All ART students - see below

There have been a few of you (you know who you are) who have either emailed me, dropped by or messaged me about blog comments that have not posted correctly.  Apparently, there is a breakdown in the process.  If you have indeed completed the posts that you have said, go back, comment again and MAKE SURE your comment posts.  Then, email me to let me know you have commented.  Put the blog title and date in the memo part of your email to me.  My email address is nancy.butler@fpdmacon.org.  I will only give credit if you comment and then email me.  These late comments for the first three blogs will not be taken past Monday.  After that, absolutely no late posts will be accepted.  Make sure your post shows up.

Art One - Surrealism Video

Follow the link below and watch the short (5 min.) video about Surrealism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WKIBbVaxjc

Art Two - Collage?

What did you think of the collage process?  How is it similar to painting?  How is it different?

Ceramics - Wheel Throwing Videos

Watch the following videos and comment:

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

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 Two - Romare Bearden and collage

Romare Bearden (September 2, 1911 – March 12, 1988) was an African-American artist and writer. He worked in several media including cartoons, oils and collage. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Bearden moved to New York City at a very young age and went on to graduate from NYU in 1935. He began his artistic career creating scenes of the American South. Later, he endeavored to express the humanity he felt was lacking in the world after his experience in the US Army during World War II on the European front. He later returned to Paris in 1950 and studied Art History and Philosophy at the Sorbonne in 1950.

Bearden's early work focused on unity and cooperation within the African-American community. After a period during the 1950s when he painted more abstractly, this theme reemerged in his collage works of the 1960s, when Bearden became a founding member of the Harlem-based art group known as The Spiral, formed to discuss the responsibility of the African-American artist in the struggle for civil rights.

 

Art One - Photoshop Video - Tips for Beginners

Click the link below and watch the video.  It is about 25 minutes long but will REALLY help you next week when we are working on Photoshop.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy2d4H3VHew

AP Art - 2D - Photoshop Mandala

2D - Create a Photoshop mandala.
1.  Make a Photoshop document that is 7"x7" with a 300 dpi resolution.  Open Photoshop.  Go to "file", then "new" to set it up.
2.  Go ahead and open up 2-3 layers.  Don't paste it on the background.
3.  Use a section of one of your previous works or an action shot found online for one of the layers.  Use any other photograph for the other layer.  Feel free to add more layers if you want.
4.  Erase, adjust the transparency, contrast, etc. to create the most dynamic image you can.  Don't forget that you can add filters to your layers as well.  Adjust the brightness/contrast for maximum impact.
5.  Save this file.
6.  Open up a new file that is 14"x14" with a 300 dpi resolution.
7.  Create four layers.
8.  Paste your 7"x7" piece on each layer.
9.  Use "Control T" or "Flip horizontally/vertically" to move and flip to line up all of the edges.
10.  You can be finished here or you can repeat the process for more detail.
The above mandala is a sample from Art One.
11.  Print yours out and tape into your sketchbook for me to grade.  You should have our printer installed, but if you don't, it is the FA_MS-HS Art printer.  Install it as a "new device or printer" and print it.  See me if you can't get the printer loaded.

Art Two - Collage examples

Look at the collages below.  Which one is your favorite?  Notice how they use a variety of tones and textures of the same color.

Art One - erasing on Photoshop

Watch the following video.  It will help you with our next project.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zP5mpzp8UU

Ceramics - Slab Issues

What are the issues with working with clay slabs?  Benefits and problems?

Art Two - Picasso and African Masks

 

Picasso was one of many 2D artists inspired by 3D work and in particular 3D work from Africa.  Watch the following short video and tell me what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPQoHTUxGCI

Ceramics - Slab Containers

We will be making slab containers for our next major project.  It will have to be made mostly of slabs but you may want to have a sculptural element as well.  Think about it.  Which one of these containers is your favorite and why?

Art One - Mandala Video

Tibetan monks create a mandala (sand painting) as a ritual.  Watch this short video.  What do you think about the image and the symbolism?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QItAyepAnI

Art One - Coil Method

Below are examples of pots made with the coil method.  Which is your favorite and why?

