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52 Every color has an opposite, called a complement. Complementary colors sit opposite one another in the color wheel. Additionally, all colors are affected by the presence of other colors. Even the smallest presence of a complement will enhance the intensity of a color when it is present in the same visual field. The presence of red, for instance, will cause the retina to “seek” green in the other colors present, hereby enhancing all parts of the green spectrum. If you wish to intensify a color in a composition, place some of its complement nearby. This applies to all media. The effective use of color is one of the greatest tools at an artist’s disposal. Kit White 101 Things to Learn in Art School.

Computer Screen Shot Photoshop

Drawing: Still Life and HOMEWORK – Do you have your objects? Thumbnails and Color study with colored pencils

2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.

What do you see creating a series of drawings can do for a artist that a single drawing would not allow the artist to do?

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Fred Bell – Bowl of Cherries: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gwurEG7CCEY/WYs5022iiMI/AAAAAAAAF4o/2G57iBkc81QOTGCTJKiA8-MPZ6SiHJJVQCLcBGAs/s1600/235%2BBowl%2Bof%2Bcherries.jpg

As you look at your THUMBNAILS and the numerous drawings you have begun, what are the strengths that you are seeing as you move forward? Contrast? Value? Observation?

Studio Art 360: Color and POP Art – coming up!

7.1P: Hypothesize ways in which art influences perception and understanding of human experiences.

Where do you see color? How does the color on TV get blended together? How does color in a magazine get blended together? Optical color?

PRISM and Color Mixing http://www.photo-dictionary.com/photofiles/list/699/1110prism.jpg
PRISM and Color Mixing http://www.photo-dictionary.com/photofiles/list/699/1110prism.jpg

What are the three types of colors on the color wheel? What can you NOT mix? How do you mix Orange, etc…

AP Studio Art: The WEBSITE and your first 3 concentration works

NETS: Use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively

What is the central idea behind your concentration?  NOTE: We are 1 week off in the concentration / syllabus – we will try to make up for it over the next few weeks / Christmas Break.

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Alice Need: the DeVegh Twins: https://dg19s6hp6ufoh.cloudfront.net/pictures/612993934/large/draft-37f379f1-8e24-426d-bd51-410c8d3e5823.jpeg?1462237640

Share with your AP Classmates the work you have accomplished up to this point. One on One

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#Thanksgiving is coming up! Gobble Gobble Gobble!

51: Learn the basic principles of color. There are three primary colors: red, blue, and yellow. They are the building blocks of all other colors. The secondary colors are violet (blue and red), green (blue and yellow), and orange (red and yellow). They are composed by the equal mixture of two primaries. All other colors are referred to as tertiary, because they are mixtures of a primary and a secondary color. Kit White 101 Things to Learn in Art School

Color Schemes: https://oss.adm.ntu.edu.sg/lzhang041/wp-content/uploads/sites/423/2015/10/color_schemes.png
Color Schemes: https://oss.adm.ntu.edu.sg/lzhang041/wp-content/uploads/sites/423/2015/10/color_schemes.png

Drawing: CRITIQUE DAY! Clip and Pin your work to the boards in the front of the room!

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.

What do you feel about talking aloud when it comes to other’s works? What are your thoughts about why you may be apprehensive or confident when discussing other individual’s work?

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Art School Critique: http://escapingartist.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Art-School-Crit.jpg

What were 3 things that you took away from today’s critique?

Studio Art 360: Cleaning Day – Tomorrow SKETCHBOOK TUESDAY!

2.2P: Explain how traditional and non-traditional materials may impact human health and the environment and demonstrate safe handling of materials, tools, and equipment.

Today is a day to CLEAN the Studio. What do you feel are important reasons for having to take care of the space we are working is as artists. Have a conversation and write down (p21) the top three things you and your group came up with and WHY.

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Clean Studio: https://images.butlerarmsden.com/Portola-Art-Studio/_desktopImage/Art_Studio_4.jpg

How do you feel the room looks? What makes you feel accomplished as you look back at the good you have done for others?

AP Studio Art: Alice Neel / Judy Chicago and CONCENTRATION Over Break.

2.1Ad: Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.

