WEEK 7 Finish collages / Start stencils - Submit collages - write summary and add to wall - Start on stencils - Artist in Focus: Banksy
WEEK 5 / 6: Collages! Collages must: - have a clear concept (distinguishable from a bunch of random photos glued on page) - cover entire backing paper - be school appropriate - include scenes, patterns, images made of other images, words/sentences/ideas/lyrics, transfers, paints/pencil/drawings....
Artist in Focus: Edward Burtynsky
Journal Entries 8-9
WEEK 4: - Finish shading: 6 objects (2x pencil, 2x charcoal, 2x pastel) - Start Final Submission for shading unit - Artist in Focus: Takashi Murakami - Journal Entries 6-7
WEEK 3: - Submit Journal Entries 1-5 - Submit Line Art - Start on new lesson: Shading! Artists in Focus: Artemesia Gentilleschi, Claude Monet
WEEK 2: - Continue with artists in focus: Alexander Milov, - Start to wrap up Line Art
WEEK 1: - Course outline (below) - Introduction to lines - patterns, contouring, lines as shading - Artists in Focus: M.C Escher
Journal Entry Questions: 1) What is art? What counts as art to you? What doesn't count? Why?
2) If your life was made into a music video, which song would be playing? What would be happening in the video? Who would be in it?
3) Which songs/genres/instruments/artists do you associate with the following emotions? - rage/anger - joy/happiness - memory/nostalgia - calm/tranquility
4) Name three films you’ve seen, their themes, and whether or not you liked them.
5) What is one object you find to be beautiful? What about it do you find appealing to look at? How difficult do you think it would it be to draw and shade?
6) List 5 components of music videos (music, story, lyrics...). Watch You Should See Me In A Crown (animated by Takashi Murakami) and explain which components you like, dislike, and why.
7) Different landscapes have inspired artists throughout history. Which landscapes do you like looking at the most? Which ones do you like the least? If you were to paint or photograph landscapes or nature, what would you like to capture the most? Why?
8) Think about the materials we use to make art. What impacts can the creation of art have on our planet’s environment? What are three large-scale things we can do to minimize waste in making art? What are three things YOU can do to minimize waste in your daily life?