Tag: Social Commentary

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#Friday and #Korb is #HangingAShow! I’ll See you Monday – You’ll see me today!

“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 Peal

Drawing: Final Day to work on the Landscapes in class.

2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.

Last day in class.  How many drawings have you got DONE? What do you need to do to be ready for your EXAM DAY? We are critiquing them on next week. Make sure you are working on the written crit in Google Classroom. Get ready to TALK on exam day.

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David Hockney: What are you doing with your landscape? Work it until it is done: https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Books/Pix/pictures/2014/4/15/1397562958449/David-Hockneys-Woldgate-8-009.jpg?w=620&q=55&auto=format&usm=12&fit=max&s=48ed2ae6690eae9214e52c40d736945b

What do you need to do in order to wrap things up for exam day? Excellent job with your Observational skills. Write out three things you need to finish up so you are ready to critique on exam day. 

Studio Art 360: Final day to COLLAGE

2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.

Today is the FINAL day to collage – we evaluate and clean on Monday. How did Romare Brarden create his composition of people that is similar to your techniques? 2 thoughts. Go.

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Romare BEarden Collage – How are you using space? http://www.tribunetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Bearden_Collage.jpg

Final assessment and evaluation on Monday. What is the main idea behind your collage and how does your imagery explain your message. 

AP Studio Art: We’ve got the Scholastic Art Assignment – What are you doing with it?

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.

Explain your ideas for this work and how you are making the inspiration of their work your own.

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Judy Chicago and the work she does: http://the-talks.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Judy-Chicago-01-1.jpg

Critique on Monday as well as a touch of cleaning up. Get to it!

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This is the #LastWeek of the #Semester – #Work and #Art needs to be done!

“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 Peal

http://turkeysong.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/buckeye-seed-and-buckeye-trees1.jpg?w=640&h=480
http://turkeysong.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/buckeye-seed-and-buckeye-trees1.jpg?w=640&h=480

Drawing: Landscape and the work of David Hockney

2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.

Look at your series – What are your thoughts about your techniques / compositions? N: Mark making and process over product. Emphasize the ideas of the mark making and observation.

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David Hockney Drawing: https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Books/Pix/pictures/2014/4/15/1397563411506/Detail-from-David-Hockney-009.jpg?w=700&q=55&auto=format&usm=12&fit=max&s=9009962a39e4cf07fa5eccd55048f6be

What are you happiest with in regard to your drawings? What are the lessons learned as you create a series of works versus one at a time?

David Hockney Landscape Drawing: The Guardian Newspaper link HERE

Studio Art 360: Collage and Gallery hanging

2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.

What do you think about when you hear the work COLLAGE? We are going to look at 4 different artists this week and make ONE simple collage each. Della Wells, Romare Bearden, Richard Hamilton, and Kara Walker (began with Pablo Picasso and George Braque).

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Della Wells and collage: http://mainstreetgallery.net/wp-content/uploads/headway/gallery/Wells_61308_PeggyAndLittleT_12x12_300.jpg

What kinds of messages might you be communicating with the ideas of collage? How can you throw the normal rules of art making out the window?

Della Wells BIOGRAPHY

AP Studio Art: Critique

4.2Ad: Critique, justify, and present choices in the process of analyzing, selecting, curating, and presenting artwork for a specific exhibit or event.

As you look at the work in front of you, what element / principle stands out in your ARTWORK? What element / principle from your music are you trying to explain THROUGH your artwork.

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Calvin and Hobbes Critiquing Art. http://hyperallergic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Calvins-artists-statement.jpg

Continue to develop ideas for the works as you move along. We are doing a SHORT Short project Wednesday – Friday – How will this break help you?

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Happy #YouthArtMonth – Week TWO!

 

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.”

Drawing: MUSIC and ART!

What would you cay this STYLE is? Movement? https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/bc/16/9b/bc169bf090e690ab2e5b20a060a5e307.jpg

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 has THREE DAYS off done for you to REST from the Work? NOW… Take your work out – DON’T look at it. Hang it up, step back – WRITE OUT THE FIRST THINGS THAT COME TO MIND. 3 things!

