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How can #Photography and #Art help #Change the #World?

“Go and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here. Make. Good. Art.” ~ Neil Gaiman

Studio Art 360 – Organizing Photography in the Halls…

UPLOAD YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS INTO YOUR CLASS PERIOD FOLDER. Log-In IS required to upload. Rename the image like this: LastNameHourCompositionalStyle (ie: Korb7Closed)

Imogene Cunningham BIO HERE

Goals:

  • 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 did you ENJOY about going into the hallway to make photographs over the past 3 days? What did you STRUGGLE with?
  • Looking through your images with your partner – talk about the 5 different compositions you came up with and use the RUBRIC that has been given to SELF EVALUATE and GRADE your work… Choose 2 images to upload to morrow.

What is it about your BEST PHOTOGRAPH that will keep an audience member in front of your work versus moving along after just a few moments (3 seconds)? Share these thoughts AND IMAGE with your neighbor.

POP ART GALLERY IMAGES HERE.

Painting – DUE MONDAY of next week!Building a NEW CANVAS?! This is the week to do it! DO NOT WAIT!!!

Sean Scully in front of his exhibition at Alhambra Patronato.

Goals:

  • 3.1Ac: Engage in constructive critique with peers, then reflect on, re-engage, revise, and refine works of art and design in response to personal artistic vision.
  • Take FIVE MINUTES – NO PAINTING… Look at your painting. Really look at it. Sketchbook in hand, write out a 5 minute response to your work. Then… GET TO PAINTING!

What did taking the 5 minutes do for you today? What do you think looking back at / reflecting on your efforts has done for you?

AP Studio Art – Concentration!

Yesterday at MIDNIGHT! CHAPTER 2 in Art and Fear Responses DUE on the BLOG.

“Self Portrait against a Blue Sky” Edvard Munch

Goals:

  • 2.1Ad: Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.
  • What are you thinking about carrying forward in the NEXT three images from these second three images? Write your ideas out in your sketchbook as you work.

Short Period – What is successful as you look at the 3 works together? Consider the FIRST three works also… Next week – PHOTOGRAPHY and WEB – Discussion on Friday!

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#Mistakes and #Art – What can you #Learn? #Photography, #Painting, #Concentration

“Go and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here. Make. Good. Art.” ~ Neil Gaiman

Studio Art 360 – Last Day to MAKE Photography in the Halls…

UPLOAD YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS INTO YOUR CLASS PERIOD FOLDER. Log-In IS required to upload. Rename the image like this: LastNameHourCompositionalStyle (ie: Korb7Closed)

Dorothea Lang “Couple Seated on Front Porch” http://famous-photographers.com/dorothea-lange/

Goals:

  • 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.
  • List 3 things you have LEARNED about the process of making photographs since we have begun? One More day in the Hallway – MAKE STRONG and IMPORTANT and STORYTELLING photographs.

Of all the photographs that you have made these past 3 days… what do you feel you need to do to prune / edit / clarify your works?

POP ART GALLERY IMAGES HERE.

Painting – DUE MONDAY of next week! Interested in building a NEW CANVAS? This is the week to do it!

Sean Scully – Where’s he getting his ideas? NYTimes Article HERE!

Goals:

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • What do you feel about the hall space that you have recreated in abstract form? Does this painting / has this painting affected the way you look at the space?

What NEW discovery did you make today about your painting? Did you learn anything about the process of painting? Creating Art?

AP Studio Art – Concentration!

Tonight at MIDNIGHT! CHAPTER 2 in Art and Fear Responses DUE on the BLOG.

Edvard Munch “Vampire” What is SIMILAR to YESTERDAY’s work?

Goals:

  • 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.
  • As we looked at last week – How is your work GROWING as you move forward with your works – Please use specific works to explain.

How can you see GROWTH in your work? Please explain…

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#Photography, #Concentration, #Artwork, #Mistakes… anything you are interested in?

“Go and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here. Make. Good. Art.” ~ Neil Gaiman

Make a lot of mistakes!

Studio Art 360 – Let’s Talk Photography and the In’s and Out’s

UPLOAD YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS INTO YOUR CLASS PERIOD FOLDER. Log-In IS required to upload. Rename the image like this: LastNameHourCompositionalStyle (ie: Korb7Closed)

Diane Arbus “Child with Toy Grenade in Hand” BIO HERE.

Goals:

  • 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 have you found DIFFICULT about using WUHS as the setting for yout Photographs? Know that it is all about the FRAMING of the Photograph. It doesn’t matter the subject – it is the composition…

What is the STRONGEST of your photographs and WHY? Please explain your comments in ONE SOLID 11 word sentence!

