The painting class of 2008 – 2009 took the challenge of creating a series of works that documented their high school and challenged their understanding of how to use oil paints, mediums, power tools, and the very challenging linear perspective as they composed their images. BEginning with a long walk and conversation about composition, the artists came up with their favorite angles of the building and developed their own ideas for the image as they were faced with the challenge of their school as the subject matter. From photography and thumbnail sketches, teamwork and construction of the canvases, the artists created a wide variety of compositions using all the different skills and techniques they had in their art toolbox. Thanks to the following artists for their hard and dedicated work creating a strong and successful body of work. Each one of them created a unique and individual viewpoint of the building that gave them so many memories and skills to last a lifetime. Thank you Waterford Union High School artists.
4.4 evaluate and interpret your art for relationships in 4.4.1 form 4.4.2 context and 4.4.3 meanings showing understanding of the work of various art professionals* ANSWER THIS FOR YOUR GOALS? What relationships do you see between your work and the ORIGINAL Scientists vision of the microorganism?
What was the best and the worst part of the work? What are you going to take into your next major artwork that you learned from this artwork? What makes you stop and THINK about the work you have seen bu others?
Drawing: FINAL DAY! These are AWESOME – Get Ready to WRITE about the work as you make your artist statement!
4.4 evaluate and interpret your art for relationships in 4.4.1 form 4.4.2 context and 4.4.3 meanings showing understanding of the work of various art professionals* – Answer this for your GOALS:What are the STRONG relationships you have with Kandinsky in his work and yours?
What did you take away from this overall DEEP and difficult project?
AP Studio Art: 1 Drawing today – 20 minute reclining figure – How about looking at a Henry Moore instead of the Mary Cassatt.
2.3 create artworks that solve visual challenges – ANSWER THIS: What has been the BIGGEST CHALLENGE you have faced with the idea / activity of the figure drawing? How will you handle 20 minutes today?
How did things go today? Look at everyones drawings and make comments about their figure drawings in their binders.
While in class we set goals in class based on the N.V.A.S. and the N.E.T.S… let’s take a look at our individual picture for a moment. Please think about the larger goal (NVAS) that is presented, but write out what we were hoping to gain from these experiences. It is always good to “look into the rear view mirror” to see who we were that made us who we are. Challenging to really see perhaps, but always good to think about and reflect upon.
“No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one.” – Jessica Savitch
What does your pastel drawing say about how you understand the relationships in 4.4.1 form 4.4.2 context and 4.4.3 meanings? What were YOU hoping to learn or take away from this project?
REVIEW the work you have done for today. What do you need to do for tomorrow? What do you need to expand on, tweak? Share the ideas / challenges with your neighbors.
Drawing: What does your music say to you? Perhaps revisit the song and see if it takes you where you wanted to go.
What does your Kandinsky inspired pastel drawing say about how you understand the relationships in 4.4.1 form 4.4.2 context and 4.4.3 meanings? What were YOU hoping to learn or take away from this project?
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? Please don’t think of worse than or better than, but rather compare / contrast, similar / different.
AP Studio Art: Great to be a GROUP again… Let’s draw MORE of US!
3.2 apply our models poses, and idea of capturing the human form QUICKLY and use skill to capture that pose and form completely. What does this mean to you?
What are the strengths of the Composition? Where do you find the weaknesses in your work? How can you reflect tomorrow to change / alter / move forward from that?
What goals have you set for yourself? Are they BIG and BOLD? Are they small and subtle? Regardless as to the goals you have, make them attainable – but not too easy… you may get bored, and not too difficult… you may get frustrated. Just make them a smidge out of reach so you have to stretch!
“No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one.” – Jessica Savitch
2.3 Resolve (extended deadline) your pastel drawing as you solve visual challenges. ALSO Consider the reflection on your works.
What was the most interesting thing you took away from this process of two point perspective, pastel drawing, microscopic images? Talk to your neighbor about the project and have a REAL discussion.
Drawing: EXTENDED DEADLINES – So long as the GREAT WORK continues.