Reflection: How does this work relate to 1) Kandinsky and his movements? 2) Your song? We are going to be WRITING an ARTIST STATEMENT and PHOTOGRAPHING this work Friday and NEXT WEEK (in the computer lab). Be prepared to provide writing that is DONE! ALSO – FIND YOUR SONG ON YOUTUBE! 

Studio Art 360: Sculpture Critique / Color

Max Ernst: . http://uploads0.wikipaintings.org/images/max-ernst/the-entire-city-1935.jpg

Goals:

  • 2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
  • What TEXTURES do you find comforting? What Textures do you find discomforting?

Reflection: From the topics YOU wrote down… what 3 topics do you feel are most worth your while is pursuing as an artwork? Why?

 FOR TOMORROW! BRING IN A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOUR HEAD / FACE or that of a FRIEND / FAMILY MEMBER that you can CUT UP and GLUE DOWN! If you don’t you will be unprepared for the assignment and will have to choose a BORING FACE from a magazine

AP Studio Art: 

http://www.wnyc.org/widgets/ondemand_player/freakonomics/#file=json/576159

Goals:

  • Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
  • Please describe the last time you SERIOUSLY sat down and took the time to HANDWRITE a LETTER to someone. Who was it to? What was it about? How was your handwriting? We are going to take today to listen about the most basic tool we use… the pencil. Get a sketchbook and a note pad to make notes in… Freakonomics.

LISTEN HERE: http://www.wnyc.org/widgets/ondemand_player/freakonomics/#file=json/576159

Reflection: Well… what are your ideas? Tomorrow – bring in your favorite pencil and an 11” x 8.5” piece of paper – YOUR CHOICE. Spiral bound, loose leaf, printer paper, Stationery… YOUR CHOICE. information tomorrow!

Advanced Drawing: 50 Sheets of Paper!

PAPER and PAPER! https://korbartwuhs.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/e1954-dscf1535.jpg

Goals:

  • 6.1Ac: Make, explain, and justify connections between artists or artwork and social, cultural, and political history.
  • What did the three days away for this drawing do for you when you step back and LOOK at your drawing? Write out and ELABORATE on your drawing as a FIRST IMPULSE.

Reflection: REVIEW your group conversation notes from last week thursday – What is something that stood out to you today and you were able to focus on? Elaborate on the thought. 

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#ArtMaking for #SocialChange (on a #Tuesday?)

“When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.” — Zig Ziglar

 Painting and Advanced Painting: Portraits and Oil Paints

YUM – Oil Paint! https://korbartwuhs.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/2b726-portaltpadencloseupbrmedfile.jpg

Goals: 

  • 5.1Ac: Evaluate, select, and apply methods or processes appropriate to display artwork in a specific place.
  • What color scheme are you hoping to focus on with this portrait? How will this help you UNIFY your composition? Are you using OTHER elements to create a sense of unity? What might that be?
    • SELF PORTRAITS from PREVIOUS Classes – HERE

Reflection / Evaluation: What are you anxious about as we begin to think about and use oil paints?

Studio Art 360: Bas – Relief Sculpture

COOL TIRES! http://www.artinlimbo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/s02clatp.gif

Goals

  • 1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
  • What was your FAVORITE or LEAST FAVORITE part of working with clay. Please tell me WHY you LOVE or DON’T LOVE using this material. Please be specific. 
    • REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ARTWORK: Subtractive, Additive, and Manipulation to the clay. These techniques are REQUIRED in the FINAL Sculpture.

Reflection / Evaluation: What do you see as needing to be RESOLVED for the end of the project TOMORROW? Know that it is the LAST day to work. PAUSE 10 minutes before the end of class.

AP Studio Art: MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC

 

Music is LIFE! http://www.masmacon.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/MusicSquare_200x200.jpg

Goals:

  • 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.
  • From your conversation about the work at the end of class yesterday – what is one thing that you remember talking about regarding YOUR Work – How does this GOAL REFLECTION help get you started?
    • MUSIC SIGN UP SHEET HERE! Thanks Julia.

Reflection / Evaluation: Name 3 things that were of positive advancement in your work today. Name 1 thing you will START ON TOMORROW.

