Embrace the Shake
Hello everyone!
Welcome to Weeks Four and Five of the SHS Visual Art Online Program of Studies.
The activity for the next two weeks will serve as the final art project for this course (besides the art history presentation) and will once again be a broad activity that should allow students flexibility to use what is on hand. Additionally, any student that wishes to produce something different of their own choice is free to do so and submit on the due date with a project documentation worksheet (students following the assigned activity will fill out this worksheet as well).
Here are several important links that you should continue to refer to periodically:
WEEK FOUR/FIVE PROJECT SCHEDULE AND EXPECTATIONS:
REMAKE/SLEEVEFACE:
To begin, please take ten minutes to watch the following TED Talk by Phil Hansen:
Welcome to Weeks Four and Five of the SHS Visual Art Online Program of Studies.
The activity for the next two weeks will serve as the final art project for this course (besides the art history presentation) and will once again be a broad activity that should allow students flexibility to use what is on hand. Additionally, any student that wishes to produce something different of their own choice is free to do so and submit on the due date with a project documentation worksheet (students following the assigned activity will fill out this worksheet as well).
Here are several important links that you should continue to refer to periodically:
WEEK FOUR/FIVE PROJECT SCHEDULE AND EXPECTATIONS:
REMAKE/SLEEVEFACE:
To begin, please take ten minutes to watch the following TED Talk by Phil Hansen:
"We need to first be limited in order to become limitless."
The last several months have been a challenge for everyone in some way, either large or small to say the very least. That is what I would like you to embrace over the last 2/3 weeks of this school year. We can't meet face-to-face, we can't use the studio and we don't have access to all of our wonderful supplies or materials. Well, how can we experiment creatively with the tools and materials that we DO have access to in order to create art? How did Phil Hansen accomplish this?
Try answering the following questions. These should help get you started in your planning process for the next couple of weeks.
Try answering the following questions. These should help get you started in your planning process for the next couple of weeks.
- What types of tools and materials do you have access to that you can create with? Anything goes (think portraits made out of ketchup...)!
- Think about three-dimensional artwork. What do you have access to that you could create a sculpture with? Be creative (natural objects, perhaps?)!
- What did you think the most interesting thing that Phil Hansen did to overcome his limitations and "Embrace the Shake?" For example, how he used "karate-chop" motions to create a large portrait.
Think about a “life changing moment” in your life. It could be big (such as becoming an older sibling, the loss of a pet) or seemingly small (trying your favorite food for the first time, meeting a good friend for the first time, or trying out a sport for the first time that ended up becoming your passion). Let's create a work of art based on that.
NOTE: Please be SAFE when creating your art. Let's not use candles or matches like the artist did...
During Week Four, plan on researching, planning and writing down ideas for your project. Please also sketch for your project with whatever materials you have available in your space. This project is COMPLETELY UP TO YOU. You may USE ANY MATERIAL YOU LIKE (pencils, markers, paint, nails, buttons, torn paper, stones, leaves, etc.), and MAKE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT (a drawing of your favorite athlete or musician, several stacks of balanced rocks, melted crayons running down a canvas, etc.). You are encouraged to research other examples of the type of work you would like to do and look into how it is made.
Remember to continue to use your visual journal this week in the development of your ideas.
- Plan on filling 5-10 pages in your sketchbook each week for this project. These pages should include research for your, notes, sketches, free drawings and journaling/reflection. Images of your sketchbook/journal pages will be submitted EACH WEEK with your weekly projects and will be part of how I assess whether or not your work is "COMPLETE" for the week. If you have less than 5 pages or if your pages are not filled and do not contain the relevant research, sketches of your projects, and reflection, you will receive an "INCOMPLETE" for the week. If you do not submit sketchbook/journal images, you will receive a "MISSING." Please note: Students will only receive a "PASS" for this course if ALL WORK is marked "COMPLETE."
