OPEN STUDIO ANNOUNCEMENT

Mrs. Switzer and National Art Honor Society will be holding Open Studio time Tuesdays & Thursdays from 2:30 - 5:00 in room 243.
Anyone who wants to work on art can stay after at this time.

SEARCHING for MEANING...

Looking for Meaning in Art? Good! because that's the goal of our semester. As we explore the art elements and various art media, we will be making deeper connections to a Big Idea. Some of the Big Ideas we will delve into will be: SYMBOLS, POWER, PLACE, IDENTITY.

We may examine more Big Ideas than this, or we may just wallow in each of these until we are saturated with all the contents of their possibilities.

Get ready to dive in!!!

More Information BELOW POSTS.

Read posts for important information about what we are learning in class and chances for extra credit below. Then find information for ways to earn make-up points and how to read the Parent Viewer, followed by the Calendar with info on what we do in class at the very bottom. You can also look at the Blog Archive for additional posts.

Thursday, August 14, 2008

What is Art? Aesthetics

In our class, we will be looking at art in four categories or strands: Art Production, Art History, Art Criticism, and Aesthetics. Aesthetics is a field of philosophy in which big questions are asked such as: What makes something “Art”? or What makes it good art?

When someone asks “Why is this art?,” they are asking a very complicated, but important question. They may be wondering about the value of an artwork or they might be responding to qualities in an artwork that they don’t like or understand. The real question they may be asking is “What is art?”

Develop a personal definition for “Art” that separates all objects into either “Art” or “Non-Art” categories. Leave a comment with your name, hour and definition.
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Intro to Art Currently

Current Unit: Heroes


Current Project: Calaveras Hero Relief Portraits

Project Description: You will create a portrait painting with elements of relief & 2-D depth that honors a personal hero.

The face will be constructed from a papier mache mask and attached to a flat surface. The surrounding flat surface will provide a painted scene with a foreground, middle ground, and background for your hero (the mask). You should use what you know about creating the illusion of depth on a flat surface to enhance the feeling of space around the figure.


DUE: November 2nd









Past Projects: Street Art Symbolic Artwork