Post on 04-Jan-2016
May 24, 2010
PORTRAITS DUE TOMORROW 5/25
Intro to new project
You need:
Pen/Pencil
Paper
Imagination
Mixed Media Collage
Name: Date: Period:
Composition:an arrangements of elements that create an appealing and unified whole
Abstract:
Abstract Collage 2. James Abbey
simplified or changed from real life
Abstract art can focus more on
elements & principles of
design.
Media:In art, refers to different materials such as ink, paint, clay, marker, pencil, wood etc.
Mixed Media:
Footloose & Fancyfree. Nubby Twiglet
A technique involving the use of two or more media that are combined in a single composition
A. Nubby Twiglet
Collage:
a design created by attaching mostly flat elements (newspaper, wallpaper, text, photos, etc) to a surface
Kryptonite. Mark Bradford. 2006
Still Life:an artwork whose subject is inanimate objects
Untitled. Peter Dickinson.
Graphic Design:
• Usually in the form of illustrations, commercials, advertisements, fonts, labels, posters, covers etc.
The art and profession of selecting and arranging visual elements to convey a message to an audience.
Movement(principle of art) effect that leads the viewer’s eye across a page
Emphasis:
Today’s Families. Richard Cardona. 2005
(principle of art)focus of the painting or drawing
Unity:
Estate. Robert Rauschenberg. 1963
(principle of art) feeling of completeness in an artwork
Easy Ways to Create
Unity
• Repeating shapes (vary sizes)
• Repeat color (limit your colors)
• Overall texture
• Clustering (put things closer together)
Terms to review and use:
• OVERLAP
• BACKGROUND
• FOREGROUND
Overview of project:
• Creating our own collage materials (no magazines will be available) from cut ink drawings & select color paper
• Designing a thought provoking and/or inspiring word in a unique way to become part of the collage.
• Arrange our cut pieces in an appealing way to create Movement, Emphasis and Unity.
• GLUE!
Student Samples:
What we do tomorrow:
• Using India ink and a brush, you will draw several still life drawings from the objects set at your table.
• These drawings WILL BE cut up or drawn on and become your collage materials.
Write your summary
• Consider the artwork shown
• What you will be doing
• How the vocabulary is important to the project