Writing Assignment(s)

To see more videos like we will/have seen in class, go to www.pbs.org/art21/

 HW: written assignment, pick an artist (can be a musician, poet, painter, photographer, whatever). In two pages, double spaced, cover these three points: What is that artist saying? (what’s their work about) How is he/she saying it? (technique) Why does he/she matter to you? - this last point is extremely important!! i want to know why. Due 4/8(Watercolor1), Due 4/17(Painting1)

 For those of you in more than one of my classes, or have been in my class before and have already done this assignment, here is your alternate assignment: Focusing on one painting, a group of works, or exhibition, critically discuss your experience as a viewer and critically analyze the work chosen. Discuss it in terms of:
 -your cold read/ what you see: the most obvious details, scale, dimensions, framing, medium, etc.
 -What you think the artist is trying to say?
 -how is it related to its time? For example,anything having to do with Surrealism in the early part of the movement is directly linked to events of the time (World War 1). same with Abstract Expressionism- it's a reaction to World War 2 and an inward look at the individual with respect to the chaos of the time- a return to the spiritual. You can say the same about any work done today- look for the connections! Research the artist, google info, follow the bread crumbs...

 This is a pretty good link to the basics of how to read a painting: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/how-to-read-a-painting.html

Blocking in: Shapes and Value

Color Wheel/ Color Theory

here is the link to a great page about color mixing:
http://www.sensationalcolor.com/understanding-color-theory/color-theory/the-color-wheel.html


and check out this fantastic video which explains everything and more...