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This project will take a look at science and nebulas in particular, as we learn how to create a watercolor technique called wet on wet. Artists will create two watercolor nebulas and one digital nebula using Pixlr.
One watercolor nebula will be a circular design that will be turned in for a collaborative piece to be hung in the building. The other watercolor nebula is up to the artist and may be a different shape. After completing the two paintings, artists will create a nebula painting on the computer using Pixlr.
For the final part of this project, students will type a compare and contrast essay describing the two different painting styles. (digital vs. watercolor)
Speed Painting of Nebulas
Demo of wet on wet
Digital Nebula/Galaxy Videos
These videos will help you create your digital nebula.
For our next project we will examine Surrealism and Alberto Giacometti. Giacometti was a surrealist sculptor and painter. We will create two artworks during this project. One project is an individual painting and the other is a collaborative sculpture with a partner.
After you finish watching the videos, take a look at the links above and answer the worksheet.
DAY 3-4
Portrait painting
Day 3 and 4 we will create a portrait in Giacometti's style.
Then paint the portrait with tempera and cover with india ink to create a resist effect.
We will take a look at basic facial proportions for this project.
DAY 5-9
The final project will be a partner project. The two of you will create a sculpture of the human figure in Giacometti's style.
Keith Allen Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) was an American artist whose pop art and graffiti-like work grew out of the New York City street culture of the 1980s.
Haring's work grew to popularity from his spontaneous drawings in New York City subways – chalk outlines on blank black advertising-space backgrounds – depicting radiant babies, flying saucers, and deified dogs.After public recognition he created larger scale works such as colorful murals, many of them commissioned. His imagery has "become a widely recognized visual language"
Semiotics-the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior; the analysis of systems of communication, as language, gestures, or clothing
Gesture Drawing- A gesture drawing is a laying in of the action, form, and pose of a model/figure. Typical situations involve an artist drawing a series of poses taken by a model in a short amount of time, often as little as 10 seconds, or as long as 5 minutes. Gesture drawing is often performed as a warm-up for a life drawing session.
The primary purpose of gesture drawing is to facilitate the study of the human figure in motion. This exploration of action is helpful for the artist to better understand the exertions of muscles, the effects of twisting on the body, and the natural range of motion in the joints. Basically, it is a method of training hands to sketch what the brain has already seen.
After looking at the links and watching the videos, answer the Keith Haring worksheet.
DAY 2
Gesture Drawing Practice
We will all work and draw together today.
Separate your paper into 4 sections to create 4 drawings.
Remember, Gesture Drawings are quick and are trying to
capture motion through dynamic linework.
DAY 3
Keith Haring Collaboration
Today we will complete a one day Keith Haring inspired
gesture drawing on a 3x5 piece of paper.
Color your artwork using the materials provided.
DAY 4-8
Keith Haring Gesture Sculptures
Your final art piece for this project is a poster board sculpture inspired by Keith Haring's figures. You can use one of Haring's figures or you can create your own figure in his style.
After you build your figure, you will paint it with acrylic paint.
Students will create a graphic essay that discusses an artist and their works/movements. Students are encouraged to arrange all the relevant information in a manner that represents or connects back to the artist. Include things such as, time period, style of art, interesting facts, art movements, etc. This essay is a visual work of art as much as it is an informative essay, so you need to include an equal amount of imagery and text.
There are many ways to finish this project and to be creative. Check out the website HERE to take a look at how many different ways students completed a piece on Rene Magritte.
You will be assigned a random artist to study for your essay. Use resources from the internet to help find information for your artist. All of the artists listed are famous and you should have no problem finding information on them.
Day 1- Research and Bio Worksheet
Today you will answer the questions on this worksheet about your artist. This will be a brainstorming activity to help you find information for your final piece.
Day 2-5 Complete Graphic Essay
Using information from your worksheet, create a graphic essay with information and pictures for your artist. Your artwork should include images that represent your artists AND the information you found on your worksheet.
AR Standards: CR1.7.1 P6.7.1 P6.7.2 R8.7.1 CN 11.7.1
We will explore the world of 3D Printing for our next unit in G/T. There are so many cool developments, new technologies and new manufacturing opportunities in the world of 3D printing today. There are many many videos and articles available to check out on the internet. Here are some that I thought were interesting.
Hardware
Makerbot Replicator 5th Gen.
This is the printer that we will be using.
Software
We will utilize many different apps across different platforms to create stl files to print. Explore the links below to learn about some of the cool technology.
For this project you will be creating a color wheel using paint and using ONLY the primary colors. The primary colors are RED, BLUE, and YELLOW.
HERE is an amazing link on color theory that has all kinds of interesting facts about color through the eyes of science and art.
Here is my favorite example of a color wheel..........
....and here is a normal color wheel. Notice that even though they are very different, they do share some similarities.
Take a look at the website HERE to check out the project details.
Day 1- Brainstorm
Following the steps listed on the website above, we will BRAINSTORM today.
You will need to trace a slice of your circle three times on a plain sheet of paper.
Create three different design ideas in each of the three sections.
Think about how you can change the shape of the triangle to create something unique.
Day 2-7 Color Wheel
After discussing which design to use, you will begin making your circle.
Using the transfer technique discussed in class, transfer your image 12 times so you have 12 copies. These will be used for each section of the color wheel.
Paint each of your images a different color from the color wheel using only red, blue, and yellow. Follow the video below to help you complete your painting.
After you have painted all twelve pieces, you will place them on a black piece of paper in a circular pattern or in a line, in the correct order.
What is an Exquisite Corpse? Taken literally, it's a beautiful dead body. Taken artistically, it's a game poets and artists play to create surprising and unusual works of art. This lesson explores the origins and rules of the Exquisite Corpse.
