Today's Class- Today's topic was rhythm, which is just as much a visual element as it is a sonic element. I showed several dozen slides of historical work, pointing out how rhythm was used by each artist- by colors, marks, shapes, textures, etc. Then the class did a portfolio exercise where I played segments of music, and had the students produce abstract compositions based on what they were hearing. Colors and brushes were their option, as long as the images made were completely abstract. I also distributed information about the museum assignment and photography assignment to anyone who needed it.
How to make this up- Open your pad to a clean sheet of paper. Get your set of watercolors, brushes, fill your water container.
These are examples from previous semesters of student work doing this exercise. Spend about 15 minutes doing each, choosing colors, brushes, and movement based on your interpretation of the music. A list of the music we listened to, and additional student examples can be found here.
This is a portfolio exercise and can be made up for full credit any time before the end of the semester.
Homework- Nothing from today, but the first draft of the museum assignment is due at the start of class on November 1, 2019, printed on paper. They will be returned the following week with notes on how to improve it before the final version in turned in. Clicking on the "Museum Assignment" tab at the top of this blog will bring you to a brief description of the assignment, and some active links to the websites of the pre approved museums.
For next class Nov 1, 2019- We will start the last portfolio exercise before our first graded art project. The medium will be printmaking, specifically collagraph, where a printing plate is made from collaged materials attached to a flat surface. Below is an example of a plate and the print that was produced from it.
Note that the color of collaged objects has no effect on the colors in the print, which will be made with black ink. Also the print will be a mirror image of the plate, so letters and numbers will have to be backwards on the plate to appear normal in the resulting print. I will provide cardboard for the plates, and I have a bag of materials to cut up, but students are welcome to bring in more or add them later. It takes time for glue to dry, so we make them next week and will print them a few weeks later. For next class bring scissors to cut materials, white glue to glue them down, and optionally a pencil to mark your plans on the cardboard (has no effect on the print) and additional materials. You don't need the pad next week to you can leave it at home if you like.
