Art Appreciation Part 1

Art Appreciation Part 1

Assignment (Part 1 of 3) 

Step 1: Below are 20 images, I want you to rank them in order by their letter starting with number one being your favorite. You might want to click on the image for better detail. Please e-mail me your responses. DUE FRIDAY AUG. 23 @ 3:30 pm. no late work accepted. 

Step 2: What were your top three images and what where you bottom three?

(Example: Top 3: A, H, and M Bottom 3: B,Q, and L)

Step 3: Answer the following questions about each of your TOP three favorite images. (Your responses must be in complete sentences)

a) Why did this image appeal to you?

b) What do you think the image is about?

c) What do you think the artist is trying to communicate with her/his artwork?

d) Would you have this artwork in your home, why or why not?

Step 4: Answer the following questions about each of your BOTTOM three least favorite images. (Your answers must be in complete sentences)

a) Why didn't you like the image?

b) What do you think the images is about?

c) What do you think the artist is trying to communicate with her/his artwork?

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

Monochromatic Self Portraits Middel School.

As always, I start off the each new class with a self-portrait assignment. Maybe one year, semester, trimester, quarter, I won't. But it is a good method for learning the names of students and see how they perceive themselves, skill level, craftsmanship, etc. This time we used acrylic paint on paper.

Construction Paper Layers high school art project

I was checking out a project that was made using thin sheets of painted wood stacked in layers presented in a box. This was about the time we had made our light box projects, so the concept of using a box to contain art was still on my mind. While I didn't have the thin sheets of colored wood, I figured that construction paper might be a good substitute. In many ways this is similar to my middle school mola project except that each layer on this project has a representation object opposed to cut-out abstract shapes that form an image.

Shoe Drawings Grade 7 Art

Stinky feet day is what I like to call the shoe drawing project. Hadn't had students draw their shoes in a couple of years. It is a great exercise in teaching rendering. Prior to drawing shoes they made value scales to practice making different shades. All are drawn from life.