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Back to Normal… Whatever That Is.

http://isucceesbook – What skills can you use that will help you conquer your mountain?

“The question for each man is not what he would do if he had the means, time, influence and educational advantages, but what he will do with the things he has.” — Frank Hamilton

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Art Foundations: Resolve the mixed media self portrait / pattern. Self Evaluation!\

GOALS:

  1. 2.1 form criticism about artworks that work to accomplish 2.1.2 personal goals.
  2. 6.3 use the principles and techniques of art with those from other discipline

Regarding your background… what are you really happy with? What are the areas that need work? What would you do differently if you had the opportunity to rework some aspects of the work?

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Advanced Drawing: The critiques start today – Review Critique ideas – 3 page handout! Oral Crit HERE

http://escapingartist.com – What are you going to add to the crit? What are you going to take a way?

GOALS:

  1. (3.3) describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value Orally participate in the discussion of your classmates drawing.
  2. (4.3) compare relationships in visual art in terms of (4.3.2) aesthetics (1, 2, 3, 5)

hat did you take away from the critique today? Write down what you have taken from the crit.

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AP Studio Art: Crit! Oral Crit HERE

http://www.rovertfinchart.com – What will you bring to and take away from the crit?

GOALS:

  1. 2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks.

  2. 5.3 describe meanings of artworks by analyzing 5.3.1 techniques. (1, 2, 3, 5)

What did you take away from the critique today? Write down what you have taken from the crit. ON YOUR PRINTED SELF-CRIT. (1, 3, 5).  What notes are you taking?

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How’s that frog taste?

“Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.” Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog

Have you eaten your frog today?

Have you eaten your frog today?

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Advanced Drawing – Computer Lab: Writing About Your Art

How are you feeling about this?

GOALS:

  1. (3.3) describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value in written form and participate in the self – evaluation of your drawing.
  2. (4.3) compare relationships in visual art in terms of (4.3.2) aesthetics

Hopefully we looked at Execution and Composition in the Rubric and you were able to get some good solid writing down and thoughts worked out. What have you seen or thought about that is now something you can REALLY reflect on regarding your work?

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Art Foundations: Line and the Portrait – Continuous line contour drawings

How to draw with a contour line.

GOALS: 

  1. (3.3) Know about the creation of images and explain why they are important (contour line).
  2. (1.4) Solve visual challenges using analysis (element of Line).

What was difficult about the contour line drawing? Did you have any FUN drawing this image – knowing that there was no fear of doing it wrong?

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AP Studio Art: In Class Oral Crit.

Morandi made a LIFE of bottles and jars… what can you do for 18 weeks? Link to the Morandi article by clicking his work from above.

GOALS:

  1. (3.3) describe the creation of images and ideas and explain why they are of value Orally participate in the discussion of your classmates drawing.
  2. (4.3) compare relationships in visual art in terms of (4.3.2) aesthetics

What did you take away from the critique today? Write down what you have taken from the crit. of your work or the work of others. We HAVE to get comfortable doing this… FEEDBACK is ESSENTIAL.

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Are you Concrete in your Art? Donald Judd is.

“Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.” Agnes Martin

Donald Judd LITERALLY used concrete to make his most subtle feelings known.
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Advanced Drawing – Continuous Line Contour Drawings – PORTRAITS

Blind Contour Drawing – Look at the way the figure was handled! Cool Huh?

GOALS:

  1. 2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks.
  2. 5.3 describe meanings of artworks by analyzing 5.3.1 techniques.

What do you feel you need to do over the weekend to make it DONE for Monday? Do you need to do anything? What was you largest accomplishment with this work? Did you learn anything, become more comfortable with anything, understand the importance of anything in the creation of making art?

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Art Foundations: PBIS Poster Collection – Line Chapter 4

How did the GRANDFATHER of Abstraction use line in HIS work? What is interesting to you? Why? How can you use the same ideas or approaches?

GOALS:

  1. 5.1 identify the rationale behind making art (PBIS POSTER and the LINE DRAWING)

What did you take away from the various types and qualities of line and how can you use them in your artwork?

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AP Studio Art: Wrap up your 3 works that have introduced you to the small introduction to CONCENTRATION.

Lets sit and LOOK at your works together – BRIEFLY. What FREAKS you out about TALKING about your work? Yeah – me too (no not really).

GOALS:

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

What did you take away from the MID to FINAL critique today? Write down what you have taken from the crit. in your Generalization / Comments page today. Give yourself some strong thoughts about the idea of a concentration… what is the biggest challenge you see coming up?

NOTE: Advanced Drawing and AP Artists

Want to develop MORE portfolio works and skills?
Want to develop MORE portfolio works and skills?
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While the teacher is away, the children will WORK EVEN HARDER!

I am so sorry that I cannot be with you today. I have important meetings all day. This is your opportunity to be REALLY focused on the tasks at hand (and maybe earn cookies for FRIDAY!