With three works due MONDAY, do you feel that the 2+ weeks was TOO MUCH TIME? We need to continue working at a quick pace… lots to do yet…

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Judy Chicago Dinner Party: https://womenandmediaspring2014.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/1956135_orig.jpg

What is the ONE THREAD that your AP READER might see as they look at the 3 works you have (or are working on) that will tie things together

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#MrKorb is back in the #ArtStudio – 4 days until #SpringBreak

Skeleton Isolation Drawing - Look at the GUIDELINES that this artist has started using. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/07/a4/fa/07a4fa086f136d458ea1ccfc06fb53e3.jpg

“Imagination is everyting… it is a preview for life’s coming attractions.” Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/3f/17/61/3f176185b7269a1576868f47e85bac7c.jpg
Albert Einstein: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/3f/17/61/3f176185b7269a1576868f47e85bac7c.jpg

DRAWING: Kandinsky and YOUR DRAWING

1.2Ac: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.

Take your art out – DON’T look at it. Hang it up, step back – WRITE OUT THE FIRST THINGS THAT COME TO MIND. 3 things!

Impression from the mind of Wassily Kandinsky: http://www.invisiblebooks.com/KandinskyComposition%20VIISketch913.jpg
Impression from the mind of Wassily Kandinsky: http://www.invisiblebooks.com/KandinskyComposition%20VIISketch913.jpg

How does this work relate to 1) Kandinsky and his movements? 2) Your song? We are going to be WRITING an ARTIST STATEMENT (over break) and PHOTOGRAPHING this work (DURING CRITIQUES) and OVER SPRING BREAK make some time to work on your GOOGLE SLIDESHOW PAGE (I’ll explain that over the next couple of days). BTW – FIND YOUR SONG ON YouTube! Wednesday we begin with a final critique reflection – then onto the ORAL CRITIQUE – BE READY TO TALK – FAST and FURIOUS!

Studio Art 360: Grids and Your Skills

3.1P: Apply relevant criteria from traditional and contemporary cultural contexts to examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for works of art and design in progress.

What were the challenges you had with the process of drawing out a grid using a 1:1 ratio? Talk FIRST to your classmates about the process and then let’s chat aloud.

Andy Warhol and Color Schemes: http://www.moma.org/wp/moma_learning/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Warhol.-Self-Portrait-393x395.jpg
Andy Warhol and Color Schemes: http://www.moma.org/wp/moma_learning/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Warhol.-Self-Portrait-393×395.jpg

Assignment – FOR WEDNESDAY make sure you have your SELFIE made for the SELF-PORTRAIT in the style of Andy Warhol.

Advanced Drawing: Let’s Draw some SKELETON Isolation ideas – Open Composition, Conte, on Brown Craft Paper. GO!

2.1Ad: Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.

What is it about the skeleton / figure that you are still uncertain about? The Drawings are ALL ABOUT LOOKING and I expect you to be working and FOCUSED 100% of the time.

Skeleton Isolation Drawing - Look at the GUIDELINES that this artist has started using. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/07/a4/fa/07a4fa086f136d458ea1ccfc06fb53e3.jpg
Skeleton Isolation Drawing – Look at the GUIDELINES that this artist has started using. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/07/a4/fa/07a4fa086f136d458ea1ccfc06fb53e3.jpg

What aspect of the first day of the drawing do you find successful OR UNSUCCESSFUL? Why?

AP Studio Art: PORTFOLIO WEEK – Get to it!

NETS: Use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively

What is the central idea behind your concentration?  Yellow Sticky Note – NOW and then hand it in.

Alice Neel: Drawing - What does YOUR body of work look like? All YOURS? https://methodtwomadness.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/neel-figure-1-comp.jpg
Alice Neel: Drawing – What does YOUR body of work look like? All YOURS? https://methodtwomadness.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/neel-figure-1-comp.jpg

Alice Neel at David Zwirmer – Drawings and Paintings: http://www.davidzwirner.com/exhibitions/drawings-and-watercolors-1927-1978

Share with your AP Classmates the work you have accomplished up to this point.

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#Chicago and #VanGogh – #FieldTrip – #Grid #Ratio in the #ArtStudio

“If you don’t like change, you’ll like irrelevance even less”

General Eric Shinseki

Taliesin – Frank LLoyd Wright’s Home and School. A look at my weekend HERE!

Drawing: FAUVISM and CONTEMPORARY PORTRAITS!

Hello Lola! Alexi Jawlensky: http://en.wahooart.com/Art.nsf/O/8YDE4Y/$File/Alexei-Jawlensky-Lola.JPG

Goals:

  • G: 1.1Ac: Individually or collaboratively formulate new creative problems based on student’s existing artwork.
  • This is it folks – last day – Every square inch needs pastel. What’s holding you back? What has propelled you forward in the process?   Alex von Jawlensky: 
    • TOMORROW! We are going to 1) make photographs of the work we have RIGHT NOW and 2) go to the COMPUTER LAB (Laptops). Fill out the Google Form http://goo.gl/forms/3q3rPakz8m and then 3) insert images from today into the GOOGLE DOCUMENT.

