Foreshortening Figure Drawing

Students in the 8th grade were challenged to a figure student assignment that combined foreshortening and their own personal life drawing skills.  Students took a position that demonstrated the art of foreshortening and photographed themselves in the pose before starting on their piece.  Students were encouraged to use a variety of medias as well as surface areas for this assignment.  This is what the 8th graders created.



Collograph Prints

Students were given the assignment to create a print based on a concept of their choosing.  Students created visual mind maps to represent their research of their chosen concept.  Students learned about the history and process of printmaking and, in particular, the art of collagraph printmaking.  Students used different crafts and recycled materials to construct their plates prior to printing.  Students then applied different colored inks, 2-D, and 3-D materials to their final editions.  Here is what 6th and 7th grade students created.

Man v. Nature

Personal Identity

Nature

Relationships

Life

Uncertainty

Uncertainty

Man and Nature

"Nightmares"

"Nature"



Summer Assignment Creations

Students were asked to work from observation and conceptual thinking as part of their summer assignment this school year.  Here are some drawings the 7th and 8th grade students developed.

Duct Tape Portfolio Design

Students were challenged to create a design on their portfolio cover simply using one piece of black duct tape.  They were given very vague instructions to complete their design.  Here is what 6th and 7th grade came up with.

Living Museum Extension

Students were challenged to apply what they had learned during the living museum art theory project in creating another piece of work.  The criteria for this piece was that it needed to be "in the style" of the artist that they had done extensive research on in the beginning of the school year.  In particular, students were to focus on the painting style that their artist was known for.  Students were asked to look at subject mater, art style, and colors while choosing their design.  As part of the criteria students were asked to work on an "alternative" surface - some thing other than paper or canvas that they normally wouldn't paint on.  This challenged students to experiment with different surfaces and how paint responded to those surfaces.  Here are some examples of what the 6th and 7th graders created.

Salvador Dali inspired on a clock

Frida Khalo inspired on masonite

Henri Rousseau inspired on a record

Jacob Lawrence inspired on a record cover

Georgia O'Keeffe inspired on a wood log

Andy Warhol inspired on a map

Claude Monet inspired on sheet metal

Keith Haring inspired on newspaper

Andy Warhol inspired on masonite

Salvador Dali Inspired on eye glasses



Teacher Inspired Artwork

For the culminating project for the 8th grade students graduating from the visual arts program, students were to select a faculty member in the school that had inspired them on their journey as students, artists, and growing adults.  Each student chose someone that they felt they have a close connection with.  Students had the opportunity to interview their teacher, take notes, and design brief thumbnail sketches of ideas that they felt would represent the teacher they had selected.  Students then began to work in their own chosen media, surface area, and subject matter that related back to their teacher.  Some students chose to do portraits, caricatures, landscapes, scenes, animals, etc.  After each piece was completed the students presented their chosen piece to their teacher as a gift.  Here are what the 8th graders came up with.

In Progress

In Progress



IPT (Integrated Performance Task) Contest Design