REMEMBER: “Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.” Agnes Martin

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Advanced Drawing:

What materials dod this artist use to make this continuous line portrait?

GOALS:

  1. 2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks

What did you see in your neighbor’s drawings that were successful / needed work?

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Art Foundations:

What types of LINE did Pablo Picasso use in this drawing?

GOALS:

  1. 1.3 communicate ideas clearly (how are you communicating your PBIS message?)
  2. 2.3 create artworks that solve visual challenges (what techniques, style, approach are you taking with your poster design?)

What were the different types of lines drawings that you worked on today? What are different kinds of lines and what sorts of messages can they communicate to an audience? Talk about all 5 types with your neighbor and write down which type of line you think best describes you and WHY

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AP Studio Art:

What is the same about these works? What is different?

GOALS:

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

What materials have you challenged yourself with today? What are you struggling with? What are you succeeding with? Share your thoughts with a NEW neighbor… not the same person you go to usually.

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Work WITH and THROUGH your materials. 10 Things the Arts Teach Children.

“Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.” Agnes Martin

Agnes Martin – Subtle work, no?

10 Things the Arts do for children – Click Here for the Binder insert – go to the table of contents and click on the page.

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Advanced Drawing: MID CRIT – How is your continuous line contour drawing coming? Background, foreground? How is it?

What mediums did this artist use and are they AWARE of the materials? Are they thinking with and THROUGH the materials?

Goals:

  1. 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with 1.1.1 skill and 1.1.2 confidence.

What do you feel was the MAJOR aspect of the crit that YOU NEED TO WORK ON? What do you see as the benefit of the Crit. What do you see as a downfall / challenge?

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Art Foundations: PBIS Poster – CHAPTER 4 in the textbook.

Lines, Limes, Everywhere there’s line…

Goals: 

  1. 1.4 create, define, and solve visual challenges using 1.4.1 analysis (breaking up the artwork / subject matter to basic elements of LINE)

What were the challenges you have had with the PBIS poster? What was fun about the process? What kinds of lines were you “Drawn” to?

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AP Studio Art: Concentration works – how’s the progress on the mini-critique?What were the challenges you had with the line drawing What was fun about the process? What kinds of lines were you “Drawn” to?

Watercolors… how are you attempting to use the materials that are made available to you?

Goals:

  1. 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with (1.1.3) an awareness so that your ideas are executed well.
  2. 1.2 create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to the (1.2.1) materials.

What are the biggest challenges you are having? How many works have you FINISHED? 3 are DUE on Monday!

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What the Arts teach Children… SO MUCH & MORE!

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

Look back at page 8 in the Handbook… Which of the “TEACHINGS” of art do you think is most important to you? Take a few minutes and talk with your neighbor about this and write you BRIEF thoughts in the Generalization / Reflection portion of your Goals Pages.

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Advanced Drawing: QUICK CRIT – Put your work up! Portraits with Continuous Lines and NEW AND EXPERIMENTAL MATERIALS!

How are you using COLOR to deal with the NEGATIVE SPACE – ACTIVATE THE WHITE!

Goals:

  1. 1.4 Solve visual challenges using 1.4.3 evaluation (Self and Peer)

What did you take away from the critique today? Write down what you have taken from the critique?

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Art Foundations 2D: PBIS Posters, Chapter 1, Sketchbook Info

Shepard Fairey and his POSTER! COMMUNICATION! And his COURT CASE.

Goals:

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

Describe how you and your team came up with the PBIS idea and explain why it is important and / or successful.

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AP Studio Art: Mini Concentration today. Begin to think about WHY you are in this class.

What is PASTEL doing for you? How can you use it to enhance your work? Have you ever USED pastel before?

Goals:

  1. 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with (1.1.3) an awareness so that your ideas are executed well.
  2. 1.2 create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to the (1.2.1) materials.

Sit down with a classmate and have a conversation about what materials you used today? Discuss how are the project is coming along? What do you need to be doing tomorrow to make STRONG headway?  Have a good, in depth conversation… What do you hope to get out of this class?

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Continuous Line Concentrations and Getting Away with It… Art that is…

Welcome to what is the BEST ART CLASS in the WORLD!

“Unless you have a definite, precise, clearly set goals, you are not going to realize the maximum potential that lies within you.” — Zig Ziglar

Who do you recognize in this NATIONAL VIDEO?

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WELCOME PARENTS GUARDIANS and STUDENTS!

Welcome Letter – HERE

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Advanced Drawing – Continuous Line Drawings / Color / Value

What are you doing with the background, foreground, portrait?

GOALS

  1. 1.4 create, define, and solve visual challenges using 1.4.1 analysis (breaking up the artwork / subject matter to basic elements

  2. 2.3 create artworks that solve visual challenges (value, composition, observation).

How difficult is it for you to use Continuous Line and come up with a satisfying composition?

