Art With Korb

Art Foundations 2D: Chapter 9: Lesson 3. Asymmetrical Collage Composition and JUSTIFICATION of the sense of BALANCE.

1. 3.2 Work on applying ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges of balance

How are you able to see that BALANCE is an important part of creating successful art? How else is BALANCE important in life?

Advanced Drawing: Review yesterday’s responses from classmates. Work on Inside / Outside Portraits.

Edward Hopper: Chop Suey

1. 3.4 evaluate and defend the validity of sources for ideas
2. 3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges

What have you been doing to make the story more obvious in your artwork? What can you do to clearly define the inside / outside idea in the artwork? Is this a successful work of art?

AP Studio Art: Concentration and Breadth work. One on One Concentration Work Grading.

1. 1.2 Work on creating 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. 2.6 Work on creating multiple solutions to solve visual challenges.

What are your thoughts about the 2 questions? What are your answers to the questions regarding the concentration? Do YOU think that you are growing in the development of your body of work?

Art Foundations 2D: Finish written critique on grid drawings. Read second part – Chapter 9: Balance. Begin group work: non-objective, asymmetrical collage artwork.

1. 2.2 Work on evaluating the effectiveness of artworks.
2. 3.3 describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value

Character: Comments: What were some things you thought about AS you judged your drawing WHILE you worked? Did you make changes as you worked? Did you FEEL a “light” pop on in your head, an “Ah Ha!” moment about the process? Write about those thoughts and how you feel they helped you become a better drawer during this work.

Critiquing: Comments: What ARE your thoughts about the process of critiquing? Do you feel as though you CAN learn something about yourself when you do a critique? In your thoughts, not what you think I want to hear, could you be more reflective about your work  as you work versus only at the end?

Advanced Drawing: Mid–Critique of other’s works and reflect upon the comments. Continue working on portraits.

1. 2.2 Work on evaluating the effectiveness of artworks.
2. 3.3 Describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value

“Night Windows”: http://www.edwardhopper.net/night-windows.jsp

Based in today’s MID-CRIT what are you able to take away from the process and putting toward the making of your artwork?

AP Studio Art: Finish critique of breadth work. Discuss and reflect on the concentration work. Plan ahead for the break.

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. 2.6 Work on creating multiple solutions to solve visual challenges.

Critiquing is an ESSENTIAL process in the making of art. Yesterday was a struggle for me… what did you take away from the critiquing process that you can put to use in your future works? Was it about the composition? Was it about the technique? Was it about your execution with the materials? What was it?

“Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.” — Robert Kennedy

Art Foundations

1. 2.2 Work on evaluating the effectiveness of artworks.
2. 3.3 Work on describing the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value… what have you learned?

Execution: Comments:

1. What was the most challenging aspect of this work for you? Was it the materials? Was it the process? How did you overcome the problems?
2. What do you feel you learned the most about in how you used the materials or techniques in this assignment?

Composition: Comments:

1. Explain what you felt was the biggest challenge in the use of the COLOR behind this work (the ELEMENT we focused on the most). Was it the RYB set of squares? Was it the Achromatic set of squares? Was it the Complimentary set of squares? Why did you struggle so much and how do you feel you resolved them?
2. What techniques do you feel that you have developed and might be able to rework into the future works that you create (either for yourself or for other classes and projects)?

Advanced Drawing

Edward Hopper – Automat (unofficial but reliable website).

1. 1.1 Work on applying media, techniques, and processes with 1.1.1 skill 1.1.3 and awareness so that your ideas are executed well.
2. 3.2 Know about your application of subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use your skills to solve visual challenges.

What’s working and what is not? Where have you struggled in this drawing so far?

AP Studio Art

1. 2.2 Work on evaluating the effectiveness of artworks.
2. 3.3 Know about and describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value.

What was difficult about this project? What have you learned and what are you going to take intot he next work?

“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.”—Arthur Ashe – http://goalhabits.com/

Art Foundations 2D

1. 1.4.3 evaluation [critique] (formative reflections about your artwork).
2. 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.

