Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Fabric Drawings.

Today you drew some fabric hanging in the middle of the room.
You were asked to think about creating the feeling of the fabric's weight and behavior in your drawing.
You were asked to build the drawing from the general to the specific.

How did it go?
How did it feel to try to recreate the fabric you saw?
How did today's drawing feel different than last week's drawing of the sticks?

Monday, October 25, 2010

Principles of Design Research

Today you spent some time looking at a work of art.
In a post on your blog note what the work of art was that you looked at and who made it.
Then, answer the following question:
In what ways did the artist's use of The Principles of Design support the story or message of the work?

ALL FOUR of these words should be in your post: BALANCE, EMPHASIS, MOVEMENT, PROPORTION.

AT LEAST THREE of the the following words should be in your post: SYMMETRY, ASYMMETRY, CONTRAST, PLACEMENT, GROUPING, REPETITION, LEADING LINES, IMPLIED MOVEMENT.


Saturday, October 23, 2010

Found Object Sculpture Reflection Discussions.

On your blog, describe the feedback you got on your work.

Mention at least one sculpture from your group you thought was especially successful and why.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

pile of sticks.

Today you drew a pile of sticks.
You were asked to draw as if you were building the pile with the marks of your pencil.
You tried to make your drawing from the general to the specific.

How did it go?
How did it feel to make the drawing?
How do you feel about the outcome?

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Mid-term Reflection (due Sunday, October 17, at noon).

We are halfway through the first term of the course. Take some time to write on your blog about how you think you're doing and how the class has been so far for you. Be specific in describing what you think your strengths are and most importantly, what you think you need to work on in the second half of the term using the four categories below as a guide.
1.
Engagement: your approach to your work (check the "What engagement looks like in the studio" document on the class site if you need help with this).
2.
In-class projects: the works of art you've finished up to this point.
3.
Sketchbook: the work you're doing outside of class.
4.
Drop everything and draw: drawing from observation on Tuesdays.

Found Object Sculpture Reflection.

Insert a photo of your finished sculpture.
Under the photo write a title for your finished piece.
THEN...
Describe the concept for your work (unless you've already described it in a previous post).
Describe how the process of making this piece went for you. What struggles did you encounter? What did you discover?
What aspects of the work do you think are most successful?

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

The Changing Still Life

The goal for today's drawing was to keep up with the changes that were happening to the still life so that your drawing always looked just like the still life did.

On YOUR blog, DESCRIBE IN DETAIL at least three things you had to do to accomplish this goal
OR
what would you do differently knowing what you know now.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Found Images Collage Reflection

Insert a photo of your finished collage.
If you have it insert a photo of the image(s) that inspired it.
Under the photos write a title for your finished piece.

Describe the concept for your work (unless you've already described it in a previous post.
Describe how the process of making this piece went for you. What struggles did you encounter? What did you discover?
What aspects of the work do you think are most successful?