Tag: Collaboration

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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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#Feedback about the #Best part of the Year!

Bullying
Bullying

Q: What do you like best about this class and / or teacher?

  • Its fun and you get to express yourself though your art… I also like that you play music for us
  • You get to do what you want in your pieces of art. It’s all about what we feel.
  • Learning new things about art everyday! I liked the themes of the projects we did.
  • Class was kind of a time to relax and just make art–I looked forward to it everyday.
  • I really enjoyed art because i learned a lot in it and we got to try many different things and mr. korb is an excellant teacher [sic. I encourage spelling checks but… thank you]
  • The best part of this class is the open environment it provides.
  • Mr. Korb let us back up our work and expressed our thoughts. By doing this, Mr. Korb saw maybe what we were trying to do and grade off of that. By reflecting on our artwork, we can back up our thoughts, which helped my grade a lot. He let us express our thoughts and ways of doing things.
  • This class was by far the best class that I enrolled in and, it really broadened my horizons in the very linear school setting. It was a truly great class, and Mr. Korb was able to really capture my attention and hold my interest throughout the year.
  • I liked how you used technology to enhance learning. I was able to review and practice techniques at home while watching the videos. It was amazing seeing the videos of art exhibits from the White House. Even on days when there was a substitute teacher, you still interacted with the class. The web site was inspiring to view on a daily basis. You seem to care about each individual student and were always there after school for extra help. I wish all my teachers were as involved and cool as you.

I did not pay these kids to put these words out there. While these are not ALL of the comments about the BEST things the kids took away from the year, these are some that caught my eye. I strive to help EACH and EVERY kid become engaged with the work they are producing. Creating visual art that means something to them is an experience that I do not think they get in all their classes. While the ideas behind the COMMON CORE will encourage teachers to make the work REAL WORLD and pertinent to  the child’s life, I have been seeing that as a part of the EVERYDAY of the ARTS for years. What was the BEST part of my year? The ingenuity and teamwork the kids developed, on their own, within the boundaries of the class and assignment, but on their own. Great job!

  • Not always serious & teaches a way where I personally want to learn the material.
  • I really enjoyed creating the clay slabs. Personally I think that ceramics is my forte, and I really enjoyed the project as a whole. However, I was upset that we were not able to finish this project by glazing it. (I Agree… Glazing – maybe this summer?)
  • This class is by far my most favorite class I have ever taken. In the beginning of the year I was intimidated and didn’t know how things were going to go. Once I found my own ideas it all came together. The atmosphere of the class is cool too. There is a wide variety of skill and styles. I have learned a lot not only from you, but also my classmates. I like that we are all doing our own individual things, but then can come together and talk about our artwork together. During the course of the year I learned a lot. I have been exposed to a lot a cool things. I have learned how to get through the frustration that comes with art making and also have learned that failure is okay and without failure, you cant get better. I think that is a good lesson to learn. I have only touched on some of the great experiences I’ve had in this class. There are much more. Thank you for an awesome year.
  • I like how Mr. Korb participates actively with all of the students and tells the students when they are doing well.
  • Well, I love art and Mr. Korb makes it a fun class to be in and stresses reflections of your daily progress and work which really helps me to look back at what I have created and to criticize myself.
Bullying Collage - Collaborative Work, 2014
Bullying Collage – Collaborative Work, 2014
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#Friday in the #Art Room! RESOLUTION!

TODAY’S Schedule

  • 1 – 7:25-8:06
  • 2 – 8:11-8:52
  • 3 – 8:57-9:38
  • 4 – 9:43-10:24
  • 6 – 10:29-11:10
  • 5A lunch – 11:15-11:51 (36 minutes)
  • 5B lunch – 11:56-12:33 (37 minutes)
  • 5C lunch – 12:38-1:14 (36 minutes)
  • 5AB class – 11:15-12:33
  • 5BC class – 11:56-1:14
  • 5AC class – 11:15-11:51 & 12:38-1:14
  • 7 – 1:19-2:00
  • 8 – 2:05-2:46

“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

Art Foundations: What does your collage MEAN? COLLABORATIVE PRESENTATION – HERE!

One More BEARDEN – GREAT SENSE OF SPACE! http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/i/partypictures/02_21_10/jk/IMG_7362.jpg

GOALS:

  1. How does your collage reflect the challenges our society has with Bullying? Reflect and Explain today…

How has taking the time to reflect on the tasks of creating the collage and discussing the MEANING of the collage helped you to better understand the larger meaning and ideas behind your work?

