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#Upcycling, #Cardboard, #Inspiration across the #VisualArts

 “Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.” – Agnes Martin, Art In America (p.124, 1996)

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Studio Art 360 – Critique Sketches, Demo Cardboard Constructions, National Visual Arts Standards

 

Donald Judd – Let’s look at a bit of a video about minimalism… http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?object_id=81324

Goals:

  • 7.1P: Hypothesize ways in which art influences perception and understanding of human experiences.
  • What is ONE similarity between your letter and one of the other FORMS you are building or going to build?

What do you think one might interpret from seeing a sculpture (like the one as an example today) that is MINIMAL?

AP Studio Art: 1 week Magazine Article Assignment, 1 week concentration work

Series of works… what’s the same? What is different? How do you tie all your works relate to one another? http://iopblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Photo-0003.jpg

Goals:

  • 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 a body / concentration of works, why is what you are making interesting, worthwhile, intriguing?

What can you do to stretch your abilities in the work you are making? Are you too comfortable or do you feel you are pushing yourself? Why?

Painting: Collage, Critique, Sketch, Research…

Dong Kingman’s Watercolors… different than the others.http://www.dongkingman.com/

Goals:

  • 7.2Ac: Evaluate the effectiveness of an image or images to influence ideas, feelings, and behaviors of specific audiences.
  • What is the story you are telling with your work? What is the audience going to learn about you through this art?

What watercolor techniques with are you struggling with?

Create a ONE PAGE PAPER (double spaced, 11 or 12 point Times New Roman, Palatino – Serif-ed type font) that discusses the artists and their works. Use ideas about the work as to what drew you to the work, what styles did you like, what techniques do you appreciate? A small history of the artist and personal reflection. How will you use similar ideas in your work as they did in theirs? Here are the artists to research: Winslow Homer, Charles Demuth, Thomas Eakins, Edward Hopper, Dong Kingman, Reginald Marsh, Charles Sheeler, J.M.W. Turner, Thomas Moran, Georgia O’Keefe, James Whistler, or Andrew Wyeth. PAPER IS DUE ON Friday, September 19, 2014.

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Sketchbooks Due:

  • 1st Hour: Tuesday
  • 2nd Hour: Friday
  • 3rd Hour: Thursday
  • 4th Hour: Wednesday
  • 6th Hour: Monday
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#NVAS – How do you THINK about the #VISUAL ARTS

Art Classes Teach
What are you learning in your art class? What do you WANT to learn?

 “Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.” – Anges Martin, Art In America (p.124, 1996)

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Follow along with the http://WHSoc20.WordPress.com 30 Day Blog Challenge – Mr. Korb’s Online discussion group.

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Sketchbooks Due:

  • 1st Hour: Tuesday
  • 2nd Hour: Friday
  • 3rd Hour: Thursday
  • 4th Hour: Wednesday
  • 6th Hour: Monday

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Studio Art 360 – Critique Sketches, Demo Cardboard Constructions, National Visual Arts Standards

Hope you do not EARN THIS grade – Not a chance if you continue to FOCUS on the GOALS!

Goals:

  • 10.1P: Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas.
  • What is the difference between shape and form? Please be descriptive in your definition.

What do you envision as the biggest challenge with your letter? If you see this as the problem… how do you feel you might be able to solve that challenge?

AP Studio Art: 1 week Magazine Article Assignment, 1 week concentration work

What marks and materials are you using? This is CHARCOAL. How can you try this if you aren’t already. We will look at a variety of materials this week…

Goals:

  • 2.1Ad: Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.
  • Four parts to this week’s project. What are you most comfortable with? Pencil, Charcoal, Pastel, or Paint? Why?

What materials have you used today? How are the projects coming along?

Painting: Collage, Critique, Sketch, Research…

Winslow Homer – a MASTER of the WATERCOLOR!http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/10.228.1

GOALS:

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • What challenges did you have with the watercolors last week when it came to OBSERVATION of the REAL WORLD around you.

What are 5 images you gathered today that say something about you?

Here are the artists to research: Winslow Homer, Charles Demuth, Thomas Eakins, Edward Hopper, Dong Kingman, Reginald Marsh, Charles Sheeler, J.M.W. Turner, Thomas Moran, Georgia O’Keefe, James Whistler, or Andrew Wyeth

 

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Hello Janie and everyone at the ASCD conference!

69th Annual ASCD Conference Attendees (and Janie) – Welcome to my DAY to DAY Goals Website!

Take a tour, have a look, follow me, and see how I effectively use technology as a tool for interaction, content, resources, collaboration and communications tool in my classroom. If you would like to contact me – you can e-mail me at fjkorb@gmail.com. Enjoy!

