ARTimus Prime

Zentangle Animals

Click the link for instructions.

https://macedoniartroom.weebly.com/project-zentangle-animals.html

8th- Modular Sculptures

This project is brought to you by THAT ART TEACHER, she has a super awesome blog too! You should check it out sometime!

Tate defines modular as “a term used particularly in relation to minimalism, referring to a work of art with constituent parts that can be moved, separated and recombined.”

During the 1960s artists began creating simple sculptures made from industrial materials like sheet metal, plywood and bricks. In order to distance themselves from traditional sculpture, minimalist artists would describe these artworks in very literal ways, calling them ‘specific objects’ or ‘modules’.

The term modular is closely associated with the artist Sol LeWitt who, in 1965, began working on a series of open and closed cubes, like building blocks, which could be ordered and inter-locked in various different combinations in accordance with a pre-determined system.

Rasheed Araeen is a great artist to study minimalism, geometric shapes and modular art. You can read about his work here on the Tate Museum website.

Camilla Løw is another artist that connects to minimalism and geometric shapes. She creates fun sculptures that are great examples of non-objective art. See examples of her work here.

Directions:

MAKING MODULES

Remember, Tate defines modular as “a term used particularly in relation to minimalism, referring to a work of art with constituent parts that can be moved, separated and recombined.”

1. You and your partner need to decide on a shape and make as many as you can with the popsicle sticks provided. Be creative and think of all the different shapes you could make before deciding. You can use Elmer's glue for this step.

2. After all of your modules have been constructed, you and your partner will choose a color to paint them. Paint all of your modules the same color.

3. Using your cardboard base as a starting point, begin arranging your modules to create an interesting abstract form with your shapes. Use hot glue to put the modules together. You're sculpture needs to be balanced and stand on its own.

(Remember, your sculpture will be painted a single color at this point)

4. After you finish assembling your sculpture, you will be able to add another color to your sculpture by splattering paint onto it.

5. Let your sculpture dry and submit your sculpture to Artsonia.

You should submit two photos of your sculpture from different angles for full credit.

Your and your partner should both submit photos.

Monochromatic Animals

Follow the instructions in the slideshow.

7th- Graffiti

7th Grade Graffiti Unit-

"From 'Tags' to 'Pieces': Creating a Personal Identity"

For the next few weeks we will be working on creating a personal identity and showcasing it through our artwork. We will be learning about the history and art form of graffiti. The term graffiti is writing or drawings that have been scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place. Graffiti ranges from simple written words to elaborate wall paintings, and it has existed since ancient times, with examples dating back to Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and the Roman Empire. In modern times, paint, particularly spray paint, and marker pens have become the most commonly used graffiti materials. In most countries, marking or painting property without the property owner's consent is considered defacement and vandalism, which is a punishable crime.

We will be using the website https://graffitiknowhow.com/ for a lot of info.

Graffiti History

Graffiti Vocab

Color Parks

During our first week you will decide on a tag, or nickname, to use for the graffiti unit; practice creating graffiti letters and brainstorm ideas for your first piece. You will need to come up with a nickname to use that is at least 4 letters long and not part of your actual name.

DAY 1-2

Digital Creation

Today after our introduction we will use an Online Graffiti Generator from Graffiti Empire to play around with some different lettering styles and creating a digital image of your graffiti using Photopea to place your graffiti on a building/wall/train car of your choice.

1. Create some different versions of your nickname using the site above. Take screenshots of your name for step 2 in photopea. Make at least two different versions of your name.

2. Find two images to use for your backgrounds. They can be a building, a wall, a train car, or anything else that you would like to "tag." Following the instructions in class, combine your images together to finish your artwork.

DAY 3-4

Practicing Fonts

1. Practice creating different lettering ideas. You should use your initials for this step. You can take a look at one of the links below for help and inspiration. You can also use sites like 1001fonts.com to find graffiti inspired fonts.