Journal Portion of this week’s Goals Page:

1. What is new to you about the way in which you are able to use colored pencils?
2. Where else in your day / year / life might you be able to successfully use the idea of the grid and enlargement or ratios?
3. How has focusing on ONE SQUARE AT A TIME helped you with the making of this colored pencil drawing?
4. If you were given the opportunity to do another colored pencil drawing, what would you go about and do differently the next time BASED on your experiences with colored pencils this time around?
5. BONUS THOUGHT: You used a photograph from someone else’s imagination. What do you think your feelings toward the project might have been if you would have used an image from your own life? A photograph that you created?

Advanced Drawing

Symbolism and Portraits

Arnolifi Wedding Portrait

1. Work on create portraits that use organization and function to solve specific visual challenges.
2. Know about and identify your intentions and purposes behind making this portrait.

Symbolism can be important in an artwork. Why do YOU think an artwork that is ABOUT something may be more interesting than an artwork that is art for art’s sake?

AP Studio Art

1. 3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges.
2. (5.4) Reflect on various interpretations as a means for understanding and evaluating works of art.

What do you need to do in order to have your Oil Pastel Drawing completed as well as your next concentration work done on MONDAY when you WALK IN THE DOOR? Take it home? Lay them out and have a conversation with your partner about their progress.

Art Foundations

1. 1.2 Create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to the techniques (colored pencil layering) and process (grid and drawing) you are using.
2. 1.4.3 evaluation [critique] (formative reflections about your artwork)

How are you doing? What do you feel needs work? Can you work with focus so that the learned goals are in your head and you are aware of what you are doing?

Advanced Drawing

Picasso’s The Blind Man’s Meal – MET New York City, NY

Symbolism and Portraits

1. Work on create portraits that use organization and function to solve specific visual challenges.
2. Know about and identify your intentions and purposes behind making this portrait.

AP Studio Art

1. 3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges
2. (3.5) Evaluate and defend how subject matter, symbols, and images are used in art.

What do you need to do in order to make sure you are prepared for tomorrow? What did you do today to make the most of your time and efforts?

“Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.”  — M. Scott Peck – Goal Habits

Art Foundations 2D

1. 4.4 Evaluate and interpret art for its relationship in meanings showing understanding of the work of various art professionals (how different artists make different works)

What is your favorite square of the entire drawing? Why?

Advanced Drawing

***START HERE*** With your classmates – discuss the many uses of symbolism that you are using in your artwork. TONIGHT – create a NEW RUBRIC / TEMPLATE in Google Docs and WRITE OUT in the preliminary stage section a list of the SYMBOLS and DEFINITIONS of the symbols (what they mean) as well as including a photograph of ALL of your preliminary drawings. (15 – 20 minutes tops).

Symbolism and Portraits

Arnolifi Wedding Portrait

Symbolism

1. Work on create portraits that use organization and function to solve specific visual challenges.
2. Know about and identify your intentions and purposes behind making this portrait.

AP Studio Art

1. 3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges.

How will you use your time wisely to complete the work? How can you work these pieces into your concentration? How have you been FOCUSED on the tasks at hand?

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”  — Alvin Toffler – Goal Achievement Quote: Paul Mark Sutherland

MIAD – Workshops and Programs

Art Foundations 2D

1. Know about and demonstrate ideas (grid) and techniques )colored pencil) and use your skill to grid the drawings up.
2. Work on using knowledge of color wheel in the blending of colors.

What was your biggest accomplishment today? What classmates comment about your drawing are you most proud of? What was your honest EFFORT in the work (1 – 5)?

Advanced Drawing

Symbolism and Portraits

Arnolifi Wedding Portrait

Symbolism

1. Work on create portraits that use organization and function to solve specific visual challenges.
2. Know about and identify your intentions and purposes behind making this portrait.

With your classmates – discuss the many uses of symbolism that you are using in your artwork. TONIGHT – create a NEW RUBRIC / TEMPLATE in Google Docs and WRITE OUT in the preliminary stage section a list of the SYMBOLS and DEFINITIONS of the symbols (what they mean) as well as including a photograph of ALL of your preliminary drawings. (15 – 20 minutes tops).

AP Studio Art

Cezanne and the Blue Vase

1. Work on evaluating and defending the manner in which subject matter, symbols, and images are used.
2. Work on works of art using various techniques for communicating ideas and intentions.

1″ Artwork – Breadth

What are you hoping to take away from the breadth work that you are creating? What images and resources are you using for these artworks?

