Art With Korb

ART Foundations 2D – Staircases

1. 1.4Create, define, and solve visual challenges using SYNTHESIS. (All of the exercises we have worked on up to this point, we now put together into ONE cityscape.)
2. 3.1 reflect on how art differs and describe how it relates to history and cultures.

What aspect of Frank Gehry’s Arcitecture did you find most unusual to what you recognize as architecture today? What theme might you direct yourself to regarding your cityscape? How will this help us (the audience) get to know you?

AP Studio Art – Monet’s Waterlillies

3.1 Reflect on how art differs and describe how it relates to history and cultures

2.5 Defend personal evaluations

Howdoes your art differ from the other artists work in the classroom? How does it relates to history and culture that you are aware of (2012)?

Drawing – 

1. 3.4 Evaluate and defend the validity of sources for ideas
2. 5.3 describe meaning of artwork by alalyzing 5.3.1 techniques

What is the STRENGTH in your current drawing? What are the weaknesses in your drawing? What is it that is helping you move forward and advance in your work? What is it that is holding you back in the development of your work?

 

Art Foundations – Frank Gehry Building New York City

1. 1.2create art that demonstrates an understanding of how   your ideas relate to 1.2.3 the  processes you use.
2. 3.1 reflect on how art differs and describe how it relates to history and cultures.

So… Where are you with todays unique building? What did you forget? What did you help your neighbor with? What is NEW to you as you look at Frank Gehry’s architecture in comparison to what you see every day? How have you incorporated it into your drawing?

AP Studio Art – Uploads

1. 2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks.
2. 2.3 create artworks that solve visual challenges.

What are the visual challenges you are facing with your current work? How effective is the work you are currently making to explain and demonstrate your upward progression of concentration?

Drawing – Fantasy Still Life

1. 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with 1.1.1 skill 1.1.2 confidence and 1.2.3 awareness so that your ideas are executed well.
2.  3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges.

How are your ideas being executed well? How are you becoming more confident in the drawing process? What do you feel about the still life you are currently working on? Is there success? Are there areas of failure? What do you need to do to make it “Just so?”

Art Foundations 2D – Value Scale / Pepper

1. 1.2 create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to 1.2.1 materials and 1.2.3 the processes you use.
2. 3.1 reflect on how art differs and describe how it relates to history and cultures.

What do you think about the pencils you have been using? Which gave you the best darks? Which gave you the best lights? What did the Staedtler Pencils do that the “standard” pencil NOT do?

AP Studio Art – What you will be like at the end of the semester without a finished Portfolio

1. 2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks
2. 2.3 create artworks that solve visual challenges

Monday is NOT that far away. What do you have to do to get done for the next two works? Where does it fit into you body of work? How are you maturing in your works? Developing in the skills / approach / ideas?

Drawing – Martin Missfeldt

1. 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with 1.1.1 skill 1.1.2 confidence and 1.1.3 awareness so YOUR ideas are executed well
2. 3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges

With the effort you have been putting into your artwork, what has been working and developing for you in the process of this drawing? When you lok at your drawing, what one or two objects have really been holding you up, causing you grief?

Art Foundations – Richard Estes Perspective

1. 1.2 create art that demonstrates an understanding of how  your ideas relate to (1.2.3) the processes you use.
2. 3.1 reflect on how art differs and describe how it relates to history and cultures. (Richard Estes, Frank LLoyd Wright, Frank Ghery)

What 2 art making techniques were invented during the Renaisance? (One has to do with space, the other has to do with light and dark.)

AP Studio Art – Where are you with your Concentration Works? What do you need to do to get 2 done for Monday?

1. 2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks
2. 2.3 create artworks that solve visual challenges

Drawing – Morandi

1. 1.1 apply media (pencil), techniques (chiaroscuro, contour, cross contour), and processes (observation, sighting in) with 1.1.1 skill 
2. 3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges. (What have you chosen to use as still life and HOW is it expressing you?)

What is working successfully in your compostion? Where are you in need of spending more time working?

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 (understanding).

Art Foundations – Falling Water – Falling Water (Lego)

1. (1.2) create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to (1.2.3) the processes you use.
2. (3.1) reflect on how art differs and describe how it relates to history and cultures.

Review with neighbors the RULES of THUMB. What are the big challenges you are facing with the cantilevers / unique buildings?

AP Studio Art – Editing Link (side of this page ALSO)

1. (2.2) evaluate the effectiveness of artworks.
2. (2.3) create artworks that solve visual challenges.

What have you accomplished today? What questions do you have about the process of editing digital images?

Drawing – Jeff Hayes Still Life

1. (1.1) apply media, techniques, and processes with (1.1.1) skill.
2. (3.2) apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges.

What do you see as the most successful aspect of your drawing? Where do you need to improve and how are you going to get there?

