Wednesday, May 25, 2011

ADVANCED ART FINAL

MR. PURCELL 6/11
ADVANCED ART FINAL PROJECT


FINAL PROJECTS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE EXAM BLOCK

WRITE A 2 PAGE DOUBLE SPACED PAPER (plus a works cited page) ON AN ARTIST OF YOUR CHOICE. THE ARTIST YOU CHOOSE MUST BE OF A DIFFERENT RACE AND/OR GENDER THAN YOURSELF. THE ARTIST MUST BE APPROVED BY MR. P BEFORE YOU BEGIN. THE ARTIST CAN BE FROM ANY ERA AND WORK WITH ANY MEDIUM OF DRAWING OR PAINTING (PASTELS, OILS, ACRYLICS…) AS LONG AS THEY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ART WORLD IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY. (BEST TO AVOID WRITING A PAPER ABOUT AN UNCLE WHO LIKES TO PAINT ETC…)
THERE ARE MANY QUALITIES YOU COULD CHOOSE TO FOCUS ON SUCH AS SUBJECT MATTER, SCALE, MEDIUM, COLOR CHOICES/USE OF COLOR, STYLISTIC CHOICES, MEANING/INTENT… ANALIZE WHAT THE ARTIST IS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH AND HOW THEY DO SO. FOR INSTANCE, WHY DID MONET USE THE COLORS HE DID? THERE ARE VERY SPECIFIC REASONS FOR THIS WHICH WOULD REQUIRE RESEARCH AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTISTS’ WORK.

PART TWO OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ALSO CREATE A COLOR IMAGE REPRESENTING THE ARTIST’S WORK. MINIMUM SIZE IS 9X12. DO NOT REPLICATE AN EXISTING PIECE BUT USE QUALITIES THAT ARTISTS ARE KNOWN FOR TO CREATE A NEW WORK. THINK ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE IF THAT ARTIST CREATED DURING A DIFFERENT TIME PERIOD. WHAT IF DEGAS WAS ALIVE TODAY. ALSO HAVE AT LEAST TWO FULL COLOR EXAMPLES OF THE ARTIST’S WORK TO SHOW THE CLASS.

PRESENTATIONS DURING THE EXAM BLOCK WILL BE BRIEF BUT SHOULD PRESENT TO THE CLASS AS THOUGH NO ONE HAS ANY PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE ARTISTS. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO READ THE PAPER BUT GIVE A WELL THOUGHT THROUGH SYNOPSIS ALONG WITH THE IMAGE. YOU WILL LIKELY BE ASKED SOME BASIC QUESTIONS AS WELL SO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW YOUR TOPIC. THIS PROJECT COUNTS FOR 20% OF YOUR GRADE!

PLEASE BE SURE NOT TO PLAGIARIZE IN ANY WAY AS IT WILL RESULT IN A ZERO!! PLEASE DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA AS IT’S INFORMATION CAN OFTEN BE LESS THAN FACTUAL.

WE WILL HAVE TIME TO RESEARCH, SO CHOOSE A SUBJECT YOU CAN HAVE FUN WITH!

ARTWORK 50%
PAPER 40%
PRESENTATION 10%

FOUNDATIONS FINAL

MR. PURCELL 6/11
FOUNDATIONS FINAL PROJECT


FINAL PROJECTS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE EXAM BLOCK.

WRITE A 2 PAGE DOUBLE SPACED PAPER ON AN ARTIST OF YOUR CHOICE. THE ARTIST MUST BE APPROVED BY MR. P BEFORE YOU BEGIN. THE ARTIST CAN BE FROM ANY ERA AND WORK WITH ANY MEDIUM AS LONG AS THEY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ART WORLD IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY. (PLEASE AVOID WRITING A PAPER ABOUT AN UNCLE WHO LIKES TO PAINT ETC…)
YOUR PAPER SHOULD EXPLAIN THE ART MOVEMENTS/PERIOD THE ARTIST WAS INVOLVED IN, THEIR BACKGROUND/HISTORY AND TRAINING, AND WHAT MAKES THEIR WORK SIGNIFICANT IN THE ART WORLD. DISCUSS WHY YOU CHOSE THIS ARTIST AND FIND OUT ABOUT THEIR CREATIVE PROCESS; WHAT SIZE WAS THEIR WORK, HOW DID THEY GO ABOUT CREATING THEIR WORK, WHAT KIND OF SUBJECTS DID HE OR SHE WORK WITH? INCLUDE A WORKS CITED PAGE.