Art Foundations Students: I have looked through the CITYSCAPES and there are a number of you WITHOUT the images turned in. You have until the END OF THE DAY TODAY to turn it in or it is a ZERO. I will SPEAK TO YOU today to let you know and at the end of the day I will be e-mailing home.

EVERYONE: ALL LATE SKETCHES ARE ALSO DUE ON TODAY… NO EXCEPTIONS NO NOTHING! THEY ARE IN OR THEY ARE A ZERO!

Art Foundations 2D

1. Work on applying ideas behind techniques in art and use your skill to solve visual challenges.
2. Work on using knowledge of color wheel in the blending of colors.

What do you struggle with when it comes to the use of these colored pencils and the techniques that you are using? What do you need to focus on so that you can accomplish finishing this by the beginning of class on Friday? 4 work days?

Advanced Drawing

Symbolism and Portraits

Arnolifi Wedding Portrait

Symbolism

1. Work on create portraits that use organization and function to solve specific visual challenges.
2. Know about and identify your intentions and purposes behind making this portrait.

What do you hope to accomplish with this portrait this week? What do you have to do in order to get as much accomplished this week so that it can be done by Monday of next week?

AP Studio Art

1. Work on evaluating and defending the manner in which subject matter, symbols, and images are used.
2. Work on works of art using various techniques for communicating ideas and intentions.

1″ Artwork – Breadth

What are you hoping to take away from the breadth work that you are creating? What images and resources are you using for these artworks?

Art Foundations Students: I have looked through the CITYSCAPES and there are a number of you WITHOUT the images turned in. You have until MONDAY to turn it in or it is a ZERO. I will SPEAK TO YOU today to let you know and at the end of the day I will be e-mailing home.

EVERYONE: ALL LATE SKETCHES ARE ALSO DUE ON MONDAY… NO EXCEPTIONS NO NOTHING! THEY ARE IN OR THEY ARE A ZERO!

Art Foundations

1. 3.3 Know about the mixing of colors and explain why the skill is of value.
2. (3.5) Evaluate and defend how subject matter, symbols, and images are used in art.

Advanced Drawing

Side by Side comparison of Edward Hopper’s Sketchbook and his painting!

A quick video – an art exhibition of Edward Hopper.

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

AP Studio Art

1. (2.6) Create multiple solutions to specific visual challenges that show understanding in making relationships between composition and the purpose of artwork.
2. (3.5) Evaluate and defend how subject matter, symbols, and images are used in art.

Art Foundations Students: I have looked through the CITYSCAPES and there are a number of you WITHOUT the images turned in. You have until MONDAY to turn it in or it is a ZERO. I will SPEAK TO YOU today to let you know and at the end of the day I will be e-mailing home.

EVERYONE: ALL LATE SKETCHES ARE ALSO DUE ON MONDAY… NO EXCEPTIONS NO NOTHING! THEY ARE IN OR THEY ARE A ZERO!

Art Foundations:

Chuck and his assistant

1. 3.3 Know about the mixing of colors and explain why the skill is of value.
2. 6.1 Work on mathematical ratios in art as other disciplines might use math.

Advanced Drawing

Vermeer (not Jan van Eyck) – Soldier and a Girl Laughing

Student Work

Instructions

Edward Hopper’s Sketchbook

1. (2.3) Work on creating portraits that use organization and function to explain the person in the portrait. (P).
2. (5.1) Know about the intentions and purposes in symbolism. (D) 

Reflection: Who is the person that you are wanting to use as the FOCAL POINT in your portrait? What are some of the SYMBOLS that you are planning on using in the work? Where is the location that is INSIDE and where is the location that is OUTSIDE in your composition?

AP Studio Art

Oil Pastel – Let’s work a day on the drawings and talk about TEXTURE!

1. 2.6) Work on creating multiple solutions to your BREADTH and CONCENTRATION work that shows understanding in making relationships between composition and the purpose of artwork.
2. (3.5) Evaluate and defend how subject matter, symbols, and images are used in art.

Reflection: What have you done to think about the works you are planning on creating? Have you come up with ONE or MULTIPLE ideas for your BREADTH work? What are the advantages of having more than ONE initial idea for EVERY work you create?