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Get Out Your Handbooks – Page 16!
Ceramics 1: Let’s continue with our boxes!
7.2Ac: Evaluate the effectiveness of an image or images to influence ideas, feelings, and behaviors of specific audiences.
2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
Assignment Sheet is in your GOOGLE CLASSROOM (as always) and HERE.
This has been a good week of work. We started with drawing out our plants, cutting into our linoleum, and resolving them for printing. We have also worked with creating successful slabs by rolling them out for today. Finally, today we took all of that information and put it all together successfully and you’ve resolved your boxes. What are three things about this process that you initially struggled with but in the end found a sense of success, accomplishment with? Write it out and then share it with your neighbor. Have a great weekend!
Art has no boundaries except those imposed by the needs of the maker. Boundaries are a form of definition, nothing more. They are a way to create a hierarchy of concerns, interests and priorities. Boundaries change all the time. That is part of what art does. By defining an area of interest or by stating a new priority, art allows us to create new definitions of ourselves and the context in which we operate. To blur a boundary is to confuse the definition. To move a boundary is to make a new definition. Kit White 101 Things I Learned in Art School
Drawing: German Expressionism – WHAT IDEA ARE YOU USING?
2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
What advances have you made in your work since the beginning of the process? List 3 things you are doing DIFFERENTLY than you have in the past. BE SPECIFIC.
What is one thing you really accomplished today? Be specific in your reflection. Max Oppenheimer:
Studio Art 360: Let’s Make some SLAB cups today!
1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design. 10.1P: Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas.
Of the different ideas of sculpture we looked at last week – what do you think you might want to do before we begin to research? Animal, Person… Something else living?
What are three challenges you see translating your researched ideas into the ceramic Sculpture?
AP Studio Art: Crit and then move on to CONCENTRATION
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.
Time to CRITIQUE your Mark Tansey artworks.Are using the ideas of the rubric to push yourself – develop your ideas – Improve your work
As you look back on the development of your composition, what are especially satisfied about? What are 3 things that you feel are successful compositionally? What did you add to the critique?
Some of you had some challenges this past quarter in your art classes – some of you soared. If sketches held you back – think about what your new plan of action needs to be. If you had no issues with the practice of sketches – then no worries – your practice is strong because you know that the art requires practice. A new beginning for all – and new seating charts – WEEKLY – YEP!
Art has no boundaries except those imposed by the needs of the maker. Boundaries are a form of definition, nothing more. They are a way to create a hierarchy of concerns, interests and priorities. Boundaries change all the time. That is part of what art does. By defining an area of interest or by stating a new priority, art allows us to create new definitions of ourselves and the context in which we operate. To blur a boundary is to confuse the definition. To move a boundary is to make a new definition. Kit White 101 Things I Learned in Art School.
7.2Ac: Evaluate the effectiveness of an image or images to influence ideas, feelings, and behaviors of specific audiences.
Reflect on LAST WEEK and your initial photograph, preliminary sketches, and initial drawing before you begin today! What are your OVERALL IDEAS that you hope to communicate? What do you feel you’ll be doing with the materials that are NEW and CHALLENGING to you?
Here are the ideas for Final Product in the next assignment – you will have to use the same technique but with multiple solutions to the challenges – BRIGHT COLORS and GLAZES – Multiple Ideas – Clay Cup / Mug (Pinch Pot, Coils?) Post Modern – Neo-Pop Keith Haring and other 3D Works – Bright Colors etc..
AP Studio Art: CRIT – Hello Madeline
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.
Time to CRITIQUE your Mark Tansey artworks.Are using the ideas of the rubric to push yourself – develop your ideas – Improve your work.
As you look back on the development of your composition, what are especially satisfied about? What are 3 things that you feel are successful compositionally? What did you add to the critique?
Next week Tuesday… bring in a shirt and I’ll add a print to it during Art Club.
#28: An idea is only as good as its execution. It is important that you master your medium. Poorly made work will either ruin a good idea or make the lamentable execution itself the subject. Overly finessed technique can mask a lack of content or can smother an image. At the same time, roughness and imprecision has its place in rendering. One can only gauge the need to throw technique away if one has first achieved the mastery of it. Kit White 101 Things I Learned in Art School
Drawing: German Expressionism – Time to Draw!
2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.Today we start with the portrait – in pencil or charcoal? With a half hour of work time – what can you get done / started today?
Did you meet your goal for the day? If you did not why do you feel you didn’t? What held you back.
Studio Art 360: CLAY – Let’s Play
1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.10.1P: Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas.What do you currently know about using CLAY?
Here are the ideas for Final Product in the next assignment – you will have to use the same technique but with multiple solutions to the challenges – BRIGHT COLORS and GLAZES – Multiple Ideas – Clay Cup / Mug (Pinch Pot, Coils?) Animal Sculpture (look at historical ideas – REALLY OLD sculpture – stuff), Post Modern – Neo-Pop Keith Haring and other 3D Works – Bright Colors etc…
AP Studio Art: Mr. Tansey… are you out there.
