Monday, May 29, 2017

Ceramics 2-Contemporary 3D art

Students will continue to investigate untraditional approaches to building with clay and have the option of bringing in different media to combine with clay including wire and wood. Exploration of artists who are currently working in the field will be the focus for this project. Students will be able to choose red or white clay or perhaps a combination. There will be less boundaries with this assignment than any previous. Students will present ideas/concepts that demonstrate the principles of art and get them approved, working solo or with a partner or even a small group.

Research contemporary artists who work on the wheel with clay or mixed media
Try a search for
 contemporary 3d wheel throwing artists
Ron Mueck

https://www.uncommongoods.com/art/style-or-medium/3d-sculpture

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Foundations Acrylic painting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0WRel_t6S8  (watch the first 12 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M4lHfWpEq4


Monday, May 8, 2017

Design- Process video with Nick Bradshaw

Read pages 40-61 of Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics and watch:

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/exhibitionists/zap-pow-how-to-draw-an-action-packed-comic-book-cover-1.4101856

Friday, May 5, 2017

Drawing and Painting Final

Write a 2 page (or more) double spaced paper, 12 point type, on an artist of your choice.  Please include a works cited page as well.  Your artist  must be approved by Mr. P   before you begin.  You can choose any artist living or dead as long as they have contributed to the art world in a significant way. (Please avoid writing a paper about an uncle who likes to paint etc…) 
Provide biographical information as well as their training, most significant accomplishments and what they are best known for.  Discuss the artist's significance in the art world and the process of how they developed their work.  This is not an opinion piece so please focus on facts first.

Create a 9 x 12 or larger full color image with acrylics that best represents your artist's work.

Presentations during the exam block will be brief but should present to the class as though no one has any prior knowledge of the artists.  You do not have to read the paper but give a well thought through synopsis along with the image. You will likely be asked some basic questions as well so make sure you know your topic. (start with being certain how to pronounce your artist’s name)   This project counts for 20% of your grade!
Have fun with this piece and do your best work!  I strongly encourage you to choose an artist who you feel some personal connection to, not Van Gogh or Picasso because you know them already or have previously written a paper on them.  You are not limited to "fine artists" who show in galleries, visual artists who work in video games, design, graphic novels, film etc... are all equally valid.

Please be sure not to plagiarize in any way as it will result in a zero!!  Please be careful not to cut and paste or re-word from any web site or book. 
Be at your table prepared for your presentation before the bell rings. (if you are printing your paper in the LMC before the bell and you arrive after the bell, you lose your slot to present so get all work done and printed ahead of time.)   Late work or emailed papers will not be accepted. 

Ceramics 2 Final

Students will be asked to research and choose a contemporary female artist who creates 3D art. Each student will choose a different artist that needs to be approved by Mr. Purcell and write a 2 page double spaced paper, 12 point type, plus a works cited page and create a representation of this artist’s aesthetic identity and facts about their life, training, creative process and notable aspects of their career in the arts. The artist's work has to be three dimensional but the media utilized is unlimited. Students will represent that work with a full color product that best represents their artists' work. Presentations will happen during the last day of class and will count for 20% of final grade.
Be in class before the bell with all materials ready to present.  No late or emailed papers will be accepted.  Please do not plagiarize in any way and begin by learning the correct pronunciation of your artist's name.
Presentations can be a well thought through synopsis with note cards or the paper can be read to the class.  Please be prepared to know your subject matter and answer questions.


Paper- 50%
Artwork 40%
Presentation 10%

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Artist loses $3 mil and freedom for accusation of IP theft

OUCH!

http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/05/artist_must_pay_dreamworks_3_m.html#incart_river_home