COLOR

Assignment due November 11, Thursday.

1.  Color collage using "found color".  Image should be same size as 'texture rubbings' piece and use the COMPOSITION from rubbings drawing to guide you...think transformation, similar the pumpkin series, but now we are changing texture into color...hmmm, good luck.
p.s.  work on rubbing drawing to make it a really finished piece

2.  LOVE/HATE
    a.  a multi-leveled project: exploring color and how it might aid intentional, specific expression
    b.  2 drawings, same size paper for each (creating a series of 2).
    c.  "found color"- you may use found color other than magazines so you might investigate how the weight or material can affect color behavior.
    d.  use these 2 drawings to investigate aspects of your FINAL PROJECT, this LOVE/HATE series may help you to discover/decide on/ get closer to what you are interested in that will work as a developed series of drawings.

LOVE/HATE is a practical and "large theme" topic which can help Artists with varied Processes/approaches/ideas to make their ideas more specific...

Things to consider while you compose this LOVE/HATE series,which will need to become specific for your FINAL PROJECT...
1.  TYPE of SPACE (inside, busy, shallow, deep, delicate, memory, scary, outside, imagined, hip-hop, idea, claustrophobic, migratory-we have discussed many, ask your work what it tends toward...what type of space it exists as)
2.  what SHAPES DO YOU HATE?
3. what MARKS DO YOU LOVE
4.  Do you HATE choppy compositions or LOVE simple patterns?

We won't discuss the work as a group on thursday because we have our Model, but hang it up(practice presentation) and I will discuss individually as you work, OR make notes and email you each individually with your midterm grade as you begin to work on your Final Project this weekend(for Tuesday November 16.

-thanks all
Cheryl
2.

Figge visiting Fine Artists- Halloween 2010

SOURCES-looking at work and technical terms

1.  We need a commitment for the University trip to the Figge Museum of Art, Davenport: Thursday, OCT 28
http://uima.uiowa.edu/ui-student-bus-trip/

2.  http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/uima/   :  Spend at least an Hour looking at images of Drawings(under sample searches) and choose 1 to copy(sketch) at the size of 8.5"x11"- and record the pieces title, size, Artist, year to share with the class, and what drew you to draw this piece and what you learned from doing so.

3.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiaroscuro

4.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_space

5. Ben Shahn mentioned in 'Art & Fear : Observations On the Perils(and Rewards) of ArtMaking by David Bayles & Ted Orland, check out some of his work in the below google search...
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=ben+shahn&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

6.  NEGATIVE SPACE HOMEWORK:  materials necessary:  scissors, glue stick, white paper 8.5"x11", non-white paper 8.5"x11", pencil, eraser, pencil sharpner=  draw the negative space around the scissors(look at the negative space while drawing, draw a line on the inside of your drawn line(you will have 2 perpendicular lines ), cut out the negative shapes, glue the to the other paper(your choice-white or non-white) arrange so positive shape of scissors appear, decide on placement of page and amount of negative space used around object...glue,sign, bring to class tuesday September 28.  See you there.


and remember, tolerance for uncertainty is the prerequisite to succeeding.

Seeing with our minds

tear(chengxi), jack, eissa, kaelee, kelsey, carly, lauren, tatjana, hailey, ashlee, hector, sarah, danielle, gina, allie

Welcome to Elements of Art
1.  Protect your studio time and you will achieve success
2.  Become a 'Follower' of our class blog
3.  Find weekly reading and assignments posted here, i will direct you to new posts during class.

Blog ASSIGNMENT 1:
'How Your Eyes Work'  www.aoa.org/x6024.xml
read the above listed link and create a drawing on the using the silhouettes found at the bottom of the article's page in your drawing (for inspiration, for form, pattern, diagram, mark, gesture, unsillouette=aka contour etc.)  Use your imagination(mind), enjoy your time. Drawings discussed at the beginning of class on Thursday, September 2.  Nice job so far, about 27 classes to go. See you Thursday.

mentioned in class
Richard Serra- "writings and Interviews" (black as weight)
zine vending machine- 1st floor of Library, dispenses homemade maga'zines'
arabesques
contour/cross countour, scale shifts, quality of line/mark