Students will demonstrate an understanding of the art installation process through sketching, collaboration, and the creation of piece of ceramic coral that will be added to the class installation.
Project: Coral Reef Collaborative Installation Each student will create 1 or multiple pieces of coral to add to installation. Coral must be realistic. Coral artwork needs to be at least 1x1x1 ft When you are finished with coral, create a second piece of coral or create another living creature. Due May 8th
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“Empty Bowls” is an international project to fight hunger, personalized by artists and art organizations on a community level. The project expands one group of concerned artists and students at a time, and events are currently held in many areas in the United States and Canada, often in conjunction with the United Nations sponsored World Food Day. “Empty Bowls” now supports food related charities around the world and has raised millions of dollars to aid in the fight against hunger. “Empty Bowls” allows participating artists and groups to create and donate bowls, then serve a simple meal. In some communities, ceramic artists are joined by wood turners, glassblowers, fiber artists, metal smiths, painters, sculptors, and other artists and craftspeople. Guests choose a bowl to use that day and to keep as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. In exchange for the meal, and the bowl, guests contribute a suggested minimum donation. One hundred percent of each meal's proceeds are devoted to local hunger-fighting organizations, such as food banks or soup kitchens, or to national or international charitable groups. Students must create at least 1 medium to large size bowl for the Event. 20 points will be awarded for any additional bowl donated to this event. Bowl may be hand built or wheel thrown. Please label the bottom of your bowl "EB" For empty bowls Event April 13th Evening Students will demonstrate an understanding of the art installation process through sketching, collaboration, and the creation of piece of ceramic coral that will be added to the class installation. Project: Coral Reef Collaborative Installation Each student will create 1 or multiple pieces of coral to add to installation. Coral must be realistic. Coral artwork needs to be at least 1x1x1 ft Courtney Mattison Our Changing Seas III is the third piece in a series of large-scale ceramic coral reef sculptures by artist Courtney Mattison. The sprawling installation is entirely hand-built and is meant to show the devastating transition coral reefs endure when faced with climate change, a process called bleaching. She shares via email: At its heart, this piece celebrates my favorite aesthetic aspects of a healthy coral reef surrounded by the sterile white skeletons of bleached corals swirling like the rotating winds of a cyclone. There is still time for corals to recover even from the point of bleaching if we act quickly to decrease the threats we impose. Perhaps if my work can influence viewers to appreciate the fragile beauty of our endangered coral reef ecosystems, we will act more wholeheartedly to help them recover and even thrive. Jason deCaires Taylor (born 12 August 1974 in Dover, Kent county, United Kingdom) is a British sculptor and creator of the world’s first underwater sculpture park - the Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park - and underwater museum. He is best known for installing site-specific underwater sculptures which develop into artificial coral reefs integrating his skills as a sculptor, marine conservationist, underwater photographer and scuba diving instructor. His works in Grenada have been listed among the Top 25 Wonders of the World by National Geographic. His most ambitious projects to date are the creation of the world's largest underwater sculpture museum, MUSA, El Museo subaquàtico de Arte, situated off the coast between Cancun and Isla Mujeres, Mexico, and Ocean Atlas (2014), a 5-metre tall, 60-ton sculpture off the Bahamas. Taylor is currently based on the island of Lanzarote, Spain, working on a major new underwater museum for the Atlantic Ocean Damien Hirst A successful and controversial artist, Damien Hirst was born in Bristol, England, on June 7, 1965. He emerged as a leading figure in the Young British Artists movement in the late 1980s and 1990s. His works, which include dead animal displays and spin-art paintings, have sold for exceptionally high prices. Hirst is one of the wealthiest artists living today.
1. Wheel thrown or hand built teapot Teapots are one of the greatest challenges for any ceramic artist. There are several pieces that go into making each teapot. Use the ceramics resource packet for instructions. 2. Oaxacan Animal Sculpture Create a whimsical creature based on the Oaxacan Wood carvings. Your "creature" will be constructed out of pinch pots and will have designs that resemble the Oaxacan patterns. These can be built out of pinch pots. 3. Abstract Clay Sculpture The student will combine forms made with different construction techniques in order to create and enhance the element of contrast in clay compositions. This will be an abstract work of art. (Non-representational) 4. Low Relief Tile Create a low-relief carving using several textures and images to create depth that involves overlapping elements. Start with a square shaped slab and build from there. 5. 5 Piece Set Create a 5 piece ceramic set. Ex: bowls, plates, cups….Unify the set with a common color/texture/theme 6. Trophy Project Create a trophy or an award to show appreciation for someone. Welcome to the second semester of ceramics! This semester is about exploring, experimenting, and working hard!! Now that you have learned the basics of hand building and wheel throwing, you can now explore your own ideas on how to use clay as a creative medium.
Think back to semester 1, what projects did you enjoy most? What skills, ideas would you like to revist/explore? How will I be graded this semester? Studio Participation points, how do I get full participation points? 1. Be in class (if you are not here, you will not receive points) *If you leave my classroom without my permission and a signed planner for any length of time, you will be marked unexcused. You will also lose studio points. 2. On time to class (inside classroom before bell rings) 3. Prepared with materials necessary for class including assignments 4. Working on assigned coursework “bell to bell” 5. Display positive behavior and follow East HS conduct guidelines 6. Use electronic devices appropriately and only at approved times 7. Clean up after yourself and assist with classroom cleaning jobs Student choosen project each six weeks Each six weeks, you will choose your best projects to be graded. Please do not take this home until it has been graded. You will need to meet with your teacher to discuss this project and the grade you deserve for this project. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the slab building method and how to express a creative theme through the creation of a slab box with a lid and a theme about identity.
All students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of texture, expressive mark making showing emotion and the symbolism of masks through speaking, acting, writing and the creating of a mask showing texture and emotion.
You must complete all 6 different small sketches and one large one before starting. All students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the sgraffito and the slab building method through planning, sketching, and the creation of a flat vase.
All students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the coil method hand building method through planning, sketching, and the creation of a coil pot.
Must be 1 foot tall! All students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of how to make a complex ceramic form, through sketching, planning and demonstrating how to construct a combined pinch pot form. Agenda for today: Tag activity Studio Work time Greenware combined pinch pot form due: Monday (beginning of class) Next project: Coil pots |
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