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.Take a moment and REFLECT on how your project is moving forward. 3 things that are successful.
G: 2.3Ac: Redesign an object, system, place, or design in response to contemporary issues.
How are you see geometric or organic shapes in your life? Do you relate meaning / feel moods or feelings with them? What are some shapes that are dominant in your life? As you listen to your music… what are the colors and shapes (or lines) that come to mind as you move forward? Look over the worksheet about music and work through it.
What NEW ideas might you have had about COLOR and Shape in the art you were creating?
Studio Art 360: Character Mugs
1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
What challenges did you have in getting started last week on with the clay? REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ARTWORK: Subtractive, Additive, and Manipulation to the clay. These techniques are REQUIRED in the FINAL Mug with a face. We are DONE with this on THURSDAY.
What was the largest success you have in today’s work? Take a look at the rest of the classes work BEFORE we clean up. PAUSE 10 minutes before the end of class.
Advanced Drawing: Figure Drawing
2.1Ad: Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.
What are the biggest fears that you have about the ideas of drawing a full human figure? Why do you think this is so tough?
What was the most challenging way to draw? Why was this most difficult way to go? How OFF were you from the original that you drew from your memory? What is most important about drawing when it comes to observation?
AP Studio Art: WORK
WHAT’s the Assignment? If you need another 1, 2, or 3 concentration works – this is your assignment (one at the minimum). You will have your WEBSITE updated with 12 concentration works – PERIOD. You will rework your statements and answers to the AP Questions… ALL DUE on MARCH 30 for CRITIQUE & PRESENTATION.
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.
How does your work for this week Re-Engage the ideas you have been using in the past while ALSO provide ideas of REVISION?
I try to get you to talk to one another and reflect. Look at each other’s work today and do that. Explain, listen, WRITE DOWN THOUGHTS for your own reflections.
#28: An idea is only as good as its execution. It is important that you master your medium. Poorly made work will either ruin a good idea or make the lamentable execution itself the subject. Overly finessed technique can mask a lack of content or can smother an image. At the same time, roughness and imprecision has its place in rendering. One can only gauge the need to throw technique away if one has first achieved the mastery of it. Kit White 101 Things I Learned in Art School
Studio Art 360: CLAY and Cups and Figures and Animals
What challenges did you have in getting started last week on Friday with the clay? REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ARTWORK: Subtractive, Additive, and Manipulation to the clay. These techniques are REQUIRED in the FINAL Sculpture.
What was the largest success you have in today’s work? Take a look at the rest of the classes work BEFORE we clean up. PAUSE 10 minutes before the end of class.
PAINTING: Hallways and Abstraction
Does the use of LINE become a DOMINANT element in your artwork or are you seeing other elements as coming to the forefront of the composition? Explain your thoughts about the DOMINANT ideas.
What color scheme have you begun to think about? Why? how does it DESCRIBE YOUR feelings toward the SIMPLIFICATION of the SPACE / SURROUNDINGS / COLOR?
Drawing: Kandinsky and YOU!
MID CRIT TODAY – Put your work out and let’s reflect on what you have done and where are you going (before you begin today)!
Biggest struggle / success for today? Write it out and the WHY!
AP Studio Art: Concentration – AAARGHHH!
What are you planning on doing TODAY to set yourself up for a productive WEEKEND? What is your body of work centered on? Drawing? 2D Design? How do you see this in your first three artworks?
What did you accomplish today? What do you need to do tomorrow? How can you develop your OWN voice? What does the BREADTH work do to help you find that VOICE in your concentration? EXIT TICKET – Sticky Note – What is the Central Idea behind your concentration of work. 5 hours of AP Studio Art this week in class – are you putting in 5 hours outside of class? REALLY WORKING? No? You need to be.
HEREis the link to the RUBRIC. – Still Being Built… Ready for Monday (I HOPE)
Beginning on the FIRST set of 3 works… What is the CENTRAL IDEA behind your concentration? Remember that you need to have a common thread / common theme / CENTRAL IDEA that ties your works together. Work on THIS with me – let’s explore our ideas!
ASSIGNMENT PART 1: 3 concentration works. DUE NOVEMBER 7.
Assignment Part 2: 50 Images – All On You Own. Due on NOVEMBER 6, 2016 at 11:59PM. You need to use the school based Google Drive: LINK HERE
1.1Ac: Individually or collaboratively formulate new creative problems based on student’s existing artwork.
How are the colors working for you? Look carefully at the LAYERING of your colors and how you are considering the FAUVIST approach? Talk about 2 things you are LEARNING about the use of COLOR in an artwork OR 2 things you are learning about the use of SOFT PASTELS that you will remember throughout the drawing.
Reflection: What areas are you working on? Background? Foreground? ENTIRE GROUND?
