Students will demonstrate an understanding of how to build a connected body of work through the creation of 3 artworks that are thematically and visually related. Final plan for 3 related works due Friday New project: Create 3 works of art that are related to one another visually and thematically. This will be great practice for students that are moving on to eventually taking AP drawing and painting where they will create a body of 24 works. You will need to write an artist statement with these pieces. What do you want your work to say? What mediums are you interested in working with? TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL CONCENTRATION
1. It is not enough to focus on a subject (trees) or a medium (charcoal). If trees, why trees? Is it about growth? Negative space in nature? Protective canopies? Strength and endurance? Branch and leaf structures? The “design” of a forest in compositional relationships? Look at Mondrian, van Ruisdael, Courbet, van Gogh and Fairfield Porter. 2. Your exploration should go deeper than merely taking a subject and executing it in a variety of media or styles. Example: Apples rendered in watercolor, stipple, crosshatch, cubism, fauvism and surrealism. 3. Ideally you should develop a visual language that fits your idea, a style and medium and format appropriate to the theme you are investigating. 4. A concentration can be a series of works that are very consistent in theme and approach OR it may evolve and develop as the visual idea is explored, ending in a different place than where it began. In either case it is best to start out with a clear plan of attack; if the idea changes, the change will usually be the natural result of discoveries made in the process of exploration. 5. Do not choose to work in a medium in which you have absolutely no experience. This is not the time to try something completely new. The point of the concentration is to work in depth. This can usually be best achieved in a medium in which you are already familiar. You are developing concept, not technique. 6. Research artists who have worked in styles similar to your own direction or with similar subject matter. Do not rely totally on yourself for inspiration. Look at historical masters, contemporary artists, the world around you and your peers to cross-pollinate your own ideas. 7. If you choose to work in an area rich in cliché or teenage stereotypes your work must be very original. It is strongly recommended that you avoid topics such as blood dripping, skulls, large eyes, hearts, fairies, vampires, emotion through eyes, your girlfriend/boyfriend, sunsets, rainbows & clouds, or sad clowns. 8. ALL images must adhere to copyright laws. By using original imagery or drawing from life you will avoid any issues. 9. Themes such as “my feelings and emotions”, “nature” or “flowers” are much too broad for a concentration. Even the more common concentration themes such as portraits or still life need a specific focus. Still lifes that tell as story or emphasize a certain interest in composition or design will be more successful. If the concentration is “portraits”, you should consider things like format, intent, point of view, lighting, style and expressiveness.
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Students will demonstrate an understanding of the printmaking process through the creation of a print showing an appreciation of music.
Music Printmaking lesson Create a piece of artwork about music. This can be open to interpretation. The art piece could be about a specific song, a musician, or a redesigned album cover. Whether it is about a song or a musician, pick a type of music that you love. Project Due TODAY DUE: 3 PRINTS SIGNED! MUST TURN IN BY THE END OF CLASS TODAY. HAPPY SPRING BREAK! Students will demonstrate an understanding of the printmaking process through the creation of a print showing an appreciation of music.
