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#Tuesday – 5 Days Left – Let’s make #ArtWork

“Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don’t have any problems, you don’t get any seeds.” —Norman Vincent Peal

Seeds and Trees: http://turkeysong.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/buckeye-seed-and-buckeye-trees1.jpg?w=640&h=480

AP Studio Art: GALLERY TIME – Really

Let’s hang a show! https://osuma.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/casey-and-canyon.jpg
  • 6.1Ad: Curate a collection of objects, artifacts, or artwork to impact the viewer’s understanding of social, cultural, and/or political experiences.
  • Of all the works you still have in your possession, what are 5 that you will insert into your AP Exhibition? These are the works that you are hanging today. I hope that you have considered these before today.

What work do you need to hang? Nametags? Artist statement?

Advanced Drawing: Self-Portrait

Chuck Close’s First Self-Portrait: http://25.media.tumblr.com/504e4ae315264b1e7a19ce4a3be1beda/tumblr_mt75jfBXdu1rx60a3o1_1280.jpg
  • 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.
  • You MUST have an artist that you are basing your work on… WHO IS IT and WHAT IS THE REASON? What  images are you using as REFERENCE? THINK about the use of COMPOSITION from the artist you have chosen.

What aspects of the artist you have chosen are you incorporating into your own self portrait? Do you feel you have used that approach in your work up to this point or are you stretching for new ideas?

Drawing: Partner Drawing

Todd Mrozinski plants and windows: https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/f3516-window6.jpg
  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • What is one thing you accomplished last week with your drawing?

What is one thing your classmate / partner gave you feedback on – whether or not it was a part of the conversation – think about what was said…

http://toddmrozinski.com/  (Show the video AGAIN) 

Studio Art 360: TREES!

Jim Dine and his tree drawings: http://cdn0.walkerart.org/public/collections-thumbs/wac_5035/340×438.jpeg
  • 2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
  • Look at last week’s drawing from FRIDAY. What is one thing that you did well on? What are two things you would like to improve on?

What was your biggest challenge in the drawing from observation? What are 2 things that were a challenge as you were looking at a REAL object?

… Drawing and Studio Art 360: Clean Room!

Let’s CLEAN this room. Maybe not QUITE as clean as this but… http://www.modularcleanrooms.com/assets/images/hardwall_cleanroom_interior_1_full.jpg
  • 11.1Ac: Utilize inquiry methods of observation, research, and experimentation to explore unfamiliar subjects through art-making.
  • What works of art from this year REALLY stand out in your mind from this past year? What about it stand out.

What was ONE accomplishment you made this year in the process of making art that you will be able to reflection in 10 weeks and remember? How have you felt about the PROCESS and MEANING in the making of art? 

EXTRA CREDIT SURVEY

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#Critique, #Photography, #Drawing, #FigureDrawing in the #ArtStudio

1 Billion Dollars in 1 week… Go Christies. http://nyti.ms/1Hi1PAf

“Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.” — John Andrew Holmes

SUMMER COURSES: Painting (Korb) Printing (Robert’s / Dukowitz) registration ends THIS FRIDAY!

AP Studio Art and Advanced Drawing: RELAX and WE ARE DRAWING TODAY – No Erasing!

Drawing of Chuck Close by Jim Dine http://web.carteret.edu/keoughp/AFA%20images/Drawing/Jim%20Dine/jimDine-portrait%20of%20Chuch%20Close.jpg

Goals

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

Larger Drawing Goals:

  • Observation (80% – 92% time looking), Guidelines, Concentration, Slow Drawing
  • Focus on the figure, Proportions, Scale, Sighting In
  • Full Page, Composition
  • AP and AdDraw: How did looking at the video yesterday give you a new insight / appreciation for the process of drawing?Today – a FULL period on the work and NOT having to erase it may help you move the process forward. Are you still afraid of erasing as you progress through your drawing?

AP and AdDraw: What are you struggling with in the drawing today? What HELD YOU BACK? 

Drawing: Get Work Out, Sit Down, and Log in

Matisse and the simplification of the form. http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/matisse/matisse.mme-matisse-madras.jpg

Goals

  • Form http://goo.gl/forms/3q3rPakz8m 
  • Critiquing HELPER sheet HERE
  • 6.1Ac: Make, explain, and justify connections between artists or artwork and social, cultural, and political history.
  • Finished Fauvist Drawings HERE

What did you take away from completing a WRITTEN CRITIQUE? Tomorrow – the ORAL CRITIQUES BEGIN! 

Studio Art 360: Let’s look at COMPOSITIONS and Photographs

POP Art Paintings! Nicely Done! – HERE

Compositional Examples in Photography

Photography Lesson Instructions: HERE

Photography RUBRIC HERE

July 4th Camper, Yosemite Valley copyright Ted Orland. My Friend Ted Orland’s Photograph – Great guy!