POP ART GALLERY IMAGES HERE.

Painting – DUE MONDAY of next week! Interested in building a NEW CANVAS? This is the week to do it!

Sean Scully – Week 2 – I wanted to keep the idea going… Let’s watch the 8 minute video. Photo by: Micci Cohan

There are NO CERTAINTIES in my work… VIDEO from Sean Scully… we can afford 8 minutes…

Goals:

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • What have you learned about the use of ACRYLIC PAINTS since you began this artwork? How has this helped you become more successful in the making of your art?
  • NOTE: ALL WEEK – If you want – you can begin to create a NEW CANVAS for the next painting

What do you hear from your classmates about painting that you did not / may not have known or thought about?

AP Studio Art – Concentration!

FRIDAY! CHAPTER 2 in Art and Fear Responses DUE on the BLOG.

What do you see in “Despair” that you may recognize in other Munch works?

Goals:

  • 2.1Ad: Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.
  • WHAT IS THE CENTRAL IDEA behind your Concentration?

How are you demonstrating the common tie from your first three works to the current three works? Please use specific works to explain…

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#MakingPhotographs in #StudioArt 360 – and #DEFENDING YOUR #ARTWORK!

 “Power will accomplish much, but perseverance more.”  —William Scott Downey

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Studio Art 360 – Let’s Talk Photography and the In’s and Out’s

Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975). Tenant Farmer Wife (Allie Mae Burroughs), 1936.

Goals:

  • 1.1P: Use multiple approaches to begin creative endeavors.
  • What do you think about making visual choices as you make photographs versus taking pictures? Does this mean anything to you?

What was the biggest success you found in MAKING a photograph versus TAKING a picture? Anything? Explain your thoughts.

POP ART GALLERY IMAGES HERE.

AP Studio Art – Concentration – 3 new works – PLAN and DEVELOP! Investigate!

Michael Berryhill: http://www.brooklynrail.org/2014/05/art/whats-more-real8232a-dead-tree-or-a-drawing-of-a-dead-treemichael-berryhill-with-nathlie-provosty

Goals:

  • 2.1Ad: Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.
  • Considering the ideas you are developing… how are you trying to tie the art works together? I am REALLY Emphasizing the unifying approach here…

Imagine yourself in front of the AP BOARD… how would you, in 30 seconds, defend your body of work so far?

MONDAY – CHAPTER 2 in Art and Fear Responses DUE on the BLOG.

Painting – Mid Crit TODAY! FINAL Crit. Wednesday – Friday of NEXT WEEK!

Sean Scully in the Studio TALKING about the work! CRIT!

Goals:

  • 3.1Ac: Engage in constructive critique with peers, then reflect on, re-engage, revise, and refine works of art and design in response to personal artistic vision.
  • MID-CRIT – What do you HOPE to see / learn / take away from the experience today?

Well… what did you take away from the critique today? Did you see anything in your classmates work that you can put into your own work?

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#Photography in the Arts… Let’s make some photographs.

 

1 hour       7:25 – 8:02
2 hour       8:07 –  8:46
3 hour       8:51 – 9:28
4 hour       9:33 – 10:10
Assembly   10:15- 11:10
5A lunch   11:10- 11:40
5B lunch   11:40 – 12:10
5C lunch   12:10 – 12:40
6 hour       12:45 – 1:22
7 hour       1:27 –   2:04
8 hour       2:09 –   2:46

“Power will accomplish much, but perseverance more.”  —William Scott Downey

Radio Lab Story of Perseverence: http://www.radiolab.org/story/runners/ 

Pick it up and CARRY-ON! http://relatingonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/563373_2994181535231_1282963545_3218727_417877125_n1.jpg

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Studio Art 360 – Thank you! Let’s Talk Photography…

Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, established 1959 (partnership); 1931–2007 (Bernd); b. 1934 (Hilla)). Water Towers (Cylindrical), 1978.

Goals:

  • 7.1P: Hypothesize ways in which art influences perception and understanding of human experiences.
  • What do you KNOW about Photography? List 3 things that you are CERTAIN about.

Which of the compositional approaches do YOU enjoy most? WHY?

POP ART GALLERY IMAGES HERE.

AP Studio Art – Concentration – 3 new works – PLAN and DEVELOP! Investigate!

Common from YESTERDAY’s Image? Michael Berryhill BIO

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.
  • What NEW approaches are you adding  to this next 3 works in the series? How are ADDING to the development of the work?

What similarities are you seeing in the work and how does it continue to tie the CONCENTRATION together?  IMAGE: 

Painting – Mid Crit on Thursday – FINAL Crit. Wednesday – Friday of NEXT WEEK!