Drawing: Google Slideshow

Henri Matisse: mlle yvonne landsberg: http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2010/06/13/gallery02_custom-38eccb755c66d92755eb41e79071d9683c510419-s900-c85.jpg

Goals:

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • Take a look at your previous week’s works – where did you struggle the most with the idea of the portrait? Where did you succeed the most?

Reflection / Evaluation: What was the most challenging part for you to draw that you LEARNED the most from? Why was this most difficult way to go and how do you see the LEARNING? What is most important about drawing when it comes to observation?

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Mid-Week Work Time in the Art Studio

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

Painting and Advanced Painting: Crit in the Gallery!

What do you SEE in the artwork? Social Commentary? I hope so. http://www.vanseodesign.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/critique.jpg

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.
  •  FIRST Day of the Crit? What has been the most successful aspect or least successful part of your  work? Be specific and thoughtful. EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWERS!  

Reflection / Evaluation: From the critique today, what did you contribute? What are you taking away? How did you add to the conversation or experience?

Studio Art 360: Value and DRAWING!

Morandi’s Studio! http://paintingperceptions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/morandi_4_lg.jpg

Goals:

  • 10.1P: Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas.
  • Look back at yesterday’s value studies and ideas, what part of the shading process are you having SUCCESS or STRUGGLES with? How so?Explain your thoughts.  

Reflection / Evaluation: What went well today? Where did you struggle? Explain your thoughts here..

AP Studio Art: Plants and Drawing! Time to WORK!

Whatcah doing to be BOLD and DYNAMIC? http://www.wildenstein.com/exhibits/jim_dine/images/miami_washington.jpg

Goals:

  • 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.
  • Hang your work up in the front of the room and then sit about 10 feet back from your work. Having taken the time to write yesterday and now looking at the artwork you have in front of you … how do you enter into today’s studio time thinking about with your drawing with the goals of finishing it up by tomorrow?

Reflection / Evaluation: How do you feel about the work you are creating today? Three sentences (minimum) on the sticky note and staple it to your GOALS page.

Drawing: Kandinsky and Shapes!

Kandinsky in Milwaukee: https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5287/13570248174_0cb6714488_z.jpg

Goals:

  • 1.2Ac: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.
  • Of the shapes we are using, which one is the strongest in your eyes? Why? Which shape describes a passive quality? Why?

Reflection / Evaluation:  Have you begun to finda song?  How are you beginning to use the ideas of color and shape to communicate your ideas from your song?

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#Critique #Sketchbook #ARTMAKING in the #Studio

“Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.” Brian Tracy

Painting and Advanced Painting: Collage to PAINTING

http://marciglenn.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/watercolor-techniques-from-julie-balzer.jpg – Julie Balzer TECHNIQUES…

Goals:

  • 6.1Ac: Make, explain, and justify connections between artists or artwork and social, cultural, and political history.
  • How are you relating the ideas of making art to making art about yourself? Do you find this to be easy or difficult – WHY?

Reflection / Evaluation: As you are working, what are you seeing as an area that you might need to really focus on as you continue. 

Studio Art 360:Sketchbook Day! YEAH!

Jim Dine – Richard Gray Gallery: http://prod-images.exhibit-e.com/www_richardgraygallery_com/613b6576.jpg EXAMPLES of TOOLS: http://www.richardgraygallery.com/exhibitions/2000-10-26_jim-dine/ Jim Dine VIDEO at Richard Grey Gallery: http://www.richardgraygallery.com/artists/jim-dine/

Goals:

  • G: 2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
  • What was the most CHALLENGING part of drawing out your CITYSCAPE drawing for today’s sketchbook? If you looked at doing it again, what would you change so it was MORE successful?

Reflection / Evaluation:  What was it about the tool you chose that made you choose that tool? What did you do today to really LOOK at and UNDERSTAND the shape and form of the tool in order to make a unique and successful drawing? Do you have to continue working on it so that it is FINISHED for NEXT TUESDAY?

