Art Two - painting before 1850

The paintings below were created before 1850 (and before the wide use of the camera).  What are your thoughts?

Ceramics - More Teapots

More ceramic teapots.  Which is your favorite?

Art One - Picasso and van Gogh videos

Watch these two 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

Art One - time lapse painting

Watch the short video to see the progress and building of a painting.  Thoughts?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HrQP4kQShs

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 - Pastel Portraits

These portraits have been completed with pastels.  Notice how color is used.

Art Two - Faces

Below are examples of facial features.  We will examine the different parts of the face first then we will create expressive portraits using pastel.

Ceramics - Nativity

We are running a little ahead of schedule :).  So we will have time to add a fun, quick project.  We will make a small nativity next.  Which ones of these are your favorites?

Art One - Vincent van Gogh

Below are works by Vincent van Gogh.  He lived 1853-1890.  He was only 37 when he died from a self inflicted gun shot wound.  He grew up in Holland but moved to France as an adult.  He only sold one painting in his lifetime but is one of the world's best known painters.  (This is not always the case.  Monet, Picasso and Matisse were all famous in their lifetimes.)












His very last painting.

Ceramics - Wheel Thrown piece #2

It is now Quarter 2 and each student is required to create a second wheel thrown piece.  These works will need to be made, fired and glazed before the end of the quarter.  The grade will be based on thinness, consistency of form, foot trimming and size.  Completion is not enough.

You might want to go back and watch the instructional videos to refresh your memory.

Art Two - Sculptures with Movement

The figures below were carved out of marble and exhibit movement.






By American sculptor, Edmonia Lewis


Another view.


The sculpture above is the Rape of the Sabine Women (located in Florence, Italy) by Giambolgna in 1581-3.


Another view.


Also by Giambologna.

Art One - Color Video

Click the link below to watch the video.  It is a GREAT (and very, very interesting - I promise) video about color and culture.
What do you think?  What comment in the video stood out to you?  Do not repeat comments, and say something that lets me know that you really watched the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX0DHd5QNS8