Studio Art 360: Bas Relief Sculpture / Sculpture in the Round
1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
If today is your last day to RESOLVE your sculpture – what (SPECIFICALLY) do you have to focus on to make it YOUR BEST WORK? “TODAY I am going to focus on __________ so that my social message is crystal clear.”
Reflection: What was the biggest challenge you had with using clay and creating a three dimensional artwork. Of the different techniques (additive, subtractive, manipulation) what caused you the most challenge?
2.2Ad: Demonstrate understanding of the importance of balancing freedom and responsibility in the use of images, materials, tools, and equipment in the creation and circulation of creative work.
As you begin this process, what are the challenges you are facing? How are you GATHERING IMAGES / RESEARCH for this work. This week and next week.
Reflection: Three things you were challenged with today. PLEASE LIST them and then think about them… how are you going to work through the challenges?
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good…” Ira Glass – Radio Host, This American Life
6.1Ac: Make, explain, and justify connections between artists or artwork and social, cultural, and political history.
What do you feel is an aspect of your composition that you might struggle with (but will resolve in your preliminary drawings?
Reflection: What was the most challenging aspect of your drawing to get done today? How are you using OBSERVATION and COMPARISON – sighting in – to get your drawings set up correctly?
1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
What portions of your sculpture do you see as ADDITIVE, SUBTRACTIVE, and MANIPULATIVE? Describe in DETAIL the areas – use imagery as descriptors. MID-CRIT with the RUBRIC.
Reflection: What was the biggest challenge you had with using clay and creating a three dimensional artwork – PAUSE 10 minutes before the end of class.
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.
If you were to want to get to know someone better, what are a few questions that you would ask? Not superficial questions, but the kind of question that really helps you get to know someone… Please log onto THIS DOCUMENT and enter your question.
Reflection: What are you thinking about after we have spent another day listening to a radio show about making art?
2.1Ad: Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.
What was successful in the series of drawings you did yesterday? How did the STRONGEST DRAWING stand out among the rest of them? Mark making? Line? Variation?
Reflection: Next week – LONGER FIGURE DRAWINGS – What are 3 STRENGTHS you had today? What is the BIGGEST CHALLENGE you faced today?
2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
What is the most interesting part of your composition? WHY? What is the color scheme, based on your Henri Matisse image you are using? Share this with you neighbor and see if they agree.
Reflection: What is the progress of the drawing thus far? What is your neighbor doing well? What is your neighbor not doing successfully? Share your thoughts with your neighbors.
1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
What has been, or do you see as going to be, your FAVORITE or LEAST FAVORITE part of working with clay. Please explain WHY you LOVE or DON’T LOVE using this material. Please be specific.
Reflection: What do you see as needing to be RESOLVED for the end of the project TOMORROW? Know that it is the LAST day to work. PAUSE 10 minutes before the end of class.
4.2Ad: Critique, justify, and present choices in the process of analyzing, selecting, curating, and presenting artwork for a specific exhibit or event.
After our AP Test we are going to present an art exhibition in the gallery. We will mount 3 of the BEST works you have remaining. Please think about those works… which of them are you going to use to represent you?
Reflection: Are you ready for the AP Exam? We have spend the ENTIRE week – that’s onbly 5 hours – working on developing the quality, concentration, and breadth portfolio of works. NEXT WEEK – we MAKE art. Will you be ready for the AP Exam? How about OUR AP Webpage?
2.1Ad: Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.
Hands and feet are challenging – what is going to be challenging about these aspects to make them believable – one doesn’t want to draw mittens and socks in the place of hands and feet.
Reflection: How will you use the knowledge of the shapes and joints to help you make the proportions CORRECT? Give some technique and ideas in your answer.
2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
What is successful in your artwork? What is the color scheme you are using? Share this with your neighbor.
Reflection: What is the progress of the drawing thus far? What is your neighbor doing well? What is your neighbor not doing successfully? Share your thoughts with your neighbors.
1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
How does working in three-dimensions make you think differently about the making of art than working on the collage (2D work) did?
Reflection: What are you seeing in the works of others that you find successful? What are they doing that YOU could learn from? PAUSE 10 minutes before the end of class. GIVE COMMENTS on the sticky note in front of their work.
4.2Ad: Critique, justify, and present choices in the process of analyzing, selecting, curating, and presenting artwork for a specific exhibit or event.
Choose TWO of the QUALITY works and describe differences you see in the skills you are representing.
Reflection: By choosing the 5 BEST works you have made is important in presenting your skills to an AP reading board, how do you see this as a larger life skill in presenting yourself in the best possible light?
2.1Ad: Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.
Back to the LONG BONE of the FEMUR – How can you use your understanding of the BONES of the ARMS and LEGS to help you make sure the DRAWING work – Look at the bending portions of the leg and arm… REALLY LOOK.
Reflection: How will you use the knowledge of the shapes and joints to help you make the proportions CORRECT? Give some technique and ideas in your answer.
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