AP Studio Art: CRIT and FOOD! ONE MORE DAY!

http://www.jerrysartarama.com/blog/post/2011/image.axd?picture=2011%2F5%2Fcritique.jpg

Goals:

  • 7.2Ad: Determine the commonalities within a group of artists or visual images attributed to a particular type of art, timeframe, or culture.
  • What did you TAKE AWAY from the critique as the AUDIENCE or CRITIC yesterday?

Reflection / Evaluation: Looking back – what are your thoughts on the idea of a CONCENTRATION? Questions? Concerns?

DID YOU MAKE 2 PHOTOGRAPHS OF YOUR ARTWORK AND EMAIL OR PUT THEM ON YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE? Get it DONE for TOMORROW! Computer Lab AND… Assignment ONLINE – Google Document – SHARE WITH ME at fkorb@waterforduhs.k12.wi.us! DUE ON FRIDAY. CLICK HERE FOR A GOOD EXAMPLE. READ THE BRIEF BLOG POST! Where do you see yourself artistically now, where in 5 Years?  WE ARE USING THIS NEXT MONDAY ON THE AP WEBSITE!

Drawing: Last Day to DRAW!

MORANDI: http://uploads3.wikiart.org/images/giorgio-morandi/natura-morta-1(1).jpg  MoMA Let’s Look at his BIO: http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=40790

Goals:

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • What are 3 things you see as BENEFICIAL to understanding and practicing the ideas of shading? How can this help in ALL your artworks?

Reflection: What is the #1 Skill you see as having been develeoped over hte past 2 weeks? What is ONE strugfgle you still need to work on and overcome?

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#Wednesday in #Studio – #MakingArt with #Meaning

Happy Youth Art Month: Art Terms 101: Daguerreotype is an early form of photography that uses chemicals to produce the image.

How easily do you try and fail and QUIT? https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e2/80/b1/e280b1667ed5f85421461ddfe470c498.jpg

AP Studio Art: Figure Drawing! Let’s DRAW!

How are you developing YOUR images? http://www.reproduction-gallery.com/catalogue/uploads/1141454024_large-image_1065180426_largeimage.jpg

Goals:

  • 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.
  • What is the ONE thing you are learning about the figure at this point? Even though we had to rethink the idea from Monday – in order to slow down – have you thought about different materials? Gesso? Gouache? Acrylics? Watercolor? Pastel?

Have you looked at NEW materials to introduce today? Gesso? Gouache? Acrylics? Watercolor? Pastel? Why have you introduced that? What might it do for your drawing?

Advanced Drawing: Bauhaus Drawing – Oskar Schlemmer

How are you incorporating the FIGURE well? http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/58/5864/REUSG00Z/posters/oskar-schlemmer-bauhaus-stairway.jpg

Goals:

  • 7.1Ad: Analyze how responses to art develop over time based on knowledge of and experience with art and life.
  • Looking at 3 more in class days… what specificas are you doing to consider 1) architectural drawing and 2) figurative drawing?

Take a few minutes and really look at what you are doing. What is happening that you are proud of as it comes to this drawing and the ideas of the Bauhaus?

Drawing: Online Presentation of the Images.

Google Presentation is HERE and your DRAWINGS are HERE…

Proportion of the head and PLACEMENT! https://artwithmissgriffin.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/head-perspective.jpg

Goals:

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • Now that we’ve gone over ALL the facial features… let’s look at the HEAD as a whole. In your sketchbook – NO REFERENCES BESIDE A MIRROR – Draw out the GENERALIZED facial features and correct placement on a head. In your goals page – write out “REFER TO DRAWING IN SKETCHBOOK.”

What are some REALLY IMPORTANT GUIDELINES that you will be using to make ACCURATE references in the face drawings?

ASSIGNMENT FOR THURSDAY!!! Bring in a NEWSPAPER or MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPH of a person’s ENTIRE FACE – Front on or 1/4 turn at the most!

Studio Art 360: Hands on with CLAY!

Ed Hamilton’s Website – Making of a Bas Relief Sculpture

Building up of the FORMS – How much longer do you need to work? Today? Tomorrow? http://edhamiltonworks.com/images/lincoln/bas_relief/slaves_detail.jpg

Goals:

  • 1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
  • How does working three dimensionally make you think differently about the making of art than working on the collage (2D work) did?