Drawing: How are you part of your COMMUNITY?

Hale Woodruff and a Lithograph – Are you SIMPLIFYING your work? http://www.a-r-t.com/kelley/web/thumbnails/_06N1023.jpg

GOALS:

  1. Continue to create the COMMUNITY based artworks that describe your place and time in your community. A: Reflect for 3 minutes with your current work – WRITE OUT what is working and what is NOT working right now… TAKE 3 MINUTES.

What was the most successful aspect of the work today? What is holding you back? How can you realize the image you have in your head on the paper in front of you? If you are NOT PLANNED you are not going to have as a successful work that you could.

AP Studio Art: How are you a part of the COLLABORATION?

Marshmallow Art – http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/02/17/article-2561205-1B9287D800000578-714_634x314.jpg

GOALS:

  1. Look at the qualities of art from the Renaissance and what was happening then (in the church because of your choice in painting) and analyze the current work of art in regard to similarities and differences in meaning. What was Michelangelo trying to say and what are you trying to say?

What’s the best thing about the work you are producing here? What is holding you back?

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#Art in the #Classroom – What are you taking away?

“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

Art Foundations: COLLAGE – RESOLVE YOUR IDEAS

Romare Bearden and Collage: http://michaeldcommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/75-collage-FAther.jpg

GOALS:

  1. Resolve visual compositions to explain your views on the ideas of Bullying.

What are you needing to do TONIGHT to be DONE? How does your work look from ARMS LENGTH? Is it readable? Does it make sense? Can you add anything?

Drawing: COMMUNITY and YOU

Whose work is THIS? Benton? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/People-of-Chilmark-Benton-1920-lrg.jpg

GOALS:

  1. 1.1 apply ____________ (What’s your media?), using the_______________ (What’s your STYLE like? Thomas Hart Benton? Andrew Wyeth? Other?), and __________________ (What’s your compositional approach – Straight on view? Bird’s Eye View?) with skill confidence and awareness so that your ideas are executed well.

What did Thomas Hart Benton and the other American Regionalists teach you about society, community, and Composition? How did they reflect their communities? How are you?

AP Studio Art: Collaboration

Collaboration on HUGE projects! http://www.warhol.org/uploadedImages/Warhol_Site/Warhol/Content/Education/Resources_and_Lessons/Aesthetics_Unit(1)/Images/07062012_EDU_sfaireymural_collab_large.jpg

GOALS:

  1. Solve the ideas of your COLLABORATIVE work using the SKILLS you have developed to continue this composition.

How are you feeling about your contribution to the larger group project? Seriously – how are you feeling? What HAVE you contributed? Do you feel a part of the process? How can you add more, step up?

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#WHSoc20 TONIGHT! #EE and #Feedback – 8:00CST!

Join the White House Social 20 TONIGHT at #WHSoc20 on Twitter to discuss the ideas of Educator Effectiveness and Feedback in the classroom!

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Sorry things didn’t work in OUR classroom yesterday – let’s get things back to the way we have always had it!

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May 28 Schedule for assembly

  • 1 hour: 7:25-7:57
  • 2 hour: 8:02 – 8:34
  • 3 hour: 8:39 – 9:11 
  • 4 hour: 9:16-9:48
  • Assembly: 10:01 – 10:48
  • 5A Lunch: 10:53 – 11:16
  • 5B Lunch: 11:16- 11:43 
  • 5C Lunch: 11:43 – 12:10  
  • 6 hour: 12:15 – 1:02  
  • 7 hour: 1:07 – 1:54  
  • 8 hour: 1:59 – 2:46

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“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

What problems you may bear can be the seeds to larger learning and growth in your days! http://cdn2.simplyflynow.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/4/files/2013/03/inspirational-motivational-image-quotes-quotations-roxanajonescom-the-seed-that-became-a-tree.jpg

Art Foundations: What’s your message? What’s your collage about? How are your images working?

Romare BEarden – What’s the message you see? What might this be about? what are the techniques he used> http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,839580,00.html

Goals:

  1. 3.2 apply subjects of BULLYING, symbols you have gathered, and ideas about how you are thinking in art and use skill to solve visual challenges (and REAL challenges).

What is the social topic that you feel is important enough to make an artwork about? How are you using the abstract ideas of collage to create your image and successfully express your ideas?

Drawing: COMMUNITY! What are you contributing? What are your plans? How much time have we got?