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Art Foundations – PBIS Poster Design and Work, Sketchbook Introduction, Mr. Korb’s Artwork

What is Art?

GOALS

  1. Work on (1.3) creating PBIS posters that communicate ideas clearly.

How well were you able to work with your partners today? What skills do THEY have that YOU lack? What can you do to help the progress move FORWARD?

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AP Studio Art – Small Concentration, WORKTIME, Mr. Korb’s Art

AP Studio Art Course Page

Concentrations are about what interests YOU!

GOALS

  1. (1.2) Create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to the (1.2.2) techniques (how will you use this in your portfolio?) (D).
  2. (5.1) Identify the rationale behind making art (small concentration drawings) (P)

How do you see the work you are CURRENTLY making as COLLEGE FRESHMEN level? How do you see CHALLENGING yourself with such a limiting object? What can you do to make ME want to look at the drawing / artwork for more than 3 seconds?

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June 13, 2013 – Thursday – How’s Summer?

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Welcome to Thursday! As the summer has entered the second half of its first week, I have set my summer goal to post on Monday’s and Thursday’s. Next week I will be presenting at the Interactiv Learning Conference in Whitewater, Wisconsin so… I may be posting a few more times than twice next week. Enjoy!
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What was your favorite aspect of this class? Please go into some explanation to allow for a fully developed thought and answer.

  • “Trying hard on my work and Mr. Korb recognizing the quality of my work even when I can’t.”– Art Foundations Artist 2013 – NVAS Goal 2.3, 2.4, and 4.5
  • “Your humor, your environment. The general fun in the class” – Art Foundations Artist 2013 – NVAS Goal 3.3
  • “Being able to choose things that relate to me.” – Art Foundations Artist 2013 – NVAS Goal 2.6 and 3.1

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AP Studio Artists Works - Kyle S.'s Mixed Media installation... I am curious as to where this work has ended up... Click on the image to visit the AP Google Presentation of their entire body of work from 2012 - 2013.
AP Studio Artists Works – Kyle S.’s Mixed Media installation… I am curious as to where this work has ended up… Click on the image to visit the AP Google Presentation of their entire body of work from 2012 – 2013.
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May 31, 2013 – Friday

“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 Peale

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Art Foundations: It is time to clean… Yesterday proved that without me, and without a VERY specific set of GOALS for your PERSONAL LEARNING – you have no need to study and all the time in the world to clean. GREAT!

Job List is HERE!

GOALS:

  1. 6.1 compare aspects of the visual arts with aspects of other disciplines.

Looking through your binders, thinking about the projects, looking at your notes… what are the aspects of the course that you are still struggling to grasp. Take the last 7 minutes to work with your neighbors and discuss the challenges that you are still having.

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DRAWING: Out into the hallways and DRAW – Project DUE on EXAM DAY along with the ONLINE – GOOGLE DOCUMENT Rubric. Let me know if you are having troubles!

GOALS:

  1. 1.1 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
  2. 2.2 evaluate the effectiveness of artworks (YOU AND COLLABORATOR – FORMATIVE TONIGHT ON GOOGLE DRIVE)

What have you got to do in order to really wrap this up as an A+ Execution, A+ Composition, A+ Character, and A+ Critique (that will be the final exam grade – – CRITIQUE)? Some of your HALLWAY choices (socializing) are getting in the way of your accomplishing the A+ goals.

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AP Studio Art: Clean the room – Update your final – Gather your Artwork… What else have you got to accomplish?

GOALS:

  1. 6.1 compare aspects of the visual arts with aspects of other disciplines.

What has been your FAVORITE project this year? What has been your LEAST favorite project this year? What can I do to make the course better, stronger, more APish?

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May 30, 2013 – Thursday

“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 Peale

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Art Foundations: Collage and Gel / Matte Medium – How is it going?

Alexander Calder – Painting – What did CALDER do that we also learned about? 1 million points to the first person who can e-mail me: fjkorb@gmail.com.

GOALS:

  1. 1.3 communicate your thoughts on social topics clearly
  2. 1.4.3 evaluation [formative critique]

What techniques did you come up with to resolve the issues you might have had with this artwork, In 5 sentences… what are your thoughts about ABSTRACT ART and COMMUNICATING PERSONAL MESSAGES?

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Drawing: Hallway Drawing Time – Make sure you are documenting your image as it progresses. This is a HUGE WORK DAY! Make the most of it! Do not forget to work on the FINAL EXAM document.

GOALS:

  1. 1.1 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 did you do today that brought the work to a place where you can understand what is going to happen? How can you continue this forward movement tomorrow? Are you using your time wisely in the hall?

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AP Studio Art: Show comes down today and we are CLEANING!

GOALS:

  1. 6.1 compare aspects of the visual arts with aspects of other disciplines

What was your FAVORITE artwork of art this year? What was your favorite PROJECT? Why?