Create an artwork inspired by a favorite art historical artwork, artist, or style.
It can be any size and created in any medium. It is expected to be a high-quality artwork.
You'll be graded on:
- Studio Habits of Mind
- Ideas
- Design
- Craftsmanship
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We've studied many art historical styles and seen the work of several contemporary artists. Think back on what you've seen, learned, and loved.
Create an artwork inspired by a favorite art historical artwork, artist, or style. It can be any size and created in any medium. It is expected to be a high-quality artwork. You'll be graded on:
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Create a well-crafted artwork based on the theme "Multiple Perspectives", for possible inclusion in an end-of-the-year art exhibition in Cambridge Street Gallery. There are no restrictions on materials or size. Be inventive. Play to your strengths. The artwork is to be well designed and well crafted. The best artworks, as selected by a jury, will hang in the gallery.
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HOMEWORK: MASTERWORK ESSAY
(for Museum Gallery Card) after The Met Field Trip CONTEXT You have critiqued and discussed many artworks. You have studied design/composition, techniques, and meanings. This project challenges you to apply your understanding of these important aspects of looking at and making art. ASSIGNMENT Write a critical essay about a master artwork. This is to be one page, typed (Times New Roman, 12 pt font, single spaced). Be observant, thoughtful, and concise, so that the text is rich in content but does not go over a page in length. This will be used as a "museum label" to hang next to a reproduction of the artwork as part of an in-school “BHS Art Museum” exhibit. DIRECTIONS Base your writing on the artwork at The Met on which you answered questions for the field trip assignment, OR an artwork or artist you loved from our study of art history and its slideshows, OR from this Artist List or Masterworks collections. You can also find artists using the books in the art rooms. In any case, the masterwork should be by a historical or contemporary artist, and one to which you respond strongly, to which you feel a personal connection, to which you are drawn. Research that work and that artist. Check to see if a reproduction of the artwork is available for purchase (on the museum website or through Amazon or another online store), as your essay is meant to hang in the school hallway alongside the framed artwork. Include a link to the reproduction when you turn in your essay. This is to be one page, typed (Times New Roman, 12 pt font). DO NOT COPY TEXT FROM ONLINE OR BOOKS, although you should definitely research. This is an original essay. Make your own observations. EXAMPLES Examples of teen-written museum cards (These are typically shorter than yours should be.) Examples of professional museum cards FORMAT a. At the top of your page, above the body of your text, include the following information, in this format: Artist’s Name (First Last) Nationality, Year of Birth - Year of Death (example: American, 1922 - 1970) Title of Artwork, Year(s) Created Medium (example: oil on canvas) Name of Institution or Private Collection Housing Artwork, City Where Institution or Private Collection is Located (example: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) b. Begin with an introductory paragraph explaining why you selected this particular painting. You might include the first thing that struck you about the painting. c. In the second paragraph, place the artwork in context. What did you learn about it from your research? d. In the third paragraph, write about any of the following: content (subject/meaning), composition, nature of light and form, color, expressiveness, style, and/or technique. Use appropriate vocabulary (Some of the terms below may be helpful, and you may also use this Art Word Bank for additional ideas. Whenever you use an art term, make its meaning clear. chiaroscuro dynamic positive and negative space balance emphasis contrast pattern/repetition rhythm variety unity implied triangle harmony movement depth color scheme natural framing leading lines contour value warm, cool complementary analogous monochromatic neutral triadic figure/ground aerial/atmospheric perspective Relief Representational/ figurative Realism Idealization Stylization Abstraction Nonobjective/ nonrepresentational Fine art Applied art Private art Public art Contemporary art Conceptual art Installation Social/political content Power and propaganda Spiritual purpose Inner experience Traditional e. You may go anywhere you wish in the concluding paragraph of the essay. It may be more personal, or you may conjecture (guess). Some possible topics: What do you think the artist was up to? Why did he or she paint it? What might be its purpose? What might have been the greatest challenge for the artist? What did the artist need to know before approaching this project? What is your response to this painting on a gut level? How do you think this painting was a product of its time or place? What might have been the artist's influences? How do you think this artwork, or the artist's work in general, influenced what came after? How would you approach the subject yourself, if you were to paint or sculpt it? What have you learned from looking closely at, reading about, or studying this painting? If you are stuck for what to write about, you can refer to these questions that art historians and curators ask. f. Finally, include a link to where a print reproduction of this artwork can be purchased. If one cannot be found for purchase, include a link to the best (highest resolution) image of the artwork you can find. Grading Criteria for Essay: Introductory information 5% Each unique, thoughtful, observant, clear statement 5% (up to 85%) Spelling and Grammar 10% Due:
2 - 3 weeks Project: Using pencil and various other drawing media, create a series of observational figure drawings. We will start with quick gesture drawings of one or two minutes each, focusing on the action lines and the energy of the pose. With gradually longer poses, we will learn to block in the basic shapes of the complex form that is the human body, focusing on accurate placement and proportion and noticing the relationships of parts. In the final drawing(s), we will refine the contours and include the details of the observed figure, add a range of tonal value, and suggest the figure's relationship to its environment. Objectives:
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Create a humanistic figure in clay that follows the structure and proportions of a human body. It should be a natural pose that can support itself.
Painting the Figure After it has been fired in the kiln, paint the clay figure. Begin with a thin (watered down), DARKER version of the color you want for the basic flesh tone. It should be more liquid so that it flows into the harder-to-reach areas. Make sure the darker color gets into all the cracks and crevices, so that none of the ceramic is visible. Then, layer other colors on top of the darker color. Be sure to include variations of color (tints and shades). Add color details and textures. Works towards fine craftsmanship. You may add texture, pattern, or ornamental detail that flows with the lines of the figure. You can make the figure a three-dimensional design. |
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