Sean Scully – What UNIFIES his works?

Goals:

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • How did the brief demo of using a good amount of acrylic paint help you move forward in a stronger fashion yesterday that how you have approached it in the past? Did it? Maybe you didn’t need the demo. Practice makes better understanding.  N: Painting with 9 NECESSARY techniques.

What CHALLENGES did you face today? How did you go about SOLVING that challenge? TECHNIQUES – Various and UNIFIED!

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#Monday, Monday… Let’s begin anew… or continue strongly!

 “Power will accomplish much, but perseverance more.”  —William Scott Downey

Radio Lab Story of Perseverence: http://www.radiolab.org/story/runners/ 

Pick it up and CARRY-ON! http://relatingonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/563373_2994181535231_1282963545_3218727_417877125_n1.jpg

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Studio Art 360 – Sadly – A day to CLEAN and REORGANIZE! Lockers and room…

I am thirsty for a good cup of MOCHA right now...
I am thirsty for a good cup of MOCHA right now…

ALL PAINTING SUPPLIES NEED TO BE CLEANED – Palettes, Brushes, Desks, ANYTHING THAT NEEDS CLEANING GETS CLEANED! THANKS!

Goals:

  • 6.1P: Analyze and describe the impact that an exhibition or collection has on personal awareness of social, cultural, or political beliefs and understandings.
  • What is one FULL SENTENCE EXPLANATION about how you feel about the look of all your works in the gallery space? What do you think the audience that will visit MIGHT say about the works in the gallery space? (We will take a bit of time to see it when I get back on Tuesday).

What have you learned from OUR class so far that will help you as you move forward with the next unit of photography?

POP ART GALLERY IMAGES HERE: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B89E3WNWaCjUbWdpU09HS0JHSXM&usp=sharing

AP Studio Art – Concentration – 3 new works – PLAN and DEVELOP! Investigate!

Michael Berryhill – Contemporary Artist to watch – Blouin Modern Painters HERE!

Goals:

  • G: 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.
  • Beginning on the second set of 3 works… what are your plans to carry your ideas  FORWARD? Please list three things you hope to focus on in the next three works. Remember that you need to have a common thread that ties your works together.

What did you accomplish today to help you move your work forward?  These 3 works are DUE the 24th… 

Painting – Mid Crit on Thursday – FINAL Crit. Wednesday – Friday of NEXT WEEK!

Sean Scully – BIO HERE http://www.rte.ie/tv/masterpiece/assets/masterpiece8-Scully-642x671v3.jpg

Goals:

  • 2.3Ac: Redesign an object, system, place, or design in response to contemporary issues.
  • How has taking the recognizable space of the hallway allowed you to create a unified, successful work of art? What are your biggest challenges in the use of an ABSTRACT Art Work?

What did you do today with ACRYLICS that taught you something? What was the learning that happened in your wwork?

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#Friday in the #Art Room!

“In not stating the goal to the students and wording them so they are understandable… it is like a family going on a trip with Dad in the driver’s seat and him not sharing what the destination is or how long the trip is going to take. Dad knows where he’s going, but the rest of the family has no clue.” – Frank Korb

Perseverance got you through it all… Now it is time to look back. https://www.bigquestionsonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/discussion-main/public/essays/templeton-perseverance.jpeg?itok=MHWj4wh-

EXTRA CREDIT SURVEY BELOW!

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Studio Art 360 – Color Schemes and POP Art – WRAP IT UP by FRIDAY!

Let’s KETCHUP with the final mounting of the works and the like. Hang ad critique a show. http://www.ufunk.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Dori-the-Giant-street-art-15.jpg

Goals:

  • 4.1P: Analyze, select, and curate artifacts and/or artworks for presentation and preservation.
  • What did putting a MATT around your still life drawing do for the work? What do you feel the use of the MATT will do for THIS Painting?

How do you feel about the work you have produced in the class? The POP Art was strong for most of you… What can you use here to carry it into NEW works?

AP Studio Art – Let’s get back to it!

What is your concentration about? Savannah Seeger’s is about WHAT?

Goals:

  • 2.1Ad: Experiment, plan, and make multiple works of art and design that explore a personally meaningful theme, idea, or concept.
  • What were your thoughts about the first chapter of Art and Fear? I have Facebooked to Ted Orland about the fact that we have begun the process of the BLOG.

What did you accomplish this week that will HELP you into the next three works? how do you continue to ADVANCE in the process of developing your concentration?

Painting – Let’s get back to it!

