EXAM REVIEW You have everything you need to prepare for the Exam - study all of your tests, quizzes, homework, notes. Additionally I've created a review packet attached HERE. The exam follows the format of all previous tests, and takes place MONDAY, June 9 in the afternoon. It includes 100 questions on the written piece, PART 1. And a drawing practicum, PART 2. To prepare for the drawing practicum you may practice drawing your hand in various gestural positions. For inspiration, take a look at this powerpoint.
PLEASE JOIN ME both Thursday and Friday afterschool in the ART STUDIO for targeted review sessions
Additional Annotated Mona Lisa REVIEW - here is a link to the REVIEW TOOL [Prehistoric to 19th Century]
to augment the [19th Century ISM's] review tool (below)
PLEASE JOIN ME both Thursday and Friday afterschool in the ART STUDIO for targeted review sessions
Additional Annotated Mona Lisa REVIEW - here is a link to the REVIEW TOOL [Prehistoric to 19th Century]
to augment the [19th Century ISM's] review tool (below)
Due 6/3 TEST on ERA's & ISM's from "The Annotated Mona Lisa" REVIEW TOOL [19th Century ISM's]
Deadline - 6/3 Extra-Credit Assignment Whether you are traveling in the coming weeks or staying close to home, wherever you ARE there are fabulous opportunities to SEE ART.
Refer to the GALLERIES & MUSEUMS page, and check-out the link to "NYC-ARTS" for a HUGE variety of
exhibit listings and arts events to see and share with family and friends!
BE THE ART CRITIC – Like the summer Museum Experience assignment . . Visit a museum/gallery. Select a work of art that’s compelling to you. Get to know the piece by drawing it (in your sketchbook), make additional notes describing your observations, thoughts, & impressions. Write a 3-4 page essay about your experience that includes the following: FORMAT: the essay should be written in 12 pt Times New Roman typeface, one-‐inch margins, and double-‐spaced. Include a cover page with: your name, the course title – Foundations of Art & Design, the museum/gallery and the date of your visit CRITERIA: 1.Identify the name and address of the Museum/Gallery you visited 2.Identify the artist, title, medium, and date the work was made 3.Provide approximate dimensions (in inches) of the work – always list the dimensions of a work of art in the order of height by width, when a two dimensional work and height by width by depth, when a sculpture 4.Describe the work of art in great detail. Provide such an extensive description that someone unfamiliar with it could easily find it in the museum. 5.Notice the two works closest to it (left & right). Describe them in detail. Make an educated guess about why the curator positioned them in this way, next to “your” piece. 6.What do you think the artist is expressing, or trying to relay to the viewer, in this work? 7.Why did you select this particular work of art? And if you observed this piece with friends/family describe the discussion it provoked among you.
Write a 3-4 page review, share your experience with us in class, and bring the exhibit brochure - for extra-credit! [this counts for a TEST grade]
Refer to the GALLERIES & MUSEUMS page, and check-out the link to "NYC-ARTS" for a HUGE variety of
exhibit listings and arts events to see and share with family and friends!
BE THE ART CRITIC – Like the summer Museum Experience assignment . . Visit a museum/gallery. Select a work of art that’s compelling to you. Get to know the piece by drawing it (in your sketchbook), make additional notes describing your observations, thoughts, & impressions. Write a 3-4 page essay about your experience that includes the following: FORMAT: the essay should be written in 12 pt Times New Roman typeface, one-‐inch margins, and double-‐spaced. Include a cover page with: your name, the course title – Foundations of Art & Design, the museum/gallery and the date of your visit CRITERIA: 1.Identify the name and address of the Museum/Gallery you visited 2.Identify the artist, title, medium, and date the work was made 3.Provide approximate dimensions (in inches) of the work – always list the dimensions of a work of art in the order of height by width, when a two dimensional work and height by width by depth, when a sculpture 4.Describe the work of art in great detail. Provide such an extensive description that someone unfamiliar with it could easily find it in the museum. 5.Notice the two works closest to it (left & right). Describe them in detail. Make an educated guess about why the curator positioned them in this way, next to “your” piece. 6.What do you think the artist is expressing, or trying to relay to the viewer, in this work? 7.Why did you select this particular work of art? And if you observed this piece with friends/family describe the discussion it provoked among you.
Write a 3-4 page review, share your experience with us in class, and bring the exhibit brochure - for extra-credit! [this counts for a TEST grade]
Due 5/21 and 5/27 FOR-ART'S-SAKE Sketchbook Assignments Due
Due 5/15 to 5/22 Bring your "Annotated Mona Lisa" book to class Daily Reading Assignments are as follows:
Worksheets are provided for each section: While you’re reading each section in the text – use these prompts to collect visual data. Doing so will help build your understanding of the sequence of artistic ERA’s and ISM’s that follow one another over time. And it will help you to distinguish characteristics that evolve/repeat. You may PRINT these sheets OR choose to follow this format in your sketchbook. Expand to use as much space as you need to complete the job.
Thursday 5/15: Renaissance - pages 30-41 worksheet
Friday 5/16: Baroque - pages 46-56 worksheet
Monday 5/19: Neoclassicism & Romanticism - pages 66-82 worksheet
Tuesday 5/20: Realism - pages 83-90 worksheet
Wednesday 5/21: Impressionism - 96-111 worksheet
Thursday 5/22: Post-Impressionism - 112-122 worksheet
Worksheets are provided for each section: While you’re reading each section in the text – use these prompts to collect visual data. Doing so will help build your understanding of the sequence of artistic ERA’s and ISM’s that follow one another over time. And it will help you to distinguish characteristics that evolve/repeat. You may PRINT these sheets OR choose to follow this format in your sketchbook. Expand to use as much space as you need to complete the job.
Thursday 5/15: Renaissance - pages 30-41 worksheet
Friday 5/16: Baroque - pages 46-56 worksheet
Monday 5/19: Neoclassicism & Romanticism - pages 66-82 worksheet
