Thursday, December 12, 2019

Semester Review Study Questions

In a new blog post  answer the following questions. 

You will be answering questions, searching for artworks, and uploading a drawing that you create,

1.List and define the 3 Theories of Art that we have learned about this year.

2. Search for 2 visual examples of each of the theories and add them to the definition. Explain how the artworks reflect each theory

3. What are the stages of clay? List and define each of them.

4. What is a Kumihimo and how was it used? When was it invented? In What country? What does the word Kumihimo mean?

5. What is the difference between a Shape and a Form? In art, how do we change a shape into a form?

6. On a separate piece of paper, draw and shade a circle, a cylinder, and a cone. Take a photo of your drawing and upload it to this blog post.

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Drawing Zentangles

Today we will practice making Zentangles. A Zentagle is a structured pattern consisting of dots, lines, simple curves and orbs. 

https://zentangle.com/

It is NOT a random scribble or doodle.

We will practice making at least 9 zentangles today. We will draw a grid of 9 squares and draw in pencil. Later we will choose 6 and make a zentangle cube using various sharpie markers.

The best way to learn how to do zantangling is to do a google search. There are hundreds of videos showing you how to create thousands of designs

At first do not try to make your own. After you get the hang of it you can customize some of the patterns, but for now just find ones that you like and copy them.

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Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Post Your Picasso Portrait and the Artist Research

1. Post Your Picasso style portrait.




2. Answer the following questions: You can find most of the answers at the following website:

The Art Story


  • What was Picasso's Full Name?
  • Where was he born? What country was he from?
  • What was his date of birth and death?
  • What was a famous art movement he was a part of? Describe some of the characteristics of  that art movement.
Find and post an artwork by Picasso.

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Artwork 

a. Title of the work: 
 b. Date of the work: 
c. Location the work was created: 
d. Where is the work now on display: 
e. Media used:
f. What is the style of the artwork? 
g. What is the artwork about? 
Why was it created? 

Picasso Cubist Style Self Portrait

Picasso

Pablo Picasso was one of the most well known and influential artists of the 20th century. He was a painter, sculptor, print-maker, and ceramicist.

Take a look at Picasso in action. He was constantly making art, and worked in many different styles:

http://www.openculture.com/2015/11/travel-back-in-time-and-see-picasso-make-abstract-art.htmlhttp://www.openculture.com/2015/11/travel-back-in-time-and-see-picasso-make-abstract-art.html

Picasso developed a style known as Cubism. Cubism is an abstract art form that was influenced by Egyptian, African and Native American art. Cubist art is very flat and angular, and shows multiple views of an object, such as the front and side, in the same composition.


Cubism

Picasso started as a traditional painter, but his style changed over the years.
Take a look at the many moods of Picasso in the video below:


TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT - PICASSO STYLE SELF PORTRAIT



Your assignment today is to draw a Self - portrait based on Picasso's Cubist Style. Watch the video below for instructions:




There is paper at your desk, there are sharpies in the box for your outlines of your portraits, and there are crayons on the wire shelf in the middle of the room. MAKE SURE YOU PUT BACK ALL MATERIALS WHERE YOU FOUND THEM!!!!

Mr. B will pick up the portraits when you have completed them, be sure to add your NAME and BLOCK on the back of your portrait.

Virtual Art Museum Visit

Choose ANY art museum in the world.  Don’t limit your tour to museums that you are familiar with, you can “travel” anywhere!!! Here is...