Below are more masks from around the world.
Ghana
Tibet
Mexico
Japan
Ghana
Tibet
Mexico
Japan
Monday, September 9, 2019
Ceramics - Free Form Sculpture
- Jean (Hans) Arp
- Born: September 16, 1886, Strasbourg, France
- Died: June 7, 1966, Basel, Switzerland
- Below are examples of his work. What do you think? How is it similar to your free form clay work?
PTuesday, September 3, 2019
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
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 - more Picasso
Below are more examples of Picasso's work (in chronological order). Thoughts?
Art One - Picasso and Stravinsky
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish artist. (1881-1973)
Igor Stravinsky was a Russian born composer. (1882-1971)
They were both pioneers within their own movements, but Picasso and Stravinsky tend to be most famous for their pre-war output, (think The Firebird for music, and Guernica is a huge painting) and their wartime and post-war work is often less discussed.
They became friends in Italy just before the First World War in 1917, brought together by Sergei Diaghilev, the savvy impresario of the Ballet Russes who was toying with the idea of commissioning a ballet. The two men immediately hit it off and spent a great deal of time immersing themselves in the popular culture of Rome and Naples.
Picasso is on the right and Stravinsky is on the left.
Picasso's drawing of Stravinsky 1920.
Picasso and Stravinsky on the left.
Stravinsky and Picasso continued their friendship by exchanging small pieces of art by mail. Stravinsky wrote a five bar sketch of clarinet music for Picasso on a hotel telegram, in a clear effort to capture the essence of his friend’s Cubism (one of Picasso's art movements). He used complicated rhythms, and also turned the telegram on its side so that the horizontal lines became vertical. This presented a new and surprising perspective on the familiar object whilst also physically cutting through his music. The piece, though barely a piece at all, explores Cubist ideas in a musical context.
Igor Stravinsky was a Russian born composer. (1882-1971)
They were both pioneers within their own movements, but Picasso and Stravinsky tend to be most famous for their pre-war output, (think The Firebird for music, and Guernica is a huge painting) and their wartime and post-war work is often less discussed.
They became friends in Italy just before the First World War in 1917, brought together by Sergei Diaghilev, the savvy impresario of the Ballet Russes who was toying with the idea of commissioning a ballet. The two men immediately hit it off and spent a great deal of time immersing themselves in the popular culture of Rome and Naples.
Picasso is on the right and Stravinsky is on the left.
Picasso's drawing of Stravinsky 1920.
Picasso and Stravinsky on the left.
Stravinsky and Picasso continued their friendship by exchanging small pieces of art by mail. Stravinsky wrote a five bar sketch of clarinet music for Picasso on a hotel telegram, in a clear effort to capture the essence of his friend’s Cubism (one of Picasso's art movements). He used complicated rhythms, and also turned the telegram on its side so that the horizontal lines became vertical. This presented a new and surprising perspective on the familiar object whilst also physically cutting through his music. The piece, though barely a piece at all, explores Cubist ideas in a musical context.
The first real collaboration between Picasso and Stravinsky was ‘Ragtime’. Picasso’s cover art uses one continuous line which loops around into the figures of two musicians, whilst also cutting into and through their silhouettes. Stravinsky’s music is also full of movement - assimilating the ‘ragtime’ flavor, and he disrupts the traditional frame of the music with complicated additive rhythms and heavy use of dotted notes and triplets.
Both the music and the drawing are full of movement; you imagine that Picasso drew the sketch in one fluid motion. If you look closely at the heads of the two musicians you can almost see a complete treble clef and a pair of barred quavers, signs that Picasso was integrating Stravinsky’s symbols with his own.
Both the music and the drawing are full of movement; you imagine that Picasso drew the sketch in one fluid motion. If you look closely at the heads of the two musicians you can almost see a complete treble clef and a pair of barred quavers, signs that Picasso was integrating Stravinsky’s symbols with his own.
Monday, August 26, 2019
Ceramics - jug heads
See below. What do you think? Which do you like and why? Which do you not like and why?
Art Two - Picasso
Below are some of the Picasso paintings we will look at in class. Which is your favorite?
Monday, April 29, 2019
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.
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?
This is your last blog. Also note the extra credit information.
Notice that the eyelashes grow out from the outside rim of the lid.
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