PART TWO IS TO PAINT A 9 X 12 IMAGE THAT DEMONSTRATES THE QUALITIES OF THAT ARTIST’S WORK. THINK ABOUT THEIR COLOR CHOICES, TECHNIQUES THAT THEY EMPLOYED TO CREATE THE WORK, COMPOSITION, SUBJECT MATTER AND PHILOSOPHY. WE ARE NOT DUPLICATING AN EXISTING WORK, BUT CREATING AN ORIGINAL PIECE.

PRESENTATIONS WILL BE BRIEF BUT SHOULD PRESENT TO THE CLASS AS THOUGH NO ONE HAS ANY PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE ARTIST. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO READ THE PAPER BUT GIVE A WELL THOUGHT THROUGH SYNOPSIS ALONG WITH THE IMAGE. (IT WILL BE HELPFUL TO WRITE AN OUTLINE) YOU WILL LIKELY BE ASKED SOME BASIC QUESTIONS AS WELL SO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW YOUR TOPIC. DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA AND DO NOT PLAGIARISE IN ANY WAY AS IT WILL RESULT IN A ZERO. THIS PROJECT COUNTS FOR 20% OF YOUR GRADE!

ARTWORK 50%
PAPER 40%
PRESENTATION 10%

DESIGN FINAL PROJECT

MR. PURCELL 6/11
DESIGN FINAL PROJECT


FINAL PROJECTS WILL BE PRESENTED DURING THE EXAM BLOCK.

WRITE A 2 PAGE DOUBLE SPACED PAPER ON FRANK LLYOD WRIGHT. THIS PAPER SHOULD FOCUS ON HIS BACKGROUND AND TRAINING IN ART/ARCHICTECTURE. WHAT WERE HIS INFLUENCES? WHAT INSPIRED HIM? WHAT ARE HIS PHILOSOPHIES ABOUT ARCHITECTURE? WHAT MAKES FLW STAND OUT FROM OTHER ARCHITECTS? WHAT DID HE DO DIFFERENTLY? WHAT KIND OF PERSONALITY WAS HE? WERE THERE SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN HIS LIFE?
APPROACH THE PAPER WITH THESE QUESTIONS IN MIND. BE SURE TO SITE YOUR SOURCES, ONLINE OR BOOKS. ANY FORM OF PLAIGIRISM WILL RESULT IN A ZERO!

USING WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED ABOUT FLW’S WORK, SKETCH AN INTERIOR OF HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO REDESIGN OUR ART SPACE AT FRONTIER IF YOU HAD AN UNLIMITED BUDGET. THE DESIGN MUST CLEARLY INCORPORATE FLW’S ARCHITECTURE PHILOSOPHY IN AS MANY WAYS AS YOU CAN. THINK ABOUT THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT THE SPACE AND HOW TO ENHANCE IT AS WELL AS THINGS YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE ENTIRELY. THIS FULL COLOR IMAGE WILL BE 12 X 18 PAPER.


PRESENTATIONS DURING THE EXAM BLOCK WILL BE BRIEF BUT SHOULD PRESENT TO THE CLASS AS THOUGH NO ONE HAS ANY PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE ARTIST. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO READ THE PAPER BUT BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THE DECISIONS YOU MADE IN YOUR SKETCH AND HOW THEY RELATE TO FLW’S WORK.. YOU WILL LIKELY BE ASKED SOME BASIC QUESTIONS AS WELL SO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW YOUR TOPIC. THIS PROJECT COUNTS FOR 20% OF YOUR GRADE!

