Art Two - Block Prints

Below are of block prints.  What do you notice about the process of the artist?  Which ones are more/less successful and why?

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.

Ceramic - Free form sculpture

1. Jean (Hans) Arp

   Sculptor
2. Jean Arp or Hans Arp was a German-French sculptor, painter, poet, and abstract artist in other media such as torn and pasted paper. 
4. Born: September 16, 1886, Strasbourg, France
5. Died: June 7, 1966, Basel, Switzerland
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7. Below are examples of his work.  What do you think?  How is it similar to your free form clay work?
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Ceramics - watch 3 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 One - Glazed pottery

We will be glazing your clay pots this week.  Here are some examples of glazed pieces of pottery.  What do you think?

Art Two - more masks

Below are more masks from around the world.

Ghana




Tibet




Mexico



Japan

Ceramics - Sculptural Heads

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

Art One - Photoshop

See the art below made with Photoshop.  What do you think?  Which is your favorite and why?

Art Two - more Picasso

Below are more examples of Picasso's work (in chronological order).  Thoughts?

Art Two - Picasso heads

Below are the Picasso paintings we will look at in class on Wednesday.  Which is your favorite?