Ceramics - Blog One

Welcome to ART@FPD!!!!  We will have a great semester. You will need to check the blog every week.  I usually post it by Tuesday, and you will need to comment before your class time on Friday.

Have you ever worked with clay before?  When was it and what did you make?  Don't forget to sign your name or you won't get credit.

Art 2 - Masks from around the world

Masks are a very interesting topic. They can be used to mask our real physical faces for fun but can also been used to reveal our inner selves. In rituals, shamans or role players use masks to act out mythical characters, archetypes or personas (persona literally meant “mask” in ancient Latin). We all have these characters either individually or collectively dwelling in our dreams or inner worlds. One good way to get to the meaning of these characters is to bring them out into the open. The ancient world used masks to symbolize and convey personalities and emotions that defined their cultures. Some cultures have come up with some very distinct styles but some similar types of masks can be seen across cultures worldwide. For example you can find many skulls, demons, bird-men or wolf-men all over the globe. Here is a small sample of masks.

Himalayan



Chinese

AP Art - Friday Assignments

AP & Art 3 sketchbook assignments – due on Friday

FULL page copy of a masterwork.  Include the name of the artist, dates of life, country of origin, title and date on the back.

August 21                         (2D)       Edvard Munch                      (3D)       Maria Martinez (pottery)

August 28                         (2D)       Paul Gauguin                              (3D)       Rodin

September 4                      (2D)       Francis Bacon                            (3D)       Constantin Brancusi

September 11                    (2D)       Georgia O’Keeffe                      (3D)       Giovanni Bernini

September 18                    (2D)       Edgar Degas                               (3D)       Claes Oldenburg

September 25                    (2D)       Janet Fish                                   (3D)       Donatello

October 2                          (2D)       Pierre-Auguste Renior                (3D)       Henry Moore

October 16                        (2D)       Peter Paul Rubens                       (3D)       Henri Matisse

October 23                        (2D)       Paul Cezanne                              (3D)       Eva Hesse

October 30                        (2D)       Marc Chagall                              (3D)       Yayoi Kusama

November 6                      (2D)       Michelangelo                              (3D)       Michelangelo

November 13                    (2D)       Vincent van Gogh              (3D)       Magdalena Abakanowicz

November 20                    (2D)       Raphael                                       (3D)       Edmonia Lewis

December 4                       (2D)       Diego Velasquez                        (3D)       Umberto Boccioni

December 11                     (2D)       Rembrandt van Rijn                   (3D)       Naum Gabo

FULL page drawing inspired by the imagery and/or style of the masterwork.  Include the name of the artist, country, title and dates on the back.

January 8                           (2D)       Franz Marc                                 (3D)       Alberto Giacometti

January 15                         (2D)       Jean-Michel Basquiat                 (3D)       Barbara Hepworth

January 22                         (2D)       Pablo Picasso                             (3D)       Pablo Picasso

January 29                         (2D)       Gustav Klimt                             (3D)       Fernando Botero

February 5                         (2D)       Francisco de Goya                     (3D)       David Smith

February 12                       (2D)       Caravaggio                                (3D)       Louis Bourgeois

February 26                       (2D)       Edward Hopper                         (3D)       Jacques Lipchitz

March 4                             (2D)       Wassily Kandinsky                   (3D)       Anish Kapoor

March 11                           (2D)       Salvador Dali                            (3D)       Rachel Whiteread

March 18                           (2D)       Mary Cassatt                             (3D)       Jean Arp

April 15                             (2D)       Peter Paul Rubens                     (3D)       Alexander Calder

April 22                             (2D)       Willem de Kooning                  (3D)       Duane Hanson

April 29                             (2D)       Frida Kahlo                               (3D)       Marcel Duchamp

May 6 – AP Exam

AP Art

No summer work this year.  See you soon and get ready for some fun, hard work!

Art One - Watercolor examples

Below are examples of watercolor paintings.  Which is your favorite and why?

All Classes - No Blog this week

AP Art students report to my room on Friday at 9:00 a.m.