ARTWORK 50%
PAPER 40%
PRESENTATION 10%

Friday, May 20, 2011

CERAMICS WHEEL THROWING AND FINAL PROJECT



FOR YOUR WHEEL THROWING PROJECT YOU WILL NOT NEED TO TURN IN ANY PAPERWORK EXCEPT FOR A RUBRIC. (JUST LIKE THE PINCH POT PROJECT) YOU WILL PRODUCE A MINIMUM OF THREE PIECES FOLLOWING THE PROCESS THAT WAS PRESENTED IN THE DEMOS AND HANDOUT. PIECES THAT DO NOT FOLLOW THE PROCESS DISCUSSED IN THE HANDOUT DO NOT COUNT.

FINAL PROJECT

THE CLASS WILL DECIDE ON A GENERAL THEME FOR THE FINAL. FROM THERE WE WILL WORK IN GROUPS OF 2-4 PEOPLE AND EACH GROUP WILL FOCUS ON A DIFFERENT SUBJECT THAT IS A PART OF THE THEME. EXAMPLE: THE CLASS DECIDES THAT THE THEME WILL BE RAINFOREST. EACH GROUP WILL PROPOSE A SUBJECT THAT RELATES TO THAT TOPIC, SO ONE GROUP MAY DO TREES, ANOTHER MAY DO WILDLIFE, ETC… YOU WILL NEED PHOTO REFERENCE FOR YOUR WORK. THE REFERENCE WILL NEED TO BE TURNED IN WITH THE USUAL RUBRIC, PROJECT DESCRIPTION SHEET AND SKETCH THAT IS DONE BEFORE BUILDING. (SKETCHES DONE AFTER CONSTRUCTION DO NOT COUNT)

FINAL PROJECTS WILL PRESENTED ON THE LAST DAY OF CLASS AND COUNTS FOR 20% OF YOUR GRADE SO WORK HARD AND DO YOUR BEST!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

DESIGN- LMC LOGO DESIGN

YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS TO DESIGN A FULL COLOR LOGO DESIGN FOR THE LMC. IT IS UP TO YOU TO DECIDE WHAT TO INCLUDE IN TERMS OF TEXT. FRS, FRONTIER, FRONTIER REGIONAL SCHOOL ETC... THE WORD LIBRARY MUST BE PRESENT BUT IT IS OPTIONAL TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE LIBRARY/MEDIA CENTER.
THINGSS ABOUT THE LMC TO CONSIDER WHEN THINKING ABOUT FONTS, COLORS, IMAGES ETC...:


inviting/welcoming feel
more than books (computers, wireless, audio books, cameras, headphone splitters, other tech tools)
research
knowledge
comfort
read for fun
help finding what you want or need
magazines
teachers AND students
copier
printer
classes and individuals
quiet...?
study

What do YOU do in the library?
is it a library? a library media center? something else?
Do they remember what it used to be like (before me)? How is it different? Better, worse?

REMEMBER, THIS LOGO WILL BE REPRODUCED ON WEB PAGES AND PERHAPS OTHER SIGNAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LMC.

Monday, May 16, 2011

DESIGN- COLOR PSYCHOLOGY

PLEASE READ THIS LINK CAREFULLY AND ANSWER THE QUESTION BELOW WITH YOUR NEWLY AQUIRED KNOWLEDGE:

http://www.precisionintermedia.com/color.html

LOOK UP THE LOGO FOR FEDEX (YAY, USING GOOGLE IN CLASS)
WHY DO YOU THINK THEY CHOSE THESE SPECIFIC COLORS FOR THIS SPECIFIC FONT?
WHAT DO THE COLORS REPRESENT AND IS THERE A REASON FOR THE TWO COLORS TO BE USED TOGETHER?

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

DESIGN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN- WHAT IS IT?

Two assignments:

GOOGLE:
industrial design click images
product design click images

read the following article on defining exactly what industrial design entails:

http://core77.com/reactor/08.06_amit.asp