GOALS:

  1. Know about how one teacher uses technology in the classroom as a tool for interaction, engagement, content, and a resource for students, parents, and the world!
  2. Know about the benefits and positive aspects GANAG and all its components have added to one teacher’s ability to be more effective instructor and planner for my students (and the world)!

Take a minute and discuss with your neighbors about any questions about the how I use technology in my classroom? How are you effectively using technology as a learning tool, interactive tool, tool of engagement in your classroom? What else might you try out? Did you get my e-mail address for questions you might have? How about my website address?

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Text and Art… Interested in Joining the movement?

Shane Koyczan – TED Talk “To This Day”... for the Bullied and Beautiful… “If you can’t see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror, look a little closer, stare a little longer, because there’s something inside you that makes you keep trying despite everyone who told you to quit.”

Join Mr. Korb’s Remind 101 Texting Service for the following classes for:

Art Foundations: 2 Point Drawings of Microbiological images…

Malcolm MacDougall and his MICROSCOPIC INSPIRED (Not Duplicated) Works – BIO HERE! http://malcolmmacdougall.com/wp-content/gallery/sculpture/scupture4.jpg

Goals:

  1. 3.2 apply microscopic images as subjects, and ideas about 2 point linear perspective and use skill to solve visual challenges.

What was easy and what was challenging about moving from your sketches up to the large drawing paper? Write these out and share with your neighbor.

Drawing: Kandinsky and YOU! Draw!

Hey – we OWN this one near the gym… Who Knew?! http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/kandinsky/kandinsky.comp-4.jpg

Goals:

  1. 4.4 Interpret art (your classmates) for relationships in 4.4.1 form, 4.4.2 context, 4.4.3 meanings showing understanding of the work of Kandinsky and how you have altered the ideas of the BAUHAUS.

How did your neighbor respond to the work? Write out your thoughts. Are you successful in the communication of your ideas?

AP Studio Art: Concentration – Let’s share our thoughts!

Love me the high carb, high fat concentration! Yum… http://www.sjsu.edu/art/images/digital_media_bfa/3_supersize1.jpg

Goals:

  1. 3.5 evaluate and defend how 3.5.1 YOUR subject matter and 3.5.2 YOUR symbols are used in art

How does this tie in? How – SPECIFICALLY – have you seen growth and development in the CONCENTRATION of work?

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“…there’s something inside you that makes you keep trying…”

Shane Koyczan – TED Talk “To This Day”... for the Bullied and Beautiful… “If you can’t see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror, look a little closer, stare a little longer, because there’s something inside you that makes you keep trying despite everyone who told you to quit.”

Art Foundations: Perspective and the Microscopic Image

Art Foundations REMIND 101: Text: @afound2014 to (262) 757-7491 to get UPDATES and REMINDERS from Mr. Korb. No Obligation… just to keep in touch and up to speed. OR – https://www.remind101.com/join/afound2014 

Even 3D Artworks could be designed from something microscopic… what do you think could be made from YOUR images? http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/attractions/public_art/images/fullsize/microscopic_landscape2_lg.jpg EXHIBITION INFORMATION and Malcom MacDougall’s Website:

http://malcolmmacdougall.com/

GOALS:

  1. 1.2 create microscopic inspired artworks that show off your understanding of how ideas of perspective  relate to the 1.2.3 and processes you use.

What was easy and what was challenging about moving from your sketches up to the large drawing paper? Write these out and share with your neighbor.

Drawing: KandinskYOU

DRAWING: REMIND 101: Text: @korbdraw14 to (262) 757-7491 to get UPDATES and REMINDERS from Mr. Korb. No Obligation… just to keep in touch and up to speed. OR – https://www.remind101.com/join/korbdraw14

Wassily Kandinsky http://www.gamasutra.com/db_area/images/feature/6121/07_WassilyKandinsky_Bauhaus.jpg

GOALS:

  1. 3.1 reflect on how YOUR art differs and describe how it relates to YOUR history and cultures 3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges.

SHARE YOUR THEORY AND DRAWING WITH YOUR CLASSMATE – Last 10 Minutes – CONVERSATION and write down what you have learned from your classmate.

AP Studio Art: 5 Days of CONCENTRATION!

AP Studio Art: REMIND 101: Text: @korbap2014 to (262) 757-7491 to get UPDATES and REMINDERS from Mr. Korb. No Obligation… just to keep in touch and up to speed. OR – https://www.remind101.com/join/korbap2014

Let’s take a look at this classes body of work… https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/0ba5a-img_1451.jpg

GOALS:

  1. 3.5 evaluate and defend how 3.5.1 your subject matter 3.5.2 the choices of symbols are used in your art.
  2. 1.1 apply whatever media you are choosing  and use a variety of techniques, and processes with 1.1.1 skill and 1.1.3 and awareness so that your ideas are executed well.