The expectations for your journal/project submissions this week (WEEK FOUR: due on May 15) are as follows:
- Submit five to ten images of research, plans, ideas and sketches for your project. Please send these to me as attachments in an email.
- Continue researching an artist for the Art History presentation that you will be expected to submit during the last week of the program. The format and expectations for that presentation are listed below.
- Images of your journal and a completed copy of your Project Worksheet (linked above) are due in my email no later than midnight this Friday (May 15). Please email me your submissions with images and worksheets as attachments IN THE SAME EMAIL.
- In addition to submitting your work via email, please post images of your work on my Padlet wall HERE so that other students can see your work.
The expectations for your journal/project submissions next week (WEEK FIVE: due on May 22) are as follows:
- Submit five to ten images of your final project(s). Please send these to me as attachments in an email.
- Continue researching an artist for the Art History presentation that you will be expected to submit during the last week of the program. The format and expectations for that presentation are listed below.
- Images of your journal/project and a completed copy of your Project Worksheet (linked above) are due in my email no later than midnight this Friday (May 22). Please email me your submissions with images and worksheets as attachments IN THE SAME EMAIL.
- In addition to submitting your work via email, please post images of your work on my Padlet wall HERE so that other students can see your work.
The format and expectations for your Art History presentation (Due May 27) are as follows:
- Select an established artist from any time throughout history up to and including present day.
- Consider selecting an artist that connects with your interests (wildlife painter, character designer for video games/movies, fashion designer, animator, sports photographer, etc.).
- Make sure that your artist is an ESTABLISHED artist and that you can identify what impact they have had on their art form, art in general, and/or society.
- This presentation will be due during the final week of the program. Seniors, yours will be due during your final week of class.
- Please create your presentation in the following format (Google Slides):
- Slide One: Title Slide (Your name, Name of your Artist, Image of your Artist or their work)
- Slide Two: Basic biographical information (Where/when were they born, young life, did they go to school for training, etc.)
- Slide Three: Relevant information about the artist (What type of art? What materials do they use? Do they have a favorite subject matter? Do they belong to any Art movements? Any information about the Artist and their work).
- Slide Four: A brief statement of WHY your artist is important and what impact they have had on society, art and/or culture.
- Slides Five+: 5 - 10 slides of your Artist's work with titles and dates. Please type up a brief critique of the artwork using the elements/principles of design.
- Final Slide: A work cited slide in MLA format (use EasyBib) of your resources and references. There should be AT LEAST three sources.
Week Four ZOOM meeting:
- Students should receive an email with a link to our Monday ZOOM meeting Monday morning.
- This meeting will be approximately 30 minutes and take place at 1pm. It is NOT mandatory, but is t is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. They are intended to provide clarification on the weekly projects if needed.
Overview and last thoughts:
- Please make sure to review all of the expectations in this post and the linked documents. This information is important to ensure that work is submitted correctly, complete and on time.
- Please make sure to review the email that was sent to everyone on Wednesday, May 6. It has the most current list of assignments and deadlines for the rest of the course.
- By midnight Friday, students should have submitted images of their work and project proposal/worksheet to my email. Be sure to save your project worksheet as a PDF and submit with the images of your work IN ONE EMAIL. Neglecting to follow this instruction may result in work being marked as "Missing" or "Incomplete."
- Do not overthink the Project Worksheet. It is simply documenting what you did over the course of the week. Fill it out with the relevant information. You are not expected to write paragraphs worth of reflection. Just review what you have done.
- If you have a question, ASK. I will be checking my email regularly.
- My office hours are listed in the syllabus as M-F 1pm - 2pm. I will do my best to stick to that and be available during that time. I am at home with little kids, so sometimes my schedule can be upended at a moment's notice. I will respond to you as soon as I can.
- If you have any outstanding work that was not submitted on time and received an incomplete or missing, make sure that you submit before midnight this coming Friday in order receive a "Complete" score.
Lesson adapted from Erin Johnson