As we are MORE THAN HALF WAY done… what are the final STRUGGLES you are facing with the idea of your sculpture?.

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#Tuesday in #ArtDay in the #Studio. #BasRelief and #SocialCommentary and #FACES

Happy Youth Art Month: Art Terms 101: Chiarocsuro is an effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction on something.

How easily do you try and fail and QUIT? https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e2/80/b1/e280b1667ed5f85421461ddfe470c498.jpg

AP Studio Art: Figure Drawing! Let’s DRAW!

Richard Diebenkorn – How is the DEVELOPMENT of your drawing coming along. This is NOT A RACE! SLOW YOURSELF DOWN – SERIOUSLY. http://www.artnet.com/Magazine/features/klein/Images/klein10-29-10.jpg

Goals:

  • 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.
  • Look at YESTERDAY’s Drawing – What is working with PROPORTION and COMPOSITION? What are you going to do to IMPROVE it today?

How have you developed the accuracy? How are you focusing on the MARKS? Notice we are looking at RICHARD DIEBENKORN? Tomorrow – we take a moment and look at HIM and his ideas…

Advanced Drawing: Bauhaus Drawing – Oskar Schlemmer

Ah Walter Gropius – your figures are WONDERFUL! http://www.we-heart.com/upload-images/geekbauhaus1.jpg

Goals:

  • 7.1Ad: Analyze how responses to art develop over time based on knowledge of and experience with art and life.
  • How did the critique go yesterday? What did you LEARN from the conversation? What do you hope to change / fix? What’s FIRST in your work for today?

What is a NEW SUCCESS in your drawing from today?

Drawing: Online Presentation of the Images.

Google Presentation is HERE and your DRAWINGS are HERE…

EARS! Yikes! http://www.yalescientific.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/features-ears-1.jpg

Goals:

  • 2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
  • Take a look at your previous 3 day’s works – where have you see the most GROWTH in your understanding of the facial features?

What was the most challenging part of the EAR to draw? Why was this most difficult? What is most important about drawing when it comes to observation?

ASSIGNMENT FOR THURSDAY!!! Bring in a NEWSPAPER or MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPH of a person’s ENTIRE FACE – Front on or 1/4 turn at the most!

Studio Art 360: Hands on with CLAY!

Ed Hamilton’s Website – Making of a Bas Relief Sculpture

How are you planning and working your ideas forward? Are you getting ALL of your ideas in? Is your SOCIAL COMMENTARY still coming across? http://edhamiltonworks.com/images/lincoln/bas_relief/slave_9_whole.jpg

Goals:

  • 1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
  • How are you seeing the CENTRAL IDEA of your message coming through in the BAS RELIEF so far?

Take a walk around the classroom and LOOK – REALLY LOOK – at your classmates work. What are 3 things that you feel are STRONG about the works of your classmates?

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What’s a #VanGogh worth? #Priceless

Red Vineyard at Arles… http://prints.icanvasart.com/LargeArtImage/1318.jpg

Happy Youth Art Month: Fun Art Fact of the Day: In a short period of only ten years Vincent van Gogh made approximately 900 paintings. He just sold one (maybe two) paintings during his lifetime “Red Vineyard at Arles,” around 1890 for 400 francs (about $1000 current US dollars). In terms of current value – it may be second only to Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” – Priceless. . Visit ArtWithKorb.com for more information.

AP Studio Art: Let’s Paint a SET – Get  out of the Studio!

Interested in making a SPLASH on the stage? http://aurorafoxartscenter.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/EMPTY-STAGE-2.jpg

Goals:

  • 4.2Ad: Critique, justify, and present choices in the process of analyzing, selecting, curating, and presenting artwork for a specific exhibit or event.
  • Best part of yesterday / the past TWO days?

Best part of the day… This week is about the set and painting – just be aware of all that you are doing as a GROUP!

Advanced Drawing: Bauhaus

Ah the BAUHAUS! https://casaformalondon.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/bauhaus.jpg

Goals:

  • 7.1Ad: Analyze how responses to art develop over time based on knowledge of and experience with art and life.
  • Are you ready to move this work up to the large paper? How is your understanding of perspective helping you (or lack of understanding getting in the way)? How are you inspired by the European Architecture we have looked at?