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

Art Foundations 2D – Perspective

1. (1.4.1) Create and solve visual challenges using analysis (rules of perspective – everything we have done so far)
2. (3.3) Describe (WORK with your neighbor) the creation of images and explain why they are of value (how will you use this outside of art class in the future).

Requirements for today’s in class Drawing

• Horizon Line wherever you want in the picture plane.
• Vanishing Points at the outside edge of your picture plane.
• Cube (house).
• Windows and door on the building that show depth and the inside walls, floor and / or ceiling.
• Peaked roof with an overhang off the front and back.
• Sidewalk that recedes correctly into space.
• Stairs with at least 3 steps up (to the door for an extra challenge).
• Draw one additional box that overlaps the house or is overlapped by the house.
• Shading on the front of the house, lighter shading on the side of the house, additional shading on the inside of the building and any other shading you may be able to get into the composition.

AP Studio Art – Mies van der Rohe

1. (2.2) Evaluate the effectiveness of artworks.
2. (2.3) compare different points of view regarding composition and meaning in artwork. (pair / share)

Drawing

1. (3.1) reflect on how art differs and describe how it relates to history, and culture (yours).
2. (3.4) evaluate and defend the validity of sources for ideas

Art Foundations – 2D – Frank Ghery

1. (1.4.1) Create and solve visual challenges (Stairs ) using analysis (PROPER rules of perspective).

Why was today’s drawing of stairs easier or harder than yesterday’s?

AP Studio Art – Mies van der Rohe, Bio

1. (6.3) Use the principles and techniques of art with those from other disciplines.
2. (3.4) evaluate and defend the validity of sources for ideas.

Where are you with your own artwork? What is new to this next set of concentration works that will help demonstrate your advanceing and moving forward (maturing) in the development of your work?

Drawing – Light Bulb

1. (1.2) Create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to materials, techniques and process.

What has SIGHTING IN done to help you? Where today have you used it to make comparisons? Where have you used it and needed to make corrections in the process of your drawing?

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

Art Foundations 2D – Stairs

1. (1.4.1) Create and solve visual challenges (Stairs) using analysis (rules of perspective)
2. (3.3) Describe (with your neighbor) the creation of images and explain why they are of value (in the future of making art).

MAKE SURE YOU WORK WITH YOUR PARTNER!

What part of today’s process did you get lost? What part made the most sense? Share your ideas about STAIRS with your neighbor.

AP Studio Art – Mies van der Rohe 1, Mies van der Rohe Bio

1. (3.4) evaluate and defend the validity of sources for ideas.
2. (3.1) reflect on how art differs and describe how it relates to history, and culture (yours).

Where are you with your own artwork? What is new to this next set of concentration works that will help demonstrate your advanceing and moving forward (maturing) in the development of your work?

Drawing – Portfolio of Still Life Objects

1. (1.2) Create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to materials, techniques and process.

What has SIGHTING IN done to help you? Where today have you used it to make comparisons? Where have you used it and needed to make corrections in the process of your drawing?

The arts teach students to think through and within a material. –

All art forms employ some means through which images become real.

Art Foundations – Sidewalks

1. (1.4.1) Create and solve visual challenges (sidewalks) using analysis (rules of perspective)
2. (1.1) Apply process with skill and confidence.

Review with neighbors the process of perspective center and sidewalks. What about learning roofs yesterday and reviewing them today helped you understand the ideas of the sidewalk easier (or was it harder)?

AP Studio Art – Critique

1. (3.1) reflect on how art differs and describe how it relates to history, and culture (yours).
2. (3.4) evaluate and defend the validity of sources for ideas.

What did you take away from today to put into the future works? What can you take away from the many statements about the 16 habits of the mind (page 40 in the handbook). What do you think about the works based on the same hosta image?

Drawing – Paper Bag 1, Paper Bag 2

1. (1.2) Create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to materials, techniques and process.

How has working through the MANY preliminary drawings helped you develop an stronger composition than simply running foreward with your first idea. What sort of compositon (look in the handbook at compositional techniques) would you say it is?

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

Art Foundations – Peaked Roof

1. (1.4.1) Create and solve visual challenges using analysis (rules of perspective)
2. (1.1) Apply process with skill and confidence.

What is easier… doors and windows or dealing with the roofline and overhang?

AP Studio Art – Critique Day

1. (3.1) reflect on how art differs and describe how it relates to history, and culture (yours).
2. (3.4) evaluate and defend the validity of sources for ideas.

Now what? How do you plan on moving forward into the concentration works?

Drawing – Paper Bag Still Life

1. (1.2) Create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to materials, techniques and process.

How many thumbnail drawings did you do before you felt you had a balanced and successful composition? Why did you stick with that one? What about it is better than the others?