Texture! What can you do to emphasize the ideas about the techniques? Claude Monet’s Impressionism took care of that! http://www.acting-man.com/blog/media/2014/07/San-Giorgio-Maggiore-by-Twilight-by-Claude-Monet-OSA071.jpg

Goals:

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • Last day of the week… What did you take from yesterday’s presentation… How do you see the ideas you are learning in this (and other art classes) as working into your larger world?

Did you accomplish MORE or LESS than you thought you would during the week? What could you do or DID you do to get to where you are?

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Has this #WeekGoneByFAST? It SURE HAS!

“In not stating the goal to the students and wording them so they are understandable… it is like a family going on a trip with Dad in the driver’s seat and him not sharing what the destination is or how long the trip is going to take. Dad knows where he’s going, but the rest of the family has no clue.” – Frank Korb

EXTRA CREDIT SURVEY BELOW!

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Studio Art 360 – Color Schemes and POP Art – WRAP IT UP by FRIDAY!

Cheez Whiz man… Yum! http://f.fastcompany.net/multisite_files/fastcompany/imagecache/slideshow_large/slideshow/2013/10/3020053-slide-pbp-l6.jpg

Goals:

  • 4.1P: Analyze, select, and curate artifacts and/or artworks for presentation and preservation.
  • What are your initial thoughts of the works you see in front of you? The works are ALL OVER the room – What do you think? Give 3 comments in your answer here. SENTENCES… Talk about the work with a descriptor to the work (what is the image of?).

What did you learn about YOUR work today? What did you learn about the work of your classmates? How would you go and CHANGE something that you did? 

Painting and AP Studio Art – CARTER SCHULTZ from Ai (the Art Institutes)

What school of the arts would you like to go to. Ai is good, and there are others also…

Goals:

  • Know about OPPORTUNITIES in the world for DESIGNERS and ARTISTS – Ai Presentation – Carter Schultz
  • What do you THINK about the prospects of becoming a PROFESSIONAL ARTIST – based on the knowledge that you currently have…

Questions for Carter – HAVE ONE by the end of the presentation. YOU WILL ALL RAISE YOUR HANDS!

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#River’sEdgeArtWalk #Art in #Waterford – #HighSchool Art #Gallery

Waterford Union High School’s Parent Teacher Conferences were Thursday and Friday and the NEW ART GALLERY had its first REAL gallery opening! Well, the doors were open as the parents and students walked through the front door for conferences. TONIGHT however the gallery will be staffed and visitors will be visiting. The Third Annual River’s Edge Art Walk is underway Friday night from 5 – 9pm in Historic Downtown Waterford, WI. 27 (or so) artists will be sharing their inspired works with the community of Southeastern WI. Come and join us all and see the hard work the student artists of Waterford Union High School (as well as the art teachers – your’s truly included) have brought together.

  • Frank Korb, Mixed Media – Thai-Italiana Restaurant
  • Lisa Dukowitz, Photography – Marty’s Banquet Hall
  • Brett Roberts, Ceramics – Riverside Chiropractic
  • Waterford High School Students – Waterford High School Gallery (Door #1)
  • For More Information visit Absolutely Waterford’s Website – HERE

We look forward to seeing you!

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#ArtCritique and you… a 3 step program…

“Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.” —Robert H. Schuller

http://goalhabits.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/goalhabits_0926.jpg?w=584&h=439

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ALL LATE WORK DUE THIS WEEK – FRIDAY is the LAST DAY! Reminder Video HERE!

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Studio Art 360 – FORMS and DRAWING – Shadows and CHIAROSCURO

Georgio Morandi’s Studio and bedroom… this is where the paintings happened. http://paintingperceptions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/morandi_4_lg.jpg BIO TOO!

COMPOSITION EXAMPLES! Let’s see how to set up a composition!

Goals:

  • 10.1P: Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas.
  • Look back at yesterday’s drawings – Which one is the BEST and SHARE WHY YOU FEEL THIS with your neighbor. SERIOUSLY – SHARE…

What went well today? Where did you struggle? Explain your thoughts here…

AP Studio Art and Painting: CRITIQUE!

Remember the Positive Comment, Critical Comment, Positive Comment? http://www.upmcmyhealthmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Oreo.jpg

Goals:

  • AP – 4.2Ad: Critique, justify, and present choices in the process of analyzing, selecting, curating, and presenting artwork for a specific exhibit or event.
  • Painting – 3.1Ac: Engage in constructive critique with peers, then reflect on, re-engage, revise, and refine works of art and design in response to personal artistic vision.

Last Day of the Crit? Hope so… Of all the works you have seen so far, what has been the most successful aspect to that work? Be specific and thoughtful. OR Of the works you have seen what has been the weakest aspect of the work – BE SPECIFIC AND THOUGHTFUL!