Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Art Two - Jasper Johns

American Painter of pop images.
He was born in 1930 in Augusta, GA.

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Ceramics - Wheel Thrown Pottery videos

Watch the following videos and comment:

You will need to complete a wheel thrown piece for Quarter 1&2.

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Centering:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMWQ7eIbp98

Opening:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xupn8MRTF-8

Pulling the walls:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RoCMYBoIII

Art One - Geometric Forms



VALUE - the degree of lightness on a scale from black to white


We will be creating the ILLUSION of space using pencil.  We will move on to graphite to learn how to shade and create the illusion of 3-dimensional forms.


Drawing Elements of Light on Form - Shading
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Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Ceramics - Sculptural Heads

What do you think about these?  Which is the favorite and worst?





Art One - Radial Symmetry



Below are examples of radial symmetry in art by artist Victor Vasarely.  

Victor Vasarely, was a Hungarian–French artist, who is widely accepted as a "grandfather" and leader of the op art movement. His work entitled Zebra, created in the 1930s, is considered by some to be one of the earliest examples of op art.

What do you think?  Which one is your favorite?

"Zebra" 1938
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Art Two - Kara Walker

Below are some examples of Kara Walker silhouettes.  Some are very disturbing.  They deal with some of the horrors of slavery.

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Other examples of silhouettes.

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Thursday, August 17, 2017

Ceramics - Jug Heads



See below.  What do you think?  Which do you like and why?  Which do you not like and why?