Reflection: Are you taking pastels home? Where are you going to work on the drawing? What has been the HARDEST PART of the drawing?

Studio Art 360: COLOR and YOU!

Roy Lichtenstein – He actually USED other peoples cartoons to create his works that were, in some cases, about the Vietnam War – POP Art: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b7/Roy_Lichtenstein_Whaam.jpg

  •   7.1Ac: Recognize and describe personal aesthetic and empathetic responses to the natural world and constructed environments.
  • What do you think the CHALLENGES FOR YOU are going to be in how we DUPLICATE the image over to the canvas? 

Reflection: As you worked on the GRID and the TRACINGS – What WERE the most challenging parts for you to create?

HERE’s where were headed with this! Andy Warhol at MoMA.

AP Studio Art: Senior Exhibition Time!

Houghton EDU – Not HIGH SCHOOL – but COOL SCHOOL – What’s OUR show going to be like? http://www.houghton.edu/am-site/media/ortlip-gallery-header-3.jpg

Goals:

  • 2.1Ad: Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.
  • Now that we are done with the AP Testing – time to move forward. Looking over the past year and the development of the works you created… what 2 skills did you develop and put into your Art Toolbox over the course of the year?

Reflection: What FOUR works have you chosen for the AP / SENIOR Exhibition? Have you been able to get your works mounted yet? What do you need to demonstrate to others to help them along in the process? 

Advanced Drawing: Critique? Draw?

How can you use the idea of the PORTRAIT to work up a new idea that has political or social implications? I don’t know if Alice Neel is trying that here but… it’s great figurative work: http://www.aliceneel.com/images/gallery/alice-self-portrait.jpg

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.
  • What do you have to do to complete today? What did you accomplish YESTERDAY that makes you pleased with your work and effort?

Reflection: What did you accomplish today in your work? Please take the time to write out three things that you are pleased with OR that you are struggling with – these should be things that you can or could share with Mr. Korb or your classmates.

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#NewLook in the #Arts – Hope you had a great #Vacation

NOTICE the NEW LOOK – Let’s take 2 minutes to work through the changes…

“When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.” — Zig Ziglar

MAM Box

TAKE A LOOK at the Shepherd Express about the NEW MAM!

Painting and Advanced Painting: Portraits and Oil Paints

Alice Neel Portrait. http://www.lalouver.com/html/gallery-history-images/small/Alice-Neel-painting-PEGGY-ca-1949-oil-on-canvas.jpg

Goals: 

  • G: 5.1Ac: Evaluate, select, and apply methods or processes appropriate to display artwork in a specific place.
  • What differences do you know about ACRYLIC Paints and OIL Paints? Today we are DEMONSTRATING the differences. We NEED to be AWARE of STORING THEM in the YELLOW RACK – Safer in there than on the TOPS OF THE LOCKERS.
    • SELF PORTRAITS from PREVIOUS Classes – HERE

Reflection / Evaluation: What differences do you NOW KNOW about acrylic paint and oil paint?

Studio Art 360: Bas – Relief Sculpture

Contemporary Bas-Relief Sculpture http://www.bnyee.com/Black%20Bas-relief%20Faces.jpg

Goals

  • G: 1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
  • STOP and LOOK at the work you have been away from for four days – What do you like about working in three dimensions that is DIFFERENT than working in two dimensions?
    • REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ARTWORK: Subtractive, Additive, and Manipulation to the clay. These techniques are REQUIRED in the FINAL Sculpture.

Reflection / Evaluation: What are you seeing in the works of others that you find successful? What are you doing that OTHERS could learn from? PAUSE 7 minutes before the end of class. GIVE COMMENTS in one another’s RUBRIC – PAPER COPY.

AP Studio Art: MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC

Play your music Mr. Piano Man: http://www.worldupsidedown.org/wp-content/uploads/edd/2014/03/Stocksy_txp22cd4d66Xi3000_Medium_77702.jpg

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.
  • When you think about the music that you have chosen (and it was to be chosen by today) what images, ideas, colors, shapes… elements or principles come to mind? List 3 different but possibly related ideas.
    • MUSIC SIGN UP SHEET HERE! Thanks Julia.

Reflection / Evaluation: Have a 4 minute discussion with your classmates at your table and describe your work. Write down one thing from each of your classmates that help explain their work.

Drawing: Google Slideshow

Green Stripe – Let’s get to our OWN green Stripes – http://www.artionado.com/Matisse/Images/Matisse/Matisse-Green-stripe.jpg

Goals:

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • Take a look at your previous week’s IDEA works – where did you struggle? How do you use the ideas of chiaroscuro to better define the ideas of form?

