYRAMID and LETTER in the drawing?
Given the opportunity to SELF EVALUATE… BASED ON CRITERIA you may set up for yourself… what grade would you say you have earned SO far in the drawing? 2 COMPLETE THOUGHTS as to WHY?
How about COMPSITIONS? Looking for ideas? Let’s Look HERE!
Art With Korb 
