What is art? An often difficult question to answer, especially in contemporary work. Look at the following three artists and choose two pieces of each of their work. Louise Nevelson, Bridget Riley and a third contemporary artist of your choice who must be approved by Mr. Purcell before you begin. (you do not need to print an image if you choose not to, but have two images for Riley and Nevelson available in full color print or on your chromebook that we can look at during the presentations) The third artist that you choose could work in any medium and must be a contemporary artist who is currently working. Ideally you could even attempt to reach out to them on social media and ask direct questions.
Choose the element and principle that you feel is best represented by each artist in their work and describe how they have utilized them in their work. (no repeats, assign two to each artist) Do you see meaning or value in these artists' work? What is it? What do you respond to and why? Base your opinions on facts, not subjective likes and dislikes.
For example, if I chose Andy Park as my third artist I could choose texture as the element since his digital renderings use such a wide variety of them and I would explain how and why. For the principle I could choose contrast and discuss how and why that is used effectively in his work.
The visual component of the final is to create a 9 x 12 full color portrait of your artist that you chose and draw/paint it to show as many qualities of their work as possible. So since Andy Park is a digital artist for Marvel films I could find photo references of him and sketch ideas of how I could paint a portrait of him that reflects the qualities of his work. Maybe he could be in some kind of super hero uniform in a heroic pose, using a color pallete that is seen in his work.
Your paper will be two full pages minimum, double spaced, 12 point font with no extra visuals and an additional works cited page. Be prepared to define the elements and principles you used in your own words.
Final project counts as 20% of students' final grade
Written portion will count for 40% of final project grade, artwork 50% and presentation 10%.
No late or emailed papers will be accepted. Have your work printed ahead of time and be prepared to present when the bell rings.
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