Ceramics 2- Mochina Culture- South America

Students will discover Peruvian work in the Moche culture from 100-800 AD and the organic nature of the work which were often used as musical instruments. Students will be introduced to using molds to create a variety of handles that they will attach to their work to represent trademark aesthetic choices of this culture. White clay will be used with a monochromatic palette.
Students can choose to focus on
1) Goddesses/Gods/Shamans with coils/handles integrated into the design
2) Musical instruments integrating elements of animal anatomy and coils/handles

Students will make a total of two pieces, both of which need to stand a minimum of six inches tall and have no (or extremely minimal) smooth empty space.  Consider utilizing a narrative of some kind and focus on texture.

Please read all of the following links and comment by Monday 5/1 by 8 a.m. Discuss two ideas that you can develop.

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/muan/hd_muan.htm

http://www.ancient.eu/Moche_Civilization/

http://www.mountlehmanllamas.com/trivia98.html

https://biodiversity.ku.edu/archaeology/collections/highlights/south-america

http://www.veniceclayartists.com/peruvian-pottery/

MS3D Sketchup and Blender

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTLKGqZ6eTw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLV7h-WLIx0

Design- Contest!! Due May 2

Each spring, a nation-wide high school art competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 and is a unique opportunity to showcase the artistic talents of high school students around the nation and within the 2nd Congressional District. Since its inception, over 650,000 high school students have been involved with this nationwide competition. The Congressional Art Competition is an opportunity to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation, as well as in each Congressional District.

The Congressional Art Competition, sponsored by my office, is open to all high school students attending a high school located in the 2nd Congressional District of Massachusetts. The piece that is judged the overall winner of our District's competition will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol. The exhibit in Washington will also include artwork from other competition winners nation-wide. Two roundtrip airline tickets are provided to the winner and a guest to attend the national reception in Washington, D.C.or a or a $150 restaurant gift card (restaurant umbrella to be determined by Southwest Airlines). Category prize winners’ artwork may be requested to be displayed in my district offices for one year.

Artwork must be dropped off at one of my district offices by 4:30 pm, Tuesday, May 2, 2017

12 East Worcester Street, Suite 1 Worcester, MA 01604 508-831-7356

24 Church Street, RM 29 Leominster, MA 01453 978-466-3552

94 Pleasant Street Northampton, MA 01060 413-341-8700

There will be a reception for all entrants from 9:30am – 11:30 am on Saturday, May 20^th at Shrewsbury High School, 64 Holden St., Shrewsbury.  Pieces will be judged by a panel of local artists and winners will be announced at 10:30 am.

Art will be judged in the following categories:

·         Painting (Oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.)

·         Drawings (colored pencil, pencil, ink, marker, pastels, charcoal)

·         Computer-generated art

·         Photography

·         Prints/Collage (must be two dimensional)/Mixed Media (use of more than two mediums)

Design-Industrial Design project

What does an industrial designer do?

 Almost every factory-made object has been designed or planned by an industrial designer.These designers make detailed drawings of 3-D objects to show sizes, shapes and textures of the product. They specify the materials and processes of manufacturing. Often, industrial designers will also make models of the product for testing. Industrial designers try to anticipate all the ways a person might use --or misuse--the object. Industrial designers are artists. It is their job to make products look good because as Raymond Loewy, an influential industrial designer, said, "Ugliness doesn't sell." Henry Dreyfuss, one of the great industrial designers of the twentieth century, sums up the role of the industrial designer, "If people are made safer, more comfortable, more efficient-or just plain happier, the designer has succeeded."

Choose an everyday object that you want to improve.

Divide a sheet a paper in half and make two lists. On one side list all the things the object does well--the things you like about it. On the other side, list the things the object does poorly--the things you dislike about it.

Note the changes you want to make on your thumbnail sketches. They should include changes in size, shape, materials, and color.

Your finished image will show two distinctly different points of view in the same scale of your re-designed item.

Begin the finish with a precise pencil rendering in an 11 x 17 window on bristol board and finish in color using copic markers and any other materials you think would enhance your finished product.

Design- Industrial Design

What is Industrial Design?



Industrial design is a multi-disciplinary field of design. “What is Industrial Design?” is a somewhat broad question because industrial design may include a number of different sub-divisions of design. These sub-categories of industrial design may include furniture design, packaging design, car design, product design, lighting design, and a whole number of other types of jobs in applied three-dimensional arts.

Industrial design specifically differentiates itself from these other specific types of design by focussing on the industrialized process. For the most part, everything that an industrial designer creates is intended to be mass produced. Inherent in the design of the object is the design of the process in which the object is made. The question What is Industrial Design ? can have many answers because industrial design overall is focussed on the process by which things are produced, more so then producing a specific item.

Industrial Design Definition
Industrial design is a field that blends together art and engineering with the general goal of creating an object for production. Industrial Design differs from the field of Product Design in that industrial design focusses around objects of industry. Industrial design is a multi-disciplinary field that involves many other aspects of design including graphic design, packaging, furniture, and many more.

Industrial design basically combines applied art and applied science with solid business acumen to create and design a product that is functional, useable and aesthetically pleasing to the eye.

History of Industrial Design
To fully understand what is industrial design, it is important to know the origins of the industry. Industrial design really got its start at the beginning of the twentieth century. Along with growth in technology and the industrialization of the Western world’s manufacturing capabilities, came a need for someone to engineer this process. The phrase “industrial design” was first conceived of by the New Zealand based Joseph Claude Sinel in 1919. In the early days of industrial design, the role of the industrial designer was to merge mass-market production techniques with the skills of traditional craftsmanship.

What is Industrial Design Used For?
The industrial design process is essentially applied to every product that is manufactured and used by consumers. It takes the idea for a new product from the concept stage, through design and refinement to actual production of the final product. The overall aim of industrial design is to basically ensure that a product functions well and does the job required, has an attractive appearance, and is appealing to customers so that it sells. Industrial designers work in a huge number of product categories, with most specializing in a particular field of work. This can range from household appliances to technology devices, furniture, toys, automobiles, tools and a host of other categories.

Students will choose one of three categories: Interior, furniture or product design.  Step one is to find an existing product/space.  Begin sketching ways to improve in both function and form.