John Steuart Curry – Our Good Earth – https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/17486-19442bjohn2bsteuart2bcurry2b2528american2bregionalist2bpainter252c2b189725e225802593194625292bback2bhome2bat2bthe2bfarm2b1944.jpg

Goals:

  1. apply media, techniques, and processes with 1.1.1 skill 1.1.2 confidence 1.1.3 and awareness so that your ideas are executed well. What media, process and techniques are you using? What sense of confidence is helping you approach this work?

How have you been able to improve your drawing and idea skills more in the past year? What do you know about COMMUNITY? How can you use it and alter it to develop a unique and intriguing composition. What did Thomas Hart Benton and Other Regionalists teach you about society, community, and Composition? How did they reflect their communities?

AP Studio Art: Final Group Work – What are you contributing? Do I need to nag?

GROUP WORK! What are you contributing? Are you in the mix? Are you on the outskirts? http://artsphere.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/greece2-e1349220621814.jpg

Goals:

  1. Compare aspects of the visual arts with aspects of works form the past. What is YOUR message about creation and the ideas Michelangelo put forward similar and different – Compare and contrast!

How are you feeling about your contribution to the larger group project? Seriously – how are you feeling? What HAVE you contributed?

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How about you and your #community ? Are you a part of it?

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

― Courtney Hickman

Art Foundations: Collage! Social Commentary – BULLYING!

WORKSHEET and Romare Bearden Foundation

Collage – Keep it clean and organized – PLAN IT OUT! http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2012/07/29/nyregion/29ARTSNJ2_SPAN/29ARTSNJ2_SPAN-articleLarge.jpg

Goals

  1. 1.3 communicate your thoughts on social topics of Bullying clearly – What is your MAIN IDEA? Write THAT down…
  2. 4.3 compare relationships in BULLYING COLLAGE in terms of your culture. How are you creating a work that speaks to the topic of BULLYING in YOUR CULTURE – Let’s take a moment and REALLY Share!
  3. DUE ON TUESDAY of NEXT WEEK!

WHY is BULLYING an important topic BESIDES Mr. Korb said we were doing this? What are you doing to EMPHASIZE and MAKE CLEAR the topic you have chosen? How is the imagery you are working on representing the work you are creating.

Drawing: Neighborhoods and OBSERVATION

Emil Kosa, Jr., Los Angeles (1933), graphite on paper, 12 x 15″. Private collection. How are you planning on working?

Goals

  1. 5.1 identify the rationale behind making art. What are YOU saying about YOUR Community? Share these ideas with your classmates.

What advancements have you made in the work so far? The compositions and ideas behind the design? What are you doing to advance the project and make it work visually? What have you learned from TWO DAYS of drawing outside and how can you put that into the project next week?

AP Studio Art: Collaboration and WORK!

collaborative Work on MURAL Scale! http://www.handprintpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mckinley1.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 through COLLABORATION – NOW we are rolling!

What has been the largest contribution that you have made to the work here? What are you going to be adding next week?

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Get out and do some #PleinAir #Drawing – #Communication with Janie and Australia!

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

― Courtney Hickman

Why can’t the snapshot of my video be a little less GOOFY looking?

Art Foundations: Bullying and the Critical Thinking it takes to discuss the social topic. WORKSHEET and Romare Bearden Foundation

Romare Bearden and Collage – what can you do to create an environment? http://www.alexrosenbergfineart.com/images/beardentrain.jp

GOALS

  1. 1.3 communicate your thoughts on social topics clearly

Talk to one another about the topics of Bullying and Social Commentary. What are 3 things about each that you have learned and think would be helpful to share tomorrow.

Drawing: OUTSIDE – Sketchbook – DRAW from OBSERVATION

American Regionalist –  – WEBPAGE – BRIEF explanation. http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1086988/thumbs/o-CALIFORNIA-SCENE-PAINTING-570.jpg?

Emil Kosa – California Regionalist 1940.

GOALS

  1. 2.6 create multiple solutions to visual challenges that show understanding in relationships between composition, meaning of artwork, and inspiration of American Regionalists.

What did Thomas Hart Benton and Other Regionalists teach you about society, community, and Composition?

AP Studio Art: Collaborate!

Collaboration – Andy Warhol and Jean Michel Basquiat – GREAT WORKS! Website! http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt/assets/culture_test/kelly_warholbasquiat_post.jpg

GOALS

  1. 2.3 create COLLABORATIVE artwork that solve visual challenge about Technology and Art (?)

After having THOUGHT about the idea of collaboration, what do you hope to CONTRIBUTE and TAKE AWAY from this process?