2. Use a nickname for yourself that is at least four letters long. Fold a piece of paper in half and practice your nickname using two different graffiti fonts. Choose a color scheme and practice blending some of your colors together to make interesting color combinations. Think about how you will create contrast between your background shape and your name.

KEEP YOUR SKETCHES FROM THESE TWO DAYS. YOU WILL NEED TO SUBMIT THEM FOR CREDIT.

https://cooltourspain.com/graffiti-letters/

Here is a link to a site that discusses creating graffiti letters. It could also be helpful as you work on creating your different design ideas.

Here is another website with a good tutorial on word placement and blending colors.

Here is a wikihow with two font design tutorials with step by step instructions.

Here is a Youtube site, DK Drawing that has a ton of graffiti tutorial videos.

DAY 5-10

Our final project will be creating a small fence sculpture with your graffiti painted on its side. We will be using paint and posca pens to paint your graffiti design on the side of your fence.

Remember to make your piece bold and colorful. This is a personal art piece that represents you. Use colors that you like and choose a style of letters that you enjoy.

7th AR Standards: CR1.7.1 CR 2.7.1 CR2.7.2 CR3.7.1 P5.7.1 R7.7.2 CN10.7.1 CN11.7.1

5th/6th- Art Introduction/ Artimus Prime/ Google Classroom

HELLO!

Welcome to Artimus Prime! This is where you will find all of your information to make it through middle school art this year. We will make many artworks throughout the year utilizing many different art methods and techniques. I hope that you enjoy my class and the challenge that being creative brings to you. Work hard and turn in your work to Artsonia on time and we will have a GREAT year!

Today we will discuss some art rules and procedures that will need to be followed everyday in class for everyone to be successful in the art room.

Create a Name Tag

Your first project is to create a name tag for your box. Use bubble or block letters to write your name and fill the space with color.

AR Standards 5th: P.4.5.1 P6.5.1 R7.5.2 CN11.5.1
AR Standards 6th: P4.6.1 P6.6.1 R7.6.2 CN11.6.1

6th- Digital Notan Study

Notan is a Japanese term which literally means "light dark harmony". Artists use "notan studies" to explore different arrangements of light and dark elements in a painting, without having the distraction of other elements like color, texture and finer details.

Click here to read more about Notan

ART Terms for this Project:

Asymmetrical balance (or Asymmetry) means that the two halves of the work of art are different, however, try to create balance. In other words, although the sides may not be exactly the same, there will be elements that interact in a way that makes each side equally important.

Contrast is simply defined as difference. Difference between art elements like color, value, size, texture, and so on can intensify the elements used. As a result, the elements used in a work of art can become more powerful. Although contrast is closely related with variety, it is usually considered a principle of art.

Positive space refers to the subject or areas of interest in an artwork, such as a person's face or figure in a portrait, the objects in a still life painting, or the trees in a landscape painting. Negative space is the background or the area that surrounds the subject of the work

DIRECTIONS:

For this project you will be creating 2 digital notans.

You must use shapes that you create from the scribble, polyline, or curve tool. It must be complex and contain overlapping shapes.

Take a look at the link below to check out a Google slideshow with info and video tutorials to get you started.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Q69dWyfCVWNL5HebvdDX6SWYBt1Y36xUmmNorGEGWSM/edit?usp=sharing

7th- Digital Art Parody

We will look at and discuss parodies for our next project. A parody (also called send-up or spoof), is a work created to mock, comment on, or poke fun at an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation. You will create two parodies of a famous classic artwork for your project this week.

Original

Parody

You will be randomly assigned one of these four artists/artworks for your parody:

1. Leonardo da Vinci- Mona Lisa

2. Grant Wood- American Gothic

3. Edvard Munch- The Scream

4. Rene Magritte- The Son of Man

Day 1 Complete Worksheet

Complete the parody worksheet and begin sketching/writing ideas for your parody.

Day 2-6 Complete your Digital Parodies

Your will have four days in class to complete your parodies. Create TWO parodies of your artwork using PIXLR.COM using some of the techniques discussed in class to manipulate the paintings.