AP/Art 3 - Blog assignment for Friday 10/3 and 10/10

2D - recreate a two portrait collages similar to Romare Bearden - this can be done in ANY material. Draw inspiration only from Bearden, but do not copy this time.  This should be done on two separate pages of your sketchbook.  One should be male and one should be female.  Both of these are due on 10/10 - next Friday - and will count as two separate grades.

3D - also look at the work of Romare Bearden - draw inspiration from him.  Create a 3D face using a combination of ANY materials.  Bring it in on 10/10.  This will count as two Friday assignments.

Ceramics - Free form sculpture

Taiwanese artist Chang Tzu-lung creates larger-than-life sculpture based on the female body. These free form sculptures represent a female body, with curving lines drawing the eye smoothly to the lower part, the center of gravity for the carved work. The artwork brings a sense of peace and comfort to viewers, who naturally want to stretch out their hands to feel the surface and connect with the stone.

“The subject of my interest has always been the forms of life,” Chang said March 15 while giving a tour of his studio in Danshui Township, Taipei County. “Women are life-givers, so the female body is the best means for me to explore the forms of life.”

Art One - Photoshop

Answer the following three questions:
What new thing did you learn about Photoshop?
Did you enjoy it?
How would it be useful to you in the future?

Art 2 - Pop Art

Andy Warhol's "Marilyn"



Warhol's soup cans



Roy Lichtenstein

AP/ART 3 - Friday assignment due 9/26

2D - recreate a work by Vincent van Gogh.  Notice how he uses multiple colors in one area to create texture and movement.

3D - Draw two works by artist Barbara Hepworth in your sketchbook.  You can either do both on the same page or use two pages.  Take your time and include the shading to make it look dimensional.

Art One - Erasing/Selecting on Photoshop

Watch the following video.  It will show you three ways to erase without using the eraser.  It's not very long.  There are MANY more videos on YouTube that can show you different tricks using Photoshop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMvr5pd7nbI&src_vid=6aMbMk9IGoM&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_534681

Optional:  Watch this second one on layer masking if you want.  It's a way to layer two images with transparency.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm2u0iuiWfE

Art 2 - 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 - Coil method

Look at these three images.  Which one do you like best and why?

 

 

AP/ART 3 - Due Fri. 9/19

3D - In your sketchbook, draw your favorite work by British artist Henry Moore.  Show it from at least two different sides.  You will have to look for works that show two views or look for two different images of the same work.  Use pencil or ink and make sure to add shadows to show that it is 3D.

2D - Find a work by Georges Seurat that uses dots or dabs of color.  Recreate one of your favorites in your sketchbook.  Use a full page and you can use any material you like.  If you choose the "Sunday Afternoon" piece, then you can opt to do just a section of it, because it is so complex.  This process of using small dabs of color that sit next to each other without actually blending is called "optical mixing".  Look at Seurat's work as an overall image then zoom in and look at one particular section.  Notice how he used colors.  This is the process that we will use for your self portraits.  Most of y'all did GREAT last week.  It should take at least two hours.

Tesch - Choose one of the Dutch masters like de Heem, van Aelst, van Beyeren or Claesz and recreate a still life that involves life and death.  Most of these were done around 1620-1680 and are highly realistic.  Several types of subject were recognized: banketje were "banquet pieces", ontbijtjes simpler "breakfast pieces". Virtually all still lifes had a moralistic message, usually concerning the brevity of life – this is known as the vanitas theme – some artists use an obvious symbol like a skull, or a less obvious one such as a half-peeled lemon (like life, sweet in appearance but bitter to taste).  Flowers are wilting and food shown in various stages of decay.

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



Chokwe Tribe Africa

Ceramics - White clay

What is the difference between working with white clay and red clay?  Which do you prefer?

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

AP/ART 3 - Friday assignment due 9/12

2D - recreate a portrait by American artist Alice Neel



3D & Tesch - look at the assemblage boxes by American artist Joseph Cornell - put some things together in a box type form (any kind of container) to create your own assemblage.  They can be related to tell some sort of story or they can relate in another way.
Tesch, you will be drawing it :) and will start the drawing next week.
3D students need to photograph the box and add to your sketchbook.
Tesch, bring in the box.

AP/Art 3 - Sept. 5 Friday Assignment and Due Dates

ALL AP and Art 3 projects are due next Friday 9/12 - stipples, bell construction and Tesch's bird.  2D students who are stippling will definitely need to take them home this weekend!  See Mrs. Butler to get a folder.

Friday assignments:

AP students - complete your cover design for your sketchbook.

Tesch and Art 3 (2D) - reproduce a work by Jasper Johns

Art 3 (3D) - Find objects around your home, stack them and construct a bell form.  Photograph it (either with a camera or your phone is ok for this assignment), print it and tape it into your sketchbook.  You can then disassemble it.  Do not bring it to school.  I only want to see the photo of it in your sketchbook.

Art Two - More Colored Pencil examples

Your colored pencil drawings will be due next Wednesday 9/10.  You may need to take it home over the weekend to get it closer to being finished.
Below is a little inspiration.  What do you think of the work and the process?

Art One - Radial Symmetry

What is this?  How was this made?

Ceramics - Day of the Dead

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

Follow the above link and watch the short video about the Day of the Dead.