GOALS:

  • 1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
  • What stories could you tell using a camera that documents your present-day life? What could you do to make an everyday “boring” part of the day interesting and inviting? Let’s use today in the hallway to “Document” some of what you might do in the hallway.

What did you do with the camera to make the BORING interesting? Remember – it is not the subject that makes an interesting image, it is the composition. July 4th Camper, Yosemite Valley copyright Ted Orland.

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#WOLVERINES GO Wolverines – U-Rah-Rah!

Welcome to Homecoming Week – goooOOO TEAM!

A SELFIE by the #1 Cheerleader!
Go WOLVERINES!
Mrs. Smith is TRULY the prettier sister! Mom always liked her better.
Hello WORLD – This is what the kids will remember!
So many good memories are going to be had at WUHS!
gooOOO ART CLASS!
Hello to you ALL!

FRIDAY – Our NEW art gallery will be having it’s RIBBON CUTTING! Bring your family! Bring your FRIENDS! Bring your passion for the ARTS!

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TODAY’s Schedule!

Schedule for Pep Assembly – Sept. 26
1st hour
7:25 – 8:00
2nd hour
8:05 – 8:40
3rd hour
8:45 – 9:20
4th hour
9:25 – 10:00
6th hour
10:05 – 10:40
5AB hour
10:45 – 11:40
 
5BC hour
11:15 – 12:10
5AC hour
10:45 – 11:10 / 11:45 – 12:10
A Lunch
10:40 – 11:10
B Lunch
11:10 – 11:40
C Lunch
11:40 – 12:10
7th hour
12:15 – 12:50
8th hour
12:55 – 1:30

Chuck Close: What difference does it make whether you’re looking at a photograph or looking at a still life in front of you? You still have to look.

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Studio Art 360 – CRITIQUE the PAPER MACHE Forms. Pencil Drawing of these FORMS!

What can you do to CREATE a drawing like this? OBSERVATION and PATIENCE!!! http://www.lucialiao.com/web/sites/default/files/gallery/drawing2009-03.jpg

Goals:

  • 7.2P: Analyze how one’s understanding of the world is affected by experiencing visual imagery.
  • Other than using perspective… what other technique(s) do you feel one could use to create a believable sense of FORM on a 2 dimensional picture plane?

What habits are you having a hard time shaking as you begin to work with the forms that are outlined on the worksheet?  Share the changes you are finding with these new techniques.

AP Studio Art: 1 week Magazine Article Assignment TODAY!

Can you tell a story? How does OBSERVATION translate into your work? http://www.tfaoi.com/cm/4cm/4cm561.jpg

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.
  • Take a FEW MOMENTS and think about the work you have in front of you – your work. Like yesterday – write a brief self critique about your work, using the art terms at the top of the page. When you have made your comments – go to work and try to resolve the images.

What did you take away from the brief SELF critique today? Write down what you have taken from the crit. ON YOUR written SELF-CRIT from the beginning of class.

Painting: Painting this week – DUE on MONDAY!

A Landscape – I LOVE her colors! http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/uploads/5/7/4/1/5741005/_____9303518_orig.jpg

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.
  • How is this collage / painting using traditional and contemporary ideas in the 1) Composition and 2) Techniques? – 5 Minute SELF – EVALUATION today… this will / can be used to FURTHER your thoughts on MONDAY and TUESDAY!

Monday Crit – Plan on spending time cutting the work out from the board and mounting it to a frame. Do you have work to do this weekend? WHAT and WHEN? Make plans for the weekend. LASTLY – – – What stood out with O’Keefe’s work as you looked them over this week? Anything stand out? Anything (art terms) that you really liked or disliked?

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Work hard… everything new is difficult when you first begin!

“Whatever you do – Don’t quit” – Michael  Hyatt – Thursday December 27, 2012

Do It! Stay with me in the process and continue to make yourself proud! Don’t Quit! (http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/6337322_700b.jpg)

Advanced Drawing: Progress on the Portraits

What are some of the areas of your image that you are putting together that are NOT originally in the initial drawings / ideas? (http://www.edwardhopper.net/gas.jsp)

Goals:

  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. 1.3 communicate ideas clearly

Your drawing is due Thursday of next week. What is it you have to do to complete the drawing? MAKE DARN SURE you have finished the RUBRIC online. some of you FAILED at this last time. What are the ideas that you are incorporating into this work that are unique to you and are PERTINENT to you? Write that out and then SHARE these ideas with your classmates.

