#Friday for you. #Thursday for me. Hope to see you at #ParentTecher Conferences

 “There is an immeasurable distance between late and too late.”  —Og Mandino

Happy Youth Art Month:

Happy Birthday to Alexander-Gabriel Decamps (March 3, 1803 – 1860)

Self-Portrait: http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/wcm/connect/a9346c6e-ae82-4972-a323-91ab04fb6464/WOA_IMAGE_1.jpg?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=050f5b88-58e9-4e29-8062-35e576761023

Drawing: MUSIC and ART!

Paul Klee: Let’s READ ALOUD and then let you decide about Deviant Art? You Decide… https://d3l2rivt3pqnj2.cloudfront.net/i/prints/lg/1/6/163099.jpg  AND http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/3/13/1394725009303/Paul-Klee-1879-1940-The-A-001.jpg

Goals:

  • 7.1Ac: Recognize and describe personal aesthetic and empathetic responses to the natural world and constructed environments.
  • Look at YESTERDAY’s beginning goal… write down what you wrote YESTERDAY and ELABORATE on your idea.
    • THEN… STICKY NOTE TIME: Looking at your classmates work – what’s the BEST Thing you see? Write it out – name and all – then at SOME POINT TODAY – go and tell them.

Reflection: 

What does reflecting on a daily basis about this (or other artworks) do for YOU? NOT FOR ME, but for you? Give 3 ideas you  will carry forward in your Artist Habits.

How does your art compare with the work of “professionals” and how can you work to create a better understanding of your approach / intent / ideas?)

Studio Art 360: Sculpture Critique / Color

Sculpture by Senkang: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Sengkang_Sculpture_Park_6,_Nov_05.JPG

Goals:

  • 9.1P: Establish relevant criteria in order to evaluate a work of art or collection of works.
  • Look at YESTERDAY’s beginning goal… write down what you wrote YESTERDAY and ELABORATE on your idea.
    • Looking at the forms you created – what is the STRONGEST / MOST SUCCESSFUL aspect of these four objects? What is the WEAKEST / LEAST SUCCESSFUL aspect of these four objects? 

Reflection: 

What does reflecting on a daily basis about this (or other artworks) do for YOU? NOT FOR ME, but for you? Give 3 ideas you  will carry forward in your Artist Habits.

What form was the most challenging for you to create with the DRAWING or the CARDBOARD? Why do you feel that was the biggest challenge? Use the ART TERMS that you know (Form, Shape, Effort, Execution…). How can you use the IDEAS, TECHNIQUES, PROCESS that we went through in ART CLASS in another part of your life / school?

AP Studio Art: 

Edit this cry out of the baby’s face: http://www.ufunk.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/If-I-Could-Use-Photoshop-in-Real-Life-1.jpg

Goals:

  • 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.)
  • Look at YESTERDAY’s beginning goal… write down what you wrote YESTERDAY and ELABORATE on your idea.
    • What images have you made photographs of so far? What images have you yet to make photographs of? Why is this taking you so long? What issues are you having?

Reflection: What was the problem that you had today with the editing of the images? Can you do this on your own? Do you need help in the process of making the needed updates to your website? Questions? WHAT? Plan on beginning a NEW CONCENTRATION next week. ALSO begin to look through some BREADTH possibilities from PAST CLASSES… Should we do a couple of BREADTH WORKS instead on MONDAY?

Advanced Drawing: 50 Sheets of Paper!

Anselm Kiefer: Midgard: http://collection.mam.org/vmedia/tms768/r_m1987_1.jpg

Goals:

  • 6.1Ac: Make, explain, and justify connections between artists or artwork and social, cultural, and political history.
  • Look at YESTERDAY’s beginning goal… write down what you wrote YESTERDAY and ELABORATE on your idea.
    • What pages are you using to satisfy the 50 pages? What is your imagery? Why are you using what you are using?  WHAT IS THE MESSAGE / RATIONALE / PERSONAL  / SOCIETAL meaning you are working to COMMUNICATE?

Reflection: What does reflecting on a daily basis about this (or other artworks) do for YOU? NOT FOR ME, but for you? Give 3 ideas you  will carry forward in your Artist Habits.

#Thursday #REALLY #DidThatJustHappen? #MakeArt

10 Things CREATIVE people do – Have you ever wondered why some people are more creative than others? Did you ever wish that you had more of that particular gene? The good news is that research shows that happiness and creativity are not only related, they can be developed. Here are 10 ways to jumpstart your creativity, starting now:

7. Seek Out Challenging Tasks: Just for fun, challenge yourself with projects that don’t have solutions, like how to make a horse fly (no — we’re not talking unicorns) or build a perfect model of a part of the body. This opens the mind for all types of strategies, which helps generate fresh ideas.

8. Surround Yourself With Interesting People and Things: Spend time with diverse friends, listen to new music, see new exhibitions to broaden your horizons. Having unusual objects around you also helps you develop original ideas.

– Randy Taran

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-taran/-creative-people_b_5281571.html

Drawing: MUSIC and ART!

Improvisation #30 (Cannons) Vasily Kandinsky French, born Russia, 1866–1944 Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons), 1913 © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Goals:

  • 1.2Ac: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.
  • What ideas did you come up with about COLOR and SHAPE in art you are creating? We will have some conversation and learning about the ideas of Wassily Kandinsky today?

Reflection: What NEW ideas do you have about COLOR and Shape in the art you are creating now that we have had some conversation and learning about the ideas of Wassily Kandinsky?

Studio Art 360: Sculpture.

Donald Judd Sculpture: AUDIO HERE! http://www.moma.org/collection_images/resized/130/w500h420/CRI_158130.jpg

Goals:

  • 7.1P: Hypothesize ways in which art influences perception and understanding of human experiences.
  • What is ONE things that you might think if you saw a grouping of cylinders, cubes, and pyramids all grouped together?.

Reflection: Last 10 minutes of class. Set out your GOALS PAGE and the CRITIQUE SHEET I gave you. Walk Clockwise and in serpentine fashion (I’ll demonstrate) around the room and take in the work that is in front of you. Like musical chairs, stop when I say stop and make 5 REAL COMMENTS on 5 different classmates work. What is working? What is NOT working? Last 3 minutes… Read your comments – write a BRIEF response to a classmates comments

AP Studio Art: 

What is YOUR big idea? http://big-idea.biz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Whats-the-big-idea.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.
  • How do you see the growth of your work? What are TWO things that you see as STRONG developments as you have moved forward in your CONCENTRATION? How are you DEVELOPING your work? Is it stagnant? Static?

Reflection: How many more pieces do you need to get started for this batch of 3 concentration works? How would you DESCRIBE HOW you are DEVELOPING in the process of CREATING your CONCENTRATION?

Advanced Drawing: 50 Sheets of Paper!

Jennifer Bartlett – How MIGHT this be based on OBSERVATION? https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.collageplatform.com.prod/image_cache/600x345_fit/558176bf278e1af86c88ecaf/e18793c7e3a92b23f6abe463082d793a.jpeg

Goals:

  • 7. Stretch & Explore: Learning to reach beyond one’s capacities, to explore playfully without a preconceived plan, and to embrace the opportunity to learn from mistakes.
  • Looking at YESTERDAY… what are 3 things you hope to accomplish with this VERY INDEPENDENT (but subtly guided) drawing? EXPLAIN! 

Reflection: What is working for you in this drawing SO FAR? List 3 things that you see as positive attributes to your drawing today.

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