Wednesday, September 26, 2012

“It’s Not Easy Bein’ Green” Frank isn’t under the weather – he’s at the top of his game!

Art Foundations – Line Portrait – Complex

  1. (1.2) Create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to the technique of contour line.
  2. (1.4.1) Create and solve visual problems using analysis of the shape and form of the face.

Advanced Drawing – Janet Fish

  1. 2.6 Work on creating multiple solutions to solve visual challenges.
  2. 3.1 reflect on how art differs and describe how it relates to history and cultures.

AP Studio Art – All Nighter

  1. 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with (1.1.3) an awareness so that your ideas are executed well.
  2. (2.3) create artworks that solve visual challenges and (2.2) evaluate the effectiveness of artworks

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Frank the Dinosaur / Dragon

Art Foundations – Line Portrait – Complex

  1. (1.2) Create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to the technique of contour line.
  2. (1.4.1) Create and solve visual problems using analysis of the shape and form of the face.

Advanced Drawing – Last Day – Don’t be embarrassed

  1. (3.3) describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value
  2. (4.3) compare relationships in visual art in terms of (4.3.2) aesthetics

Activity: Orally participate in the discussion of your classmates drawing.

AP Studio Art – Unveiling of Artwork in a Gallery

  1. 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with (1.1.3) an awareness so that your ideas are executed well.
  2. (2.3) create artworks that solve visual challenges and (2.2) evaluate the effectiveness of artworks

Monday, September 24, 2012

Mr. Korb on Animal Print Day at WUHS

“What is your Mt. Everest? What GOALS do you have in your life? How might the GOALS in ART help you elsewhere? Look at something, with small steps, you can achieve anything.” – Mr. Korb

Art Foundations – Line Portrait

  1. (1.2) Create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to the technique of contour line.
  2. (1.4.1) Create and solve visual problems using analysis of the shape and form of the face.

Advanced Drawing – Public Speaking

  1. (3.3) describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value Orally participate in the discussion of your classmates drawing.
  2. (4.3) compare relationships in visual art in terms of (4.3.2) aesthetics

AP Studio Art – Korb Magazine Article – Look at the AP Studio Art Page on the Right of the Screen (2012 – 13 Classes)

  1. 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with (1.1.3) an awareness so that your ideas are executed well
  2. 3.3 describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value

September 21 – Friday – ASSEMBLY END OF DAY!

Look back this week and think about one of the GOALS you have written down. Take the time in the JOURNALING section of the goal page and, with your newly established partner (Monday) write down your thoughts about how you used this goal in the course of the week.

Art Foundations – Line Portrait

  1. Work on (1.1.1, 3) applying media and techniques with skill and awareness (of HOW you are using line).
  2. (2.2) Evaluate the effectiveness of how line is working to define your portrait.

Advanced Drawing – Art Class Crit

  1. (2.5) defend personal evaluations that show understanding in relationships between composition and meaning of artwork

AP Studio Art – Photographing of Artwork

  1. 2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks.
  2. 5.3 describe meanings of artworks by analyzing (5.3.1) techniques.

NOTE AP’ers… FINAL CRIT. and DEMO of EDITING PHOTOS on MONDAY!

September 20, 2012 – Thursday

Art Foundations – Line Portrait

  1. Work on (1.1.1, 3) applying media and techniques with skill and awareness and FOCUS on HOW you are using line.

Advanced Drawing – Paper Bag Drawing

  1. Communication and Collaboration – Use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively. (NETS)

AP Studio Art – Henri Matisse Exhibition at MOMA

  1. Communication and Collaboration – Use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively. (NETS)
  2. 3.3 describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value

September 19, 2012 – Wednesday – LATE START!

Art Foundations – Line Portrait

  1. (1.1.1) Apply art materials being aware of your skills.
  2. (1.4) Solve visual challenges using analysis (element of Line).

Advanced Drawing – Art Class Crit.

  1. (2.4) compare different points of view regarding composition and meaning in artwork
  2. (4.3) compare relationships in visual art in terms of (4.3.2) aesthetics

AP Studio Art – Alexander Calder Exhibition at the National Gallery of Art Washington DC.

  1. 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with (1.1.3) an awareness so that your ideas are executed well.
  2. 1.2 create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to the (1.2.1) materials

September 18, 2012 – Tuesday

“Don’t Eat THIS frog every morning”

Art Foundations – Contour Line DrawingAbstract Approximate Symmetry

  1. (3.3) Know about the creation of images and explain why they are important (contour line).
  2. (1.4) Solve visual challenges using analysis (element of Line).

Advanced Drawing – Art Class Crit.– Art Class Crit – Hopefully Not the Result!

  1. (3.3) describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value Orally participate in the discussion of your classmates drawing.
  2. (4.3) compare relationships in visual art in terms of (4.3.2) aesthetics

AP Studio Art – Georgio Morandi – Body of Work

  1. 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with (1.1.3) an awareness so that your ideas are executed well.
  2. 1.2 create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to the (1.2.1) materials

September 17, 2012 – Monday

“Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.” Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog

Goals Are ESSENTIAL for your day to day success. Please think about the things that are important to you (besides making art) and how you set goals for yourself. What do you do to reach those goals? 

Art Foundations – Clown on Unicycle

  1. (6.1) Know about the aspects of visual arts with aspects of other disciplines.
  2. (1.4) Solve visual challenges using analysis of LINE (How can you simplify your artwork to use ONLY line to express your thoughts?)

Advanced Drawing – Art Class Crit.

  1. (3.3) describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value.
  2. (4.3) compare relationships in visual art in terms of (4.3.2) aesthetics

AP Studio Art – Art Class Crit.

  1. (3.3) describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value.
  2. (4.3) compare relationships in visual art in terms of (4.3.2) aesthetics

Korb Magazine Article: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B89E3WNWaCjUQUlxeVRZWWZUeGs

Sept. 14, 2012 – Friday

Goals Are ESSENTIAL for your day to day success. Please think about the things that are important to you (besides making art) and how you set goals for yourself. What do you do to reach those goals?

Thanks to Paul Mark Sutherland (another GOALS believer) for following the site!

Art Foundations – Line Portrait

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

How have you used the above goal in your poster design? As you reflect back, what can you do to improve the design, make clearer the message?

Advanced Drawing – Little Man of Lego

2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks.

What are you doing with you toy / value scale / color wheel drawing that demonstrated your understanding of the elements and principles of art? How effective is your artwork in expressing your understanding of the materials, the values, the color wheel, and / or anything else you can think of?

AP Studio Art – Critique

  1. 2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks.
  2. (5.3) describe meanings of artworks by analyzing (5.3.1) techniques.

What are you doing to MOVE the ideas of your art making forward? How can you get more accomplished in the next week. We have 5 days to wrap up your 3 works… this is an important part of the art making process.

Sept. 13, 2012 – Thursday

Art Foundations – Kandinsky

  1. 5.1 identify the rationale behind making art
  2. 4.1 recognize differences in historical and cultural contexts of art

Advanced Drawing – Star Wars Drawing

  1. 2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks

AP Studio Art – Common Theme

  1. 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with (1.1.3) an awareness so that your ideas are executed well.
  2. 3.3 describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value