Watercolor 1: value scale

I would like this assignment to be as neat and tightly rendered as this- all the way to the edge...

Painting 2: The Still Life

so- I was close:

ABOUT EVEREST HALL

Everest Hall fuses cultural references, old and new, in fetishistic and irreverent graphite drawings and oil paintings, combining “very accurate observational study with thoughts on metaphysics, memory, and history,” as he has said. Ranging from figures and still lifes to absurdist imagery and photorealistic urban landscapes, Hall draws from a wide range of source materials, including the symbols and motifs of the various belief systems represented by his immediate family—Hall’s mother is a Mayan priestess, his father a Sufi, and his grandparents founding members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses; elements of these divergent cultures come together in clashing tension in Hall’s work. A frequent motif is the use of ancient ritualistic objects and imagery, such as skulls, rattlesnakes, and candles, updated, reconfigured, and set against flat, often psychedelic backdrops or abstract forms. Hall is also known for absurdist references to popular culture, as in his transformation of a man’s genitals into Joe Camel.

www.everesthall.com

The other painters I showed you were:

Jill Grimes

Sadie Valeri

Limor Gasko

Triads! Assignment Due May 17, 2013

Class Assignment (Due May 17): Take one of the above paintings, name the triad used as the dominant color scheme in the painting (write it on the back of your piece), and create a derivative work based on the painting chosen, using a different triad. This can either be a copy of the image chosen, or an original work based on the painting. Maintain the style of the piece chosen. For example, I chose to do a painting based on the apples above, using a different triad:

triad used below:

This assignment can be done in any medium you wish: Collage, acrylics, gouache, digital media (Illustrator, Photoshop). The point is that triadic color schemes exist across a wide range of media, so use whichever medium you are comfortable with.
I'm also including a few online links as additional resources for you to use:

http://www.davidslonim.com/primary-triad-harmony/
http://www.color-wheel-artist.com/triad-colors.html
http://www.michaelharding.co.uk/colour-and-technique.php
http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/color-theory/color-harmonies.htm

3 typical triad color schemes:

Reading an Exhibition: Painting 2

This is a great site in general to see what's happening in the art world, written in a very straightforward way. (artfagcity). The link below is to one of the articles in the reviews section- a great example of how to look at and approach art- and not to be afraid of stating supremely obvious things (like the smell of the gallery!). These reviews are offbeat, funny, scathing and truthful- check them out!:

http://www.artfagcity.com/2013/03/05/we-went-to-bushwick-with-gawkers-adrian-chen-part-2-of-2/

Also, for more local info, go to:

http://www.bigredandshiny.com/cgi-bin/BRS.cgi

scroll down, click on events and listings for local exhibitions.

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...