Roots
Kerry James Marshall
Painted Dreams
Vincent Van Gogh
Today's Class- Today we looked at some of the limited palette graded projects, then started on the Final Project of the semester- a reworking of the art of a specific artist, creating a new composition that borrows the format of a board game.
How to make this up- Everyone was in today, so you should all know the project, but here's the basics if you need a reminder. Choose a recognized fine artist (found in major museum collections and art history textbooks) whose work is representational (not abstract), two dimensional, and in full color. You will select elements from two or more artworks from this artist and arrange them into a new composition. That can include figures, landscape, interiors, objects, and backgrounds. Because this is a game, there must be a theme at least partly related to the artwork, a title, and some kind of game path. The game will be created using a piece of mat board, somewhere between 16" x 20" and 18" x 24", using your acrylic paints. Above and below are examples from previous semesters, with the game title and artist beneath each. The example I made, and the details behind how I designed it, can be found here.
Magritte the Game
Rene Magritte
The Greek Grape Faze
Ancient Greek Pottery
Homework- This board game graded project is due at the beginning of class on May 14, 2012, which is also the final day of the semester. No work will be accepted after that day.
Some students still owe some back projects (wood cut blocks, season temperature collages, limited palette studies), which can be turned in for partial credit.
Museum papers are also due by the last day of class, two weeks from today.
Spring 2012 Portfolio Exercises
This is the list of all exercises that are part of the semester portfolio, which will be graded on the last day of class. If you came to class every day, you probably have it all done. If not, the list below, along with the dates they can be found on this blog, should help you fill in the gaps:
1/30/12 Wallpaper dots
2/6/12 Contour Lines (shoes, chair, bottles)
2/27/12 Value (charcoal exercises)
3/26/12 Color Wheel and Mixing exercises
4/2/12 Text and Logo
4/23/12 Color Still Life painting
For next class 5/7/12- This will be a general work day for the class. Many will use it to work on the final project, but you may use the time and space to do anything related to the class. That can be one of the back projects, a portfolio exercise, or even the museum paper. Bring whatever you need to work on whatever you plan to do in class.