Reflection / Evaluation: What was the most challenging part of coming up with an idea for this PORTRAIT? How are you tying the ideas in together to come up with a strong COMPOSITION?

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#WaffleWednesday – Lots to do, little time to do it.

“A dream only becomes overrated when not pursued by the dreamer.” ― Courtney Hickman 

Let’s take a trip to the Venice Biennale: Thank you Blouin ArtInfo for the tour!

AP Studio Art: Collaboration – What’s on the plate?

How are you working together? http://craftcouncil.org/sites/craftcouncil.org/files/Haystack_2011ArtSchoolsCollaborative_photosbyLisJanes_4.jpg
  • 1.1 Ad: Visualize and hypothesize to generate plans for ideas and directions for creating art and design that can affect social change.
  • Yesterday’s BEGINNINGS – how are you all using the ideas from the collaborative work and put it to use in the collaborative work?

What is working? What is a struggle in the planning process? How are you all going to contribute to the FINAL WORK to be installed? What is the LARGER topic that you are hoping to communicate in the work? 

Advanced Drawing: Self Portrait Time – You are on your own!

Alice Neen – But NO NUDES! Yikes! Not the image but the technique – No Nude Self-Portraits please. http://www.aliceneel.com/images/gallery/alice-self-portrait.jpg

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY – Visit it via Google HERE and the .org site HERE.

  • 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.
  • What have been two of your biggest struggles with the ideas and execution of the portrait? Self-Portrait or other… PLEASE DO NOT FORGET ABOUT THE IDEA OF PROCESS!

Write out three strengths of your ideas today, two challenges in your ideas, and one message you might communicate with your portrait.

Drawing: Places and Faces!

Todd Mrozinski and his Shadow Paintings…

http://toddmrozinski.com/  

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • What is a color that POPS into your mind as you have spoken with and talked to your classmate? Why do you see that color as being something that represents them?

What was ONE accomplishment you made today in the process of the drawing? How have you felt about the PROCESS and MEANING in the work?

Elevator Pitch Site: http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/elevator-pitch.htm AND http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2013/02/04/the-perfect-elevator-pitch-to-land-a-job/

Studio Art 360: Now we put it all together in Google.

Richard Avedon – What’s the composition? http://chroniclesoftimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/RichardAvedon-2.jpg
  • NETS: 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.
  • What do you KNOW about using GOOGLE DRIVE? What classes are you currently / have in the past used Google Drive (or other CLOUD based platforms)?

What struggles did you have with the ONLINE programs? What came easy?

Richard Avedon: http://famous-photographers.com/richard-avedon/

  • HERE is the Photography rubric we are using. Today you are going to need to SHARE the FILE with me. Please make sure the TITLE of the file is HourNamePhotography (ie: 3 Simpson Photography).
  • HERE is the GROUP SLIDESHOW that we will ALL put our BEST image from the rubric into and share!
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What is your PERSPECTIVE on Failure?

Oh No… Poor T-Rex. How DOES a T-Rex break a leg?

“Never feel shame for trying and failing, for he who never failed is he who never tried.” – Og Mandino

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Art Foundations: Ellipses

What a cool use of the ideas of an ellipse. An ellipse home.

GOALS:

  1. 1.4 create, and solve 2-Point Perspective ELLIPSE drawings using 1.4.1 analysis (breaking up the subject matter to basic elements)

Review with neighbors the RULES of THUMB and discuss the Differences in one and two point perspective. How did you BREAK THE RULES in the drawing of the ellipse?

Advanced Drawing: Crit. 1 more and Hallway Drawing

What are you looking at in our building to fins an interesting composition that deals with 2 point perspective?

GOALS:

  1. 2.6 create multiple solutions to visual challenges that show understanding in relationships between composition and meaning of artwork (how do we know the importance of the space you are choosing?)

What was the success in today’s drawing? What was the challenge? Back out tomorrow for ROUGH drawings POLISH the Thumbnails.

AP Studio Art: WORK on Conc. #2

Alice Neel – Are you seeing a relationship between yesterday and today? What is it – tell your neighbor…

GOALS:

  1. 1.4 create and define, visual challenges (your concentrations)  using 1.4.1 analysis (breaking up the artwork / subject matter to basic elements)
  2. 3.3 describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value (ANSWER your AP Statement in the COMMENTS SECTION NOW!)

What is your plan for the ENTIRE body of work? What is your plan for your second work (Due Monday).

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