What is an aspect of the BAUHAUS design that you find interesting enough to EMPHASIZE into your drawing? 

Drawing: Oil Pastels! INTRO to ARTIST STATEMENT HERE!

The REAL thing in SCALE – WE are NOT working QUITE this big… http://i.huffpost.com/gen/2398360/thumbs/o-KANDINSKY-900.jpg?1

Goals:

  • 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.
  • What is ONE MAJOR difference in your ideas and Kandinsky’s.

How has having a purpose behind your work helped you or hindered you in creating a work of abstract art (two or three thoughts please)? Think about how you use this response in your artist statement?

Kandinsky at MAM – HERE

Studio Art 360: Romare Bearden and Social Commentary

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!! TODAY’s SKETCHBOOK is DUE on MONDAY! – Example HERE!

How are you creating a BEARDEN LIKE image? https://korbartwuhs.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/466d9-artwork_images_291_766323_romare-bearden.jpeg

Goals:

  • 10.1P: Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas.
  • What are the SPECIFICS about the SOCIAL TOPIC that you and came up with and you are RESOLVING today?

How do you feel translating the idea of COLLAGE to SCULPTURE is going to be challenging? 

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Using #ContinuousLines to create a #Successful #Portrait! Let’s see this happen!

“When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.” — Zig Ziglar

Feeling overwhelmed? I can relate!

Studio Art 360 – BAS RELIEF SCULPTURE, Collage, Frottage, Grattage, and Decalcomania

If you are NOT done with your Photography CRITIQUE – Get it FINISHED!

LARGE GROUP Slide Show Project – Let’s SEE it HERE!

FINAL PHOTO CRITIQUE DUE DATE… THURSDAY, December 4. I will be grading the critiques before then (2nd hour has been worked through) but NOTHING is in the books until AFTER December 4. If you have made changes to your document AFTER I have commented but BEFORE I enter the grades – NOTIFY COLLABORATORS through your Google Document (under File: EMail Collaborators…).

Texture in the SCULPTURE! https://ericwedwards.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/36787.jpg

Goals:

  • 1.1P: Use multiple approaches to begin creative endeavors.
  • 1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
  • What are you interested in when it comes to the use of CLAY? Please explain your ideas and excitement about the work? AND 
  • What is the PARTICULAR of the social topic – BULLYING – that you and your partner came up with yesterday? 

What imagery did you come up with that truly begins to develop the idea of the social commentary on BULLYING? How does it successfully work? AND –  How do you feel your composition successfully uses the GOLDEN MEAN and imagery to explain the ideas of bullying – how to deal with it, fix it, stop it, educate about it? THINK and EXPLAIN your answers.

Painting – Build your CANVASES! Consider the Continuous Line Contour Drawings for the PAINTING!

NEW PAINTINGS by the WUHS Painting Class – HERE!

I LOVE Egon Schiele’s drawings… http://www.urchinmovement.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/egon-schiele-7.jpg

Goals:

  • 5.1Ac: Evaluate, select, and apply methods or processes appropriate to display artwork in a specific place.
  • Knowing you have the options of REALISM in colors or going out on your own in choices of colors… what do you see as advantages of the direction you are planning on going? I want you to think about both approaches.

What ideas do you see coming out from others as you develop your own ideas? How can you see working with OTHERS in a COMMUNITY as being beneficial to the development of your art?

AP Studio Art – ONLINE!

YESTERDAY at MIDNIGHT CHAPTER 4 is due in Art and Fear Blog.

This American Life: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/448/adventure

Photography and your art… http://www.markmortensen.com/photoblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/DSC_6535.jpg

Goals:

  • Research and Information Fluency – Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
  • What experiences have you had with WORDPRESS? Please list ALL that you have done with THAT Blogging program (not other programs).

***ASSIGNMENT in TWO WEEKS (Two Mondays from LAST Monday: Adventure Image and Still Life FOCUSING ON and being able to SPEAK ABOUT an ELEMENT and PRINCIPLE Specifically.***

What do you need to do in order to have ALL your work (made so far this year) photographed, edited, and uploaded to the website?

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