Extra Credit - Mac&Cheese or Peanut Butter

Bring in 5 boxes of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese OR 1 LARGE jar of Peanut Butter for Macon Outreach.  You can replace a 0 Blog grade with a 100, or if you have done all of your blogs, then I will add points to your Project Average.  Get the name brand not the store brand.  

Extra Credit is due Monday, May 6.
 

Art One - Eyes

Below are drawings of eyes.  You will be drawing your own eye.  Notice how the artist uses light and dark to create a 3 dimensional illusion. What do you notice?

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Notice that the eyelashes grow out from the outside rim of the lid.

Art Two - Drawing of Hands

See below and comment.  This is your last blog.  Please also see the extra credit information.

The first is by M.C. Escher







Notice the structure underneath.

Ceramics - More Teapots

More ceramic teapots.  Which is your favorite?

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Ceramics - Teapots

Here are some great teapot examples.  Which do you like or not like?  Begin thinking about what your design will be.



 

Art Two - American Landscape Painting

Below are paintings by American landscape painters. 

Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) - most of his work depicts the western USA.  These paintings are HUGE!!!  He was born in Germany and later moved to New York.  He joined several expeditions during the Westward Expansion.







Thomas Cole (1801-1848) was born in England but then moved to American.  He is considered to be the founder of the Hudson River School which was influential during the mid 19th century.  These paintings are large but not as large as the work of Bierstadt.

Art One - Edgar Degas and George Braque

Below are paintings by Edgar Degas and Georges Braque.  Degas was an Impressionist painter and Braque was a Cubist painter.

Edgar Degas (1834-1917) - French Impressionist painter








George Braque (1882-1963) - French Cubist painter

All Classes - Happy Easter

There is no blog this week.

Ceramics - important Greek and Roman sculpture

Since we have just looked at Greek pottery, I wanted to show you some important Greek and Roman sculptures.  Notice the movement in each piece.  Thoughts?


The "She Wolf"  Etruscan (pre-Roman) 5th century B.C. with Renaissance boys added


Laocoon and His Sons - ancient Greek sculpture located in the Vatican Museum


The Dying Gaul - Capitoline Museum, Rome


Gaul Killing Himself and His Wife - Rome


The Discus Thrower - Greek


Nike of Samonthrace - Greek sculpture in the Louvre Museum, Paris

Art Two - Landscape Painting

Below are several landscape paintings that incorporate pattern in some way.  What are your thoughts?

Art One - Picasso and van Gogh videos

Watch the following video about Picasso.  Which painting is your favorite and which is your least favorite and why?  Picasso was the founder of the Cubism art movement along with George Braque.  Advances in art had been made by the Impressionists (Monet, Renior, Degas) and Post Impressionists (van Gogh, Seurat, Gauguin) to allow room for this new way of painting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR7liV4O9-4



Watch the following video about van Gogh (we also looked at his work last week here on the blog).  Enjoy.  It's very relaxing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD1ih3Q9otE