Goals:
2.4 compare Kandinsky’s points of view and your theory regarding composition and meaning in artwork. This is going to be the PAPER you present for this work… BE THOUGHTFUL – Korb will bring you up to speed.
As this develops, how are your ideas and Kandinsky’s similar and how are they different? What might you take away from this experience? How can you share that idea with the world? WRITE this out from the beginning of the hour. Has it Changed?
AP Studio Art: Gesture Drawing – Remember this stuff? Let’s see what you can do.
1.2 create gesture drawings that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas and observations (and mark making) relates to the 1.2.1 materials, 1.2.2 techniques, 1.2.3 and processes you use.
1.3 communicate ideas clearly
What was most difficult about the drawings today? what were the things that you found fun? What is your largest fear of the human form?
1.2 create Oil Pastel 2 Point Perspective drawing 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
1.3 communicate your personal ideas clearly
What do you you need to CLEAN things up before Wednesday rolls around? How are you going to write about the work?
Drawing: THURSDAY CRITIQUE
Goals
3.2 apply GEOMETRIC subjects, symbols, and KANDINSKY / BAUHAUS based ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges
Biggest struggle / success for today? Write it out and the WHY!
AP Studio Art: Critique Today – Figure Drawing TOMORROW!
4.4 evaluate and interpret your art for relationships in 4.4.1 form 4.4.2 context and 4.4.3 meanings showing understanding of the work of various art professionals*
Of ALL the works you have created SO FAR… Which are the BEST 5? TOMORROW… Mounting the QUALITY Section of the portfolio.
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 are questions that you feel will be worth talking about as you write about the drawing and the original image? Come up with 3 questions between the two of you and TURN THEM in on the notecards provided.
Drawing: How Kandinsky did what he did – how can you(ski) do what you do?
GOALS:
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
4.4 evaluate and interpret your art for relationships in 4.4.1 form 4.4.2 context and 4.4.3 meanings showing understanding of the work of various art professionals*
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?)
What are the challenges you had with this semester? Sketchbooks, class time, losing art? What can be done differently by Mr. Korb? What could be done differently by the artists?
Advanced Drawing: WORK! Clean!
We have looked at Edward Hopper a bit this quarter… lets read about him a bit more… http://www.edwardhopper.net/
Goals:
3.4 evaluate and defend the validity of sources for ideas 3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges
What do you hope to accomplish in the creation of this work? what messages are you communicating in this drawing?\
“An average person with average talent, ambition and education, can outstrip the most brilliant genius in our society, if that person has clear, focused goals.” – Brian Tracy
(2.2) Evaluate the effectiveness of artworks in terms of organization and functions. (D).
(3.3) describe the origins of images and ideas and explain why they are of value in art (D).
What is the message you are communicating? What do you need to take home so that this is DONE on exam day? (One day to work, one day to clean next week.) How fun /frustrating is this for you? WRITE OUT YOUR THOUGHTS IN YOUR COMMENTS SECTION!
Art Foundations: Texture / Collage / Social Commentary
Non Objective Art / Social Commentary PRESENTATION IS HERE
Goals:
3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges.
1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with 1.1.3 and awareness so that your ideas are executed well
As you think about the social topic you have decided to work with, 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?
“The Golden Age of Abstraction” ARTnews, April 2013:
“An average person with average talent, ambition and education, can outstrip the most brilliant genius in our society, if that person has clear, focused goals.” – Brian Tracy
2.6 Work on creating multiple solutions to solve Non-Objective Abstract Compositions.
3.2 apply subjects, symbols, and ideas in art and use skill to solve visual challenges.
What are the / is the social topic that you are focusing on with the ideas of the Abstraction Artwork? Why is this the important topic that you have chosen?
“The Golden Age of Abstraction” ARTnews, April 2013:
5.2 stand behind your criticism of art (have a conversation with one another BEFORE we begin to talk about the most recent compositions you have for your concentration).
What have you learned about yourself? What have you learned about others?
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