Music Printmaking lesson Create a piece of artwork about music. This can be open to interpretation. The art piece could be about a specific song, a musician, or a redesigned album cover. Whether it is about a song or a musician, pick a type of music that you love. Project Due Friday How is printmaking making a comeback? Cannonball Press was founded in Brooklyn, NY in 1999. Since then, Cannonball Press has been publishing woodcuts, relief prints, screenprints, & letterpress prints, and selling them for $20 a pop. From the start, Cannonball Press' mission has been to produce high-quality, affordable, one-pass black & white prints by young artists. What are we learning from this process? Students will demonstrate an understanding of the printmaking process through the creation of a print showing an appreciation of music. Music Printmaking lesson Create a piece of artwork about music. This can be open to interpretation. The art piece could be about a specific song, a musician, or a redesigned album cover. Whether it is about a song or a musician, pick a type of music that you love. Project Due Friday What are we learning from this process? 7 Things You Didn’t Know about Hokusai, Creator of The Great Wave 1. He was originally destined for a career as a mirror polisher to the upper classes, not an artist. 2. He relocated 93 times and changed his name 30 times. 3. He was a born showman and a savvy self-promoter. 4. He also illustrated board games, drawing instruction books, paper lanterns, and cut-out dioramas. 5. He began his most famous work at the age of 70. 6. He produced a staggering 30,000 works in his lifetime. 7. His works shaped the course of the Impressionist movement. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the printmaking process through the creation of a print showing an appreciation of music. Music Printmaking lesson Create a piece of artwork about music. This can be open to interpretation. The art piece could be about a specific song, a musician, or a redesigned album cover. Whether it is about a song or a musician, pick a type of music that you love. Printing Demo: 1. Draw design on block 2. Carve out design 3. Wet paper 4. Ink your block 5. Lay paper on printing block 6. Send the block and the print through the press 7. Carefully pull paper off block, 8. Place on drying rack 9. Sign your work and include edition number Students will demonstrate an understanding of the printmaking process through the creation of a print showing an appreciation of music.
Music Printmaking lesson Create a piece of artwork about music. This can be open to interpretation. The art piece could be about a specific song, a musician, or a redesigned album cover. Whether it is about a song or a musician, pick a type of music that you love. What makes a mark expressive? How can you describe a surface or a mood with different mark making techniques? Students will demonstrate an understanding of the printmaking process through the creation of a print showing an appreciation of music.
Music Printmaking lesson Create a piece of artwork about music. This can be open to interpretation. The art piece could be about a specific song, a musician, or a redesigned album cover. Whether it is about a song or a musician, pick a type of music that you love. Have final sketch approved before starting on linoleum Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary street artist, graphic designer, activist, illustrator and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He became widely known during the 2008 U.S. presidential election for his Barack Obama "Hope" poster. The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston has described him as one the best known and most influential street artists. Elizabeth Catlett "I have always wanted my art to service my people — to reflect us, to relate to us, to stimulate us, to make us aware of our potential." -“Art is only important to the extent that it aids in the liberation of our people.” Elizabeth Catlett (April 15, 1915-April 2, 2012) was an African-American graphic artist and sculptor best known for her depictions of the African-American experience in the 20th century, which often had the female experience as their focus. She was born and raised in Washington, D.C. to parents working in education, and was the grandchild of freed slaves. It was difficult for a black woman in this time to pursue a career as a working artist, and Catlett devoted much of her career to teaching. Her subjects range from sensitive maternal images to confrontational symbol of the Black Power, as well as portraits of Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet Tubman and writerPhyllis Wheatley, believing that art can play a role the construction of transnational and ethnic identity. Her best-known works depict black women as strong and maternal. The women are voluptuous, with broad hips and shoulders, in positions of power and confidence, often with torsos thrust forward to show attitude. Do you think that Elizabeth Catlett's artwork would be as powerful if it did not use the subtractive art method?
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the printmaking process through the creation of a print showing an appreciation of music.
Music Printmaking lesson Create a piece of artwork about music. This can be open to interpretation. The art piece could be about a specific song, a musician, or a redesigned album cover. Whether it is about a song or a musician, pick a type of music that you love. For this project we will be trying printmaking out for the first time. The surface we will be carving into is linoleum. With this process we will be able to make many copies of your drawing. Remember if you are using text you will need to write the text backwards because the final will be a mirror image of the linoleum block. Materials: Printmaking, linoleum How has music impacted your life? Students will demonstrate an understanding of how artists use art for social change while creating their own artwork about a chosen social issue.
What social issues affect you or speak to you. What social issues affect your community? What social issues would you want to raise awareness on? Agenda: Fill out self reflection rubric. Hang work in the gallery Vote on theme for the Printmaking project |
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