Surrealism
When you wake up in the morning, do you remember what you dreamed about? You may be able to clearly recall everything in great detail. Other mornings, you may be left with a fragment of a dream or a distinct feeling or sense. These bits and pieces come from your subconscious, the part of your mind that operates just below the surface of your conscious thoughts (what you're actively thinking about right now).
At the beginning of the 20th century, psychology was really taking off in Europe. Men like Sigmund Freud explored the subconscious thoughts of their patients, encouraging them to make free associations; whatever popped into their head, they spoke out loud. This freedom of thought and expression gave way to a new artistic movement called surrealism. At first, surrealism was limited to writing. Poets and authors explored their subconscious and translated these unrestricted thoughts into their work. Eventually, surrealism spread into visual arts as well, like painting, drawing, and sculpture.
The Exquisite Corpse
To encourage and inspire each other, surrealists worked together to create unpredictable and unexpected art. One of the ways they did this was by playing a game called the Exquisite Corpse. It started out as a game to create whimsical poetry, but expanded to include visual arts over time.
You're probably wondering, why would anyone name a poetry or art game after a beautiful dead body? The name of the game actually comes from a line of surrealist poetry, 'Le cadaver exquis boira le vin nouveau'...in English, that means, 'The exquisite corpse will drink the young wine.'
Creating Poetry
The Exquisite Corpse game has one important rule: NO PEEKING! To start the game, players determine what types of words will make up each line of poetry. For example, each line may have to follow the pattern:
Adverb - Verb - Adjective - Noun
After players agree on the poem's structure, Player 1 writes a single word on a piece of paper, then hides it so none of the other players can see it. Player 2 adds their own word to the paper, and hides it as well. These steps are repeated until all players have taken a turn and the poem is completed. An Exquisite Corpse poem would look something like the example below:
Slowly munching the salty worm
Eerily bathing spooky clowns
Sweetly sweeping the mahogany toad
Creating Artwork
To create an exquisite corpse artwork, 3 players will take turns drawing a part of a body (legs, torso, head) without looking at the drawings that were completed beforehand.
Player 1 would draw the feet of the body then fold the paper back
Player 2 would draw the torso of the body WITHOUT looking at the feet, then fold their piece back.
Player 3 will draw a head WITHOUT looking at the other two drawings.
After player 3 completes his/her drawing they may open the drawing to reveal the group's
"Exquisite Corpse"
Concrete Poetry
Concrete, pattern, or shape poetry is an arrangement of linguistic elements in which the typographical effect is more important in conveying meaning than verbal significance. It is sometimes referred to as visual poetry, a term that has now developed a distinct meaning of its own. As such, concrete poetry relates more to the visual than to the verbal arts and there is a considerable overlap in the kind of product to which it refers. Historically, however, concrete poetry has developed from a long tradition of shaped poems in which the words are arranged in such a way as to depict their subject. Despite such blurring of artistic boundaries, concrete poetry can be viewed as taking its place in a predominantly visual tradition stretching over more than two millennia that seeks to draw attention to the word in the space of the page, and to the spaces between words, as an aid to emphasising their significance.
"Wings" 1640 Reprint
Written by Simmias of Rhodes around/before 300 BC.
Headline Poetry
Inspired by the early 20th century Dada-ist Poet, Tristan Tzara, headline poetry is created in a "ransom note" style using words and letters cut out from different magazine and newspaper headlines.
Create a headline poem from the magazines and newspapers in class.
Your poem must include at least 30 words.
1. When you finish cutting out a word, put it in your envelope and
write the word on the outside of your envelope. This will let you
keep track of all the words you have.
2. Cut out more than 25 words in case some of your words don’t
work in the poem.
3. Don’t paste any words to your paper until you have laid them all
out and
are happy with the final product.
4. Make sure you write your name on the back of the paper.
Create a scavenger hunt based on a theme of your choosing. You will use two apps(Aurasma and Green Screen by Do Ink) to create your clues in your scavenger hunt.
During this project we will look at the cubist movement and Pablo Picasso. You will create a piece in the cubist style and color it using oil pastels.
Pablo Picasso was the most dominant and influential artist of the first half of the twentieth century. Associated most of all with pioneering Cubism, alongside Georges Braque, he also invented collage and made major contributions to Symbolism and Surrealism. He saw himself above all as a painter, yet his sculpture was greatly influential, and he also explored areas as diverse as printmaking and ceramics. Finally, he was a famously charismatic personality; his many relationships with women not only filtered into his art but also may have directed its course, and his behavior has come to embody that of the bohemian modern artist in the popular imagination.
STEP 1: Choose your subject matter. This artist chose french macarons. Find an image to use as a reference for step 2.
STEP 2: DRAW YOUR ITEM 3 TIMES Vary the sizes of the objects, but draw them fairly large. Just a simple contour drawing- no shading. Arrange them on the paper so there is a fairly equal balance between positive and negative space.
STEP 3: OUTLINE WITH BLACK MARKER
STEP 4: Next- cut the drawing apart into 3-5 puzzle-type sections.
Use straight angle cuts, not wavy lines.
Again, vary the sizes and shapes, but nothing too small. Outline all the edges with black marker.
STEP 5: Then, re-arrange the pieces into a new composition: a fragmented version of the original drawing.
For the final, take another piece of paper the same size as the original (about 12 x 18"), and carefully place it ON TOP of the cut pieces. Carefully trace, with a black marker, the entire composition including the edges of the cut paper.
STEP 6: Finally, color in the design with oil pastels.
Choose 3-4 colors for the objects and then 3-4 contrasting colors for the background.
You should practice blending these colors together beforehand with your fingers.
You should work on creating value changes and soft gradations which is a typical characteristic of the Analytical Cubist style.