Art Foundations: Color Wheel / TEXTURE gathering

Banksy is a graffiti artist out of Britain… talking about social topics is a huge goal of his and an important part of what his job is. What are the important things in your life that are worth your time in making art about? (http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/524b470deab8eaf56440fdad/graffiti-artist-banksy-has-popped-up-in-new-york-city.jpg)

Goals:

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

What is the social topic that you feel is important enough to make an artwork about? Why does it touch your life? How

AP Studio Art: “Of Sailors and Whales”

Donald Sultan’s body of work… what has he got to say about his work? (http://www.lowegallery.com/artists/donald-sultan/bio.htm)

Goals:

  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 (How IS your work coming along? Materials? Approaches?)
  2. 2.6 Work on creating multiple solutions to solve visual challenges. (How are your NEW concentration works coming along? What progress are you making? How is it advancing in the development of your body of work?)

What do you need to do to stay on top of things? How IS your work coming along? Materials? Approaches? When are works due? How are your NEW concentration works coming along? What progress are you making? How is it advancing in the development of your body of work?

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Welcome Back – Thanks to ALL who came in and got supplies!

“Whatever you do – Don’t quit!” – Michael  Hyatt – Thursday December 27, 2012

With the SHORT time left in the quarter… make sure you do not stop working… you do not quit on yourself. http://www.artofhustle.com/wp-content/uploads/featured/istock_000002368152-don2527t-quit-665×442.jpg

Advanced Drawing: Mid-Critique

Are you ready to talk about the work? https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5289/5213149069_c6bda1985e.jpg

Goals:

  1. 4.3 compare relationships in visual art in terms of 4.3.2 aesthetics 4.3.3 and culture as it relates to your own artwork.
  2. 6.2 compare characteristics of the visual arts and other disciplines from history or movements

Thinking about all that you have heard regarding today’s critique… what have you gained the most from the conversation that you can put into use into your own work in the future?

Art Foundations: Texture and Collage and PAINTING!

Beyond the COLOR… what other ELEMENT of art do you see here? https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/c19d0-img_2959.jpg

Goals:

  1. 2.6 Work on creating multiple solutions to solve visual challenges (NEW compositional approaches to artwork).
  2. 2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks (and hand in your drawings from before break).

What are the most interesting textures you have gathered? What do you think you might be able to use them as in the artwork?

AP Studio Art: Mid-Critique (almost done with the Whale of a Picture?)

Lay out your “Of Sailors and Whales” work and let’s have a conversation. http://thewildwriters.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/JOEMARINARO.jpg

Goals:

  1. 4.3 compare relationships in visual art in terms of 4.3.2 aesthetics.
  2. 6.2 compare characteristics of the visual arts and other disciplines from history or movements (how does your artwork relate to the music?)

As AP Studio Artists, you are especially in the need of DAILY REFLECTION. Thinking about all that you have heard regarding today’s critique… what have you gained the most from the conversation that you can put into use into your own work in the future and be inspired by things OTHER than assignments?

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Friday… the LAST day of this year for School! Yahoo!

“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.”— Arthur Ashe

Yahoo! The end of the year is upon us… Oh wait… we still have more to do when we get back. That’s Ok… I am SELF – CONFIDENT I can achieve ANYTHING! (Except fly and turn into a robot) (http://themarginalized.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/jump.jpg)

Art Foundations: Chuck Close – Color Mixing – Color Wheel

Consider the Red, Yellow, and Blue paint that you will be encountering. How in the world are you going to mix all the NEW and EXCITING colors from only them? (http://www.buzzle.com/img/articleImages/381315-17621-28.jpg)

Goals:

  1. 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with 1.1.3 and awareness so that your ideas are executed well

What color was hardest? How do you feel about being able to mix all the colors without having the secondary colors? What are you going to FORGET over break?

Advanced Drawing: Inside / Outside Drawings and Edward Hopper

Edward Hopper’s “Hotel Window,” Click on the image to get a fantastic breakdown of the work. (http://www.edwardhopper.net/hotel-window.jsp)

Goals:

  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. 1.3 communicate ideas clearly

YOUR DRAWING IS BEGUN AND READY TO MID CRIT. WHEN WE GET BACK. Please make plans with a collaborator to have SOME REAL collaboration / conversation about the work over break. 1 hour of work time… maybe more… not too much to ask. What is it you have to do to complete the drawing? MAKE DARN SURE you have added to the RUBRIC online. Some of you FAILED at this last time and as of last look are doing the same.

AP Studio Art: Of Sailors and Whales / Concentration 5 and 6

Donald Sultan and his body of work – much like you and your Concentration. How do you see his work tying together? What are the commonalities that are seen in all his work? (http://www.lowegallery.com/artists/donald-sultan/bio.htm)

Goals:

  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. – How is your CONCENTRATION coming along?

Work to do this week off… what do you need to do? Make DARN sure you take it all home.

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i can… can you?

