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Today's Class- Today was our final meeting of the semester. We opened with a critique of the Final Projects, as well as a few other late arriving projects. After that I dismissed everyone for a little while I graded those and the semester portfolios. Upon returning, everyone received a grading slip with the grades for those items and collected all their work.
Final grades are due at the college in early January, though I will try to get them done and submitted before then to get them out of the way. I don't know if Kean will turn around and release them to students right away, or if they hold them all until after all grades are in.
Enjoy the break.
Today's Class- Today was mostly a work day for the class. We had a critique for the limited palettes projects that were due today, and the class took an ungraded department assessment test of 2D knowledge. But mostly the time was spent working on the board game final projects begun last week. I reminded everyone that next Monday is our final class meeting and that everything is due that day.
How to make this up- Information about the Final Project can be found in last week's post.
Homework- Nothing new, but if you owe any back graded projects, next week is your last opportunity to turn them in for partial credit.
Semester Portfolio- Next week I'll be grading the semester portfolio, all of the work done in class that wasn't individually graded. If you haven't missed any classes, you have it all done. If you're not sure, here is the list of what I need to see and the dates you'll find the assignments on this blog:
9/15- Wall paper design (dots)
9/22- Contour Lines (shoes)
- Negative Space (chair/bottles)
10/6- Charcoal exercises (vine / compressed)
11/3- Color Wheel/Complement Mixes/
-Tints and Shades
11/10- Descriptive Text (Russian words)
- Business Logo
12/1- Color Still Life
For next class 12/22/14- Our final class meeting and the last day of the Kean semester. I'll be grading the portfolio and the Final Project, as well as any late items that anyone brings in, such as late graded projects and museum papers. No art supplies needed, but bring in anything that needs to be seen, including any excuse notes that would cover absences. I will start with the critique of Final Projects, then dismiss everyone temporarily while I grade everything. After the time I state that morning, you may return to pick up the graded items and learn your grades for those things. Once I leave that day, nothing else will be accepted.
Today's Class- The first part of today's class was spent discussing composition and balance. I went through definitions from a textbook, showed some art historical slides and demonstrated how it worked in each case. Then the whole class participated in a group exercise where I had them solve composition and balance problems on the wall using a variety of shapes of color. Below is an example. After that, I introduced the Final Project of the semester. I also collected the museum papers and returned the graded season/temperature collages.
How to make this up- The final project this semester will be to design a board game based on the art of a historical fine artist. Like any board game, there should be some kind of game path that players must follow, and the design should include a title. However, all the other visual elements must be taken directly from the work of your chosen artist. You will create your own composition using the figures, objects. interiors/exteriors, colors and textures previously used by your chosen artist. The project will be painted on a piece of matboard, which provides a smooth, sturdy surface to paint on and will allow the finished piece to be folded like traditional game boards. Below are two student examples from previous semesters. Additional student examples, the full requirements, and the example that I made can be found here.
Dance Star
Edgar Degas
Painted Dreams
Vincent Van Gogh
Homework- This game board final project is due at the beginning of class on December 22, 2014.
The limited palettes graded project is due at the beginning of class on December 15, 2014.
Museum papers can still be turned in for partial credit before the end of the semester.
For next class 12/15/14- After a critique of the limited palettes project you'll have most of the class to continue working on the Final Project. We will also likely set aside some time for the class to take a short assessment test, not part of your semester grade. Bring whatever materials you need to work on whatever you plan to work on.
Today's Class- Today the class worked on the final still life assignment and final portfolio exercise of the semester. We started by looking at some slides of historical examples of still life, discussing the various purposes such pieces served in art and society. Then I set up a still life involving colorful objects and had the class paint it, considering all the aspects of still life drawing that I've stressed to this point, plus trying to match colors as closely as possible. We also looked at everyone's color temperature collages, which were collected.
How to make this up- You will need to set up a still life with solidly colored objects. Then paint it on a sheet of your 18" x 24" paper using your acrylic paints. No special lighting necessary. Above is a photo of today's still life set up in VE 209, below is a student example from a previous semester that contains many of the same objects. The full instructions and additional student examples can be found here.
This is a portfolio exercise that must be completed by the last day of class to receive full credit.
Homework- The Museum paper is due on December 8, 2014. Papers will be reviewed promptly, and if I find any significant issues, students will have the opportunity to fix it and resubmit it for a better grade before the end of the semester. Papers submitted after next week will still be accepted, but as late, and papers arriving on the last day of class won't be able to be rewritten.
I've decided to extend the due date on last week's limited color palettes project to December 15, 2014. However, next week we start the final project, so I recommend getting as much done as you can this week.
For next class 12/8/14- We will start the final project of the semester. You will be creating a new artwork based on the art of a fine artist of your choice. The artist must be of historical significance (museums, art history textbooks), two dimensional (paintings, drawings, prints) work representationally (no total abstraction), and using color. Therefore you should bring with you a book with color images of work from this artist. (large images from a book will be easier to use than tiny images from a smart phone) If you don't have a particular artist in mind, perhaps a book of a particular period of art history, or if nothing else, a general art history textbook to get you started.
You will be painting the project on matboard, the smooth stiff cardboard used in framing. It's generally available in art supply stores, and is usually stocked at the college bookstore, but I suggest you check that before next Monday. A piece between 15" x 20" and 18" x 24" will do. Standard size full boards are usually 30" x 40", but some stores carry smaller ones. If not, get the full size, we can cut it down, and there's a good chance a few of your classmates will still need one. Also bring pencil and eraser, and all the painting materials you've been using the past few weeks.