What are you working on and how is it going? How does THIS work tie into your current body of work? EXPLAIN!

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Bauhaus and Der Blaue Reiter… World Language Lessons for the day are over.

“Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure you do things differently from everyone else.” Sara Blakely (inventor of SPANX and youngest Self Made Female BILLIONAIRE – 10 Lessons I Learned from Sarah Blakely – Forbes Magazine)

Art Foundations: Oil Pastels and you!

If you were to be a ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE Photograph… what rules of thumb would you use to be “perfect”? http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2028/1594209548_ebb38563ec.jpg

Goals:

  1. 1.2 create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to the positive and negative space of the branches as well as the use of the OIL PASTELS.

Review with neighbors the RULES of THUMB and discuss the Differences in one and two point perspective.

Drawing: Kandinsky and the Bauhaus…

What do you recognize from yesterday’s conversation? Are the colors the Kandinsky theme? Are they yours? http://www.algarcia.org/art/bauhaus.jpg

Goals:

  1. 3.1 reflect on how art differs and describe how it relates to history and cultures
  2. 3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges

What NEW ideas can you EXPRESS about COLOR and SHAPE in the art you created today?

AP Studio Art: Draw and Paint and Make Your Art

How are your ideas coming together? How are you? http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/3175394436_db29a51079.jpg?v=0

Goals:

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

What have you come up with? What materials are you planning on using? How does it fit into your current body of work?

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Fail Big… and make sure you learn from what didn’t work!

“Don’t be intimidates by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure you do things differently from everyone else.” Sara Blakely (inventor of SPANX and youngest Self Made Female BILLIONAIRE – 10 Lessons I Learned from Sarah Blakely – Forbes Magazine)

Art Foundations: Negatively Positive! Drawing the Negative Space of the Branches

How do you see the NEGATIVE space in comparison to the Positive Space?
How do you see the NEGATIVE space in comparison to the Positive Space?

VIDEOS – Look back to FRIDAY’s post or the the RIGHT of this screen under VIDEOS!

Stanly Kubrics increcible use of 1 Point Perspective in his films… see how IMPORTANT perspective can be?

GOALS:

  1. 1.4 create, define, and solve visual challenges by analyzing the negative space of the branches. Think about COMPOSITION!

hat did you find as the most difficult aspect of the creation of the drawing? What was the hardest? What was the easiest? Are you able to see the negative space in the 1 – drawing, 2 – actual object?

Drawing: Kandinsky and Geometry / Measurements

What do colors mean to you? Here is what they mean to Kandinsky… http://img2.mappio.com/ewant/kandinsky-color-theory-4170-Large.jpg

GOALS:

  1. 3.1 reflect on how art differs and describe how it relates to history and cultures
  2. 3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve challenges in Non-Objective Art and Color Theory

hat NEW ideas might you have had about COLOR and SHAPE in the art you were creating?

AP Studio Art: Concentration Works and Uploads – Payment Due TOMORROW? TODAY?

So… Tell me about the Pieter Bruegel? What are you impressed with in the work? https://art.unt.edu/ntieva/postit.jpg
  1. 2.2 PEER-evaluate the effectiveness of artworks and GET SOME REAL FEEDBACK!

What were the biggest impressions you had from the classmate’s works? What were the most difficult things you felt as you presented your work? Conversation between classmates about the 2 questions for your exam. How does this work relate to your concentration? Peer Consultation: What do you say to one another about your ideas?

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Be Positive about the Negative (space that is…)

“We’ve gotten to the point where we think the camera can capture anything at all…Well, it can’t really. The camera can’t compete with painting at all. The paintings are much more vivid about the place than photographs are.” – David Hockney

Art Foundations: Lets be POSITIVE about the NEGATIVE

How challenging is it to see the negative? http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/61/fe/ef/61feef888dd0ab4efcf490f250427224.jpg

GOALS:

  1. 1.4.1 analyze artwork into its basic elements of positive and negative space
  2. 6.2 compare characteristics of the visual arts from pre-Renaissance through the Renaissance to today.

DUE MONDAY – Two Point Perspective – The Cube

DUE TUESDAY – Two Point Perspective – Windows and Doors

What challenges did you feel as you worked through the ideas of Positive Negative Space?  TWO POINT PERSPECTIVE VIDEOs for the Weekend. Come with TWO SUCCESSFUL PAGES from the Online video for Tuesday!