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#Community is not just a funny TV show! It’s an #Art #Project

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

― Courtney Hickman

Art Foundations: Bullying and the Critical Thinking it takes to discuss the social topic. WORKSHEET and Romare Bearden Foundation

Romare Bearden – Social Comentary – What MIGHT he have been making art about? What is happening in this collage? https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/0a866-romarebeardenuptownlookingdowntown-1965.jpg

GOALS:

  1. Create multiple solutions to solve the visual problems of collage about BULLYING! How are you going to gather images, textures, and ideas to assemble a collage to illustrate your ideas about Bullying?

As you think about the social topic of Bullying, why is it important to you that it become s the final work that you spend the time this semester working on? With all of the different techniques, projects, elements and principles that we have learned, how are you going to pull it all together to this final excellent work of art?

Drawing: American Regionalisms – What are they saying about their COMMUNITY? 

PROJECT INFORMATION

Andrew Wyeth
Grant Wood
Thomas Hart Benton

GOALS:

  1. 2.6 create multiple solutions to visual challenges that show understanding in relationships between composition and meaning of artwork . What images would you like to GATHER and USE to create your final image? Photographs? Drawings? Refernces of your Artist’s work?

What was REGIONALISM ABOUT? Give a 3 point history… What artists are you really looking at and working to follow? Why? How would you explain the importance of their work and what you are interested in regarding them.

AP Studio Art: Collaboration. Is it getting over the HUMP on HUMP Day?

Teamwork. JPG

GOALS:

  1. 3.3 describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value.

What was the big accomplishment today? How are you being focused on the task now?

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#Communities and #Art, #Collaboration and #Technology… what does it all mean?

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

― Courtney Hickman

http://pushydreamers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/if-you-never-chase-your-dreams-youll-never-catch-them-245218-500-331.jpg

Art Foundations: What is Social Commentary? This is PART of the RESEARCH you can do today!

How can you VISUALIZE the feeling of Bullying and being a bully? https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2013-01-15_07-59-44_878.jpg

Goals:

  1. Research and Information Fluency – Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information about the ideas and definitions, and examples of Bullying.

Research these two topics and collect information to work from – Bullying and Social Commentary.

Talk to one another about the topics of Bullying and Social Commentary. What are 3 things about each that you have learned and think would be helpful to share tomorrow.

Drawing: How do we build communities?

Perspective? http://www.buzzle.com/images/diagrams/2-point-perspective.jpg
Communities in the American Regionalist Eyes… RESEARCH!

Goals:

  1. G: Research and Information Fluency – Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information about COMMUNITY and Thomas Hart Benton and other American Regionalists.

What did Thomas Hart Benton and Other Regionalists teach you about society, community, and Composition?

AP Studio Art: What is REAL collaboration?

How are YOU toughing the ideas of CREATION? http://www.artmarketingmanagement.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/marketingculturale02.jpg

Goals:

  1. 2.4 compare different points of view regarding composition and meaning in artwork.

How are your ideas being worked into the LARGE image? What can you do to encourage your ideas to be represented and present in the final composition? Discuss and WRITE IT DOWN!

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#Collaboration is KEY!

“Talent may get someone off the starting blocks faster, but without a sense of direction or a goal to strive for, it won’t count for much.” – David Bayles and Ted Orland

Art Foundations: WATCH THE VIDEO and MAKE YOUR SLABS!

SO COOL! This is what WE are going for! https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/8741b-3530459101_8a50e4533e.jpg

GOALS:

  1. 1.2 create slabs that demonstrates your understanding of how your ideas relate to clay and the techniques of slab rolling and texture additive techniques.

How did working from clay change the way that you feel about working on an art piece? Any changes in your attitude about the process? Why? How?

Drawing: CRITIQUE!

Lets Chat! http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/how-to/tipsheets/~/media/ArtsEdge/Images/Articles/Educators/how-tos/tipsheets/art_critique16X9.jpg?as=1&dmc=0&w=610

GOALS:

  1. 5.4 reflect on what your classmates have said about and interpreted from your art as a means for understanding and evaluating art

  2. 5.1 identify the reasons and rationale behind making this portrait.

Think about the last 3 days of critiquing. What were the important things you have taken from the discussion. How are you going to use the critique as a starting point to discuss your work? Do not forget that the crit. is due MONDAY.

AP Studio Art: ICE CREAM SUNDAES!

YUM! http://momistabeginnings.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Three-Ice-Cream-Cones-Thiebaud.jpg

GOALS:

  1. EAT ICE CREAM / CUSTARD
  2. 2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks.

What do you need to do in order to get back on track Monday?