“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.”— Arthur Ashe

YES… YOU… CAN! (http://www.wisdomtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Limiting-Beliefs1.jpg)

Art Foundations: Last Day to work on the Colored Pencil Drawings

We are talking about the work you have completed TOMORROW. Let’s preview the thought process… (http://www.heromachine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Critique_poster_low_res.jpg)

Goals:

  1. 2.6 Work on creating multiple solutions to solve visual challenges.
  2. 2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks.

hat are the most interesting aspects of the artwork that you have created? What do you think you might be able to do in the future with the skills you have developed with the colored pencils? How can you further use those skills in your artwork?

Advanced Drawing: What are you doing? What do you need to take home tomorrow?

“Office at Night” What are the relationships in the figures you see? what about the work is interesting to you? Click on the image for a brief read about the work. (http://www.edwardhopper.net/office-at-night.jsp)

Goals:

  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 do you hope to accomplish in the creation of this work? What messages are you communicating in this drawing? What are the requirements we have talked about and how are you fulfilling them?

AP Studio Art: Of Sailors and Whales

Van Gogh can create multiple solutions to a single problem… how about you? (https://blog.klm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Van-Goghs-sketchbook-1.jpg)

Goals:

  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.

What are the works that need work? What are you doing with the time you are in here? Should I be writing you passes for your study halls? If I am, should I continue?

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.”— Arthur Ashe

Be Confident in yourself! (http://lead2xl.com/quizzes/upload/surveys/878136/images/self-confidence1.jpg)

Art Foundations: Grid Drawing and Chuck Close

Look at the abstractions and then look at the way it builds Paul McCartney. From Abstract to representational. (https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/a9e39-may27schoolpics264.jpg)

Goals:

  1. 2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks.

With this evening and one Day of drawing left… what do you need to do in order to finish this work by tomorrow – end of class? How has your day to day work been helping or hindering your work? Recognize the attitude / effort of the day to day work and how it affects the finished product.

Advanced Drawing: Inside and Outside Drawings and Edward Hopper

New York Movie. Click on the image to get more information about the work. (http://www.edwardhopper.net/newyork-movie.jsp)

Goals:

  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 do you hope to accomplish in the creation of this work? What messages are you communicating in this drawing?

AP Studio Art: Crit – QUICK and then WORK on Concentration / “Of Sailors and Whales”

This is an image from “The Armed Man” from Mr. Machan’s Choice concert a few years back. What are you going to do with “Of Sailors and Whales.”

Goals:

  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.

What are the works that need work? What are you doing with the time you are in here? Should I be writing you passes for your study halls? If I am, should I continue?

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Even Superheroes need to build their self-confidence.

“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.”— Arthur Ashe

Superkid (http://www.thechangeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/self-confidence.jpg)

Art Foundations: Presentation by Ai and Drawing in the Grids

Mr. close taking a look at the process so far. Maybe he DOES look at it from a distance (http://artkaleidoscope.org/site1/akfgraphics/photos/close-painting.jpg).

Goals:

  1. 3.3 Know about the creation of images and explain why they are of value.
  2. Evaluate works of art.

Put your works up on the CHALKBOARD, step back, and look at them all. What is GREAT and WHY? Where are the challenges and WHY? The critique is not about the person but about the work in front of you.

Advanced Drawing: Inside / Outside Compositions

“Automat” by Edward Hopper! What is going on here? Click on the image to see it up close and personal. (http://www.edwardhopper.net/images/paintings/automat.jpg)

Goals:

  1. 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with 1.1.1 skill 1. 1.3 and awareness so that your ideas are executed well.
  2. 3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenge.

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

AP Studio Art: Ai Presentation

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Preparation is a key to self-confidence.

“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.” — Arthur Ashe

Meow! (http://dflorack.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/self_confidence.jpg)

Art Foundations: Color and Create Artwork with the GRID method!

Mr. close taking a look at the process so far. Maybe he DOES look at it from a distance (http://artkaleidoscope.org/site1/akfgraphics/photos/close-painting.jpg).

Goals:

  1. 3.3 Know about the creation of images and explain why they are of value.
  2. Evaluate works of art.

Put your works up on the CHALKBOARD, step back, and look at them all. What is GREAT and WHY? Where are the challenges and WHY? The critique is not about the person but about the work in front of you.

Advanced  Drawing: Inside / Outside Drawings – How’s it going?

“Automat” by Edward Hopper! What is going on here? Click on the image to see it up close and personal. (http://www.edwardhopper.net/images/paintings/automat.jpg)

Goals:

  1. 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with 1.1.1 skill 1. 1.3 and awareness so that your ideas are executed well.
  2. 3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenge.

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

AP Studio Art: Critique and Concentration Work

Let’s sit back and talk… (http://www.uarts.edu/sites/default/files/imagecache/audience_slide/images/fineartcrit.jpg )

Goals:

  1. 2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks.
  2. 3.3 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 into the next work?