Drawing: Listen – write, Look – write, Measure – write, Draw – write

Kandinsky – Circles – How do you feel you can create a composition? http://web.guggenheim.org/exhibitions/kandinsky/images/several_circles.jpg
Color! What do you think about it? http://img2.mappio.com/ewant/kandinsky-color-theory-4170-Large.jpg

GOALS:

  1. 3.1 reflect on how art differs and describe how it relates to history and cultures
  2. 3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges

What NEW ideas might you have had about the use of SHAPE or the creation / inspiration for IMAGERY in art?

AP Studio Art: WORK – Shhhhhh… Mr. Korb will leave you alone.

Hmmm… different than anything you are doing – CONCENTRATION is a BIG DEAL – What you do is ALL ABOUT YOU! http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/image/ap/3D_C_3_Leichman_01_th.jpg

Goals:

  1. (2.2) Evaluate the effectiveness of artwork.
  2. 1.4.3 evaluation [critique] (formative and summative reflections about your artwork) of your artwork through digital media. (Technology Operations and Concepts and Communication and Collaboration)

Share with your neighbor the plans and advancements for this and the next pieces… Scary huh?

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Can I have mustard with that? What else goes well with your art?

“We’ve gotten to the point where we think the camera can capture anything at all…Well, it can’t really. The camera can’t compete with painting at all. The paintings are much more vivid about the place than photographs are.” – David Hockney

“Modern Painters, “David Hockney, on his latest inspiration – Yorkshire, Into the Woods,” by: Marina Cashdan, April 2010, p. 66.

Art Foundations: REALLY wrap it up and then onto Form and Shape

What is the artist REALLY focused on in this drawing? https://artwithkorb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/10f00-treesilhouette.jpg

GOALS:

  1. 1.4 create, define, and solve visual challenges using 1.4.1 analysis of SPACE!

What did you find as the most difficult aspect of the creation of the drawing? What was the hardest? What was the easiest? Are you able to see the negative space in the 1 – drawing, 2 – actual object?

Drawing: Shall we try to get the Google Dive fixed? Let’s move on AFTER we get the Google Fixed… LISTEN TO ME!

What do these shapes mean to you? How do you see them relating to each other – or to you? http://littleguyintheeye.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/shapes-in-nature.jpg

GOALS:

  1. 3.1 reflect on how art differs (shapes and forms, colors, and music) and describe how it relates to history and cultures
  2. 3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges

What NEW ideas might you have had about COLOR and Shape in the art you were creating?

AP Studio Art: No Talking today! Plan and Plan and REVISIT your CONCENTRATION!

What is YOUR concentration doing? Write out the goals and GET TO WORK! http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/128/5/3/ap_concentration__5__garbage_dog_by_uchifan-d4yzavl.jpg

GOALS:

  1. Technology Operations and Concepts – Update your AP Central Site… Introduction to  the site.
  2. 1.3 communicate ideas clearly

What has been happening in your work that FITS with your statements? How can you continue to think about the statement you have written and refresh your ideas?

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The end of one experience allows for the next one to begin!

“We’ve gotten to the point where we think the camera can capture anything at all…Well, it can’t really. The camera can’t compete with painting at all. The paintings are much more vivid about the place than photographs are.” – David Hockney

“Modern Painters, “David Hockney, on his latest inspiration – Yorkshire, Into the Woods,” by: Marina Cashdan, April 2010, p. 66.

Art Foundations: WRAP IT UP! MOVE IT FORWARD!

Hmmm… http://cdn.studentartguide.com/cdn/farfuture/x5tkTjj2ibscRegZr9I8RhEFgXkNFZLcecRTy_VzyjE/mtime:1361323269/sites/default/files/images/line-drawings-cross-contour.jpg

Goals:

  1. (5.3) Describe meaning of artwork by analyzing use of contour line and pattern.
  2. (3.2) Apply ideas in art to RESOLVE and EVALUATE visual challenges.

What types of lines are you in favor of using? Where do you find it easiest to use the idea of contour line to represent the face / form? What sorts of pattern do you think you would like to recreate with the use of WATERCOLOR to represent YOU?

Drawing: Computer Lab – Let’s Start anew!

KABAM! http://scienceillustrated.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/music.jpg

Goals:

  1. 3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges (listen to the music, describe what you SEE).
  2. 3.3 describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value

What ideas did you find as you listened to the music?

AP Studio Art: CONCENTRATION! (and 2 more crits…)

Concentration – Let’s RETHINK what the heck we are doing! http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/image/ap/3D_B_5_Tejo_02_view1_th.jpg

Goals:

  1. Technology Operations and Concepts – Update your AP Central Site.
  2. 1.3 communicate ideas clearly (and create MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS to VISUAL – Concentration – Problems.

What has been happening in your work that FITS with your statements? How can you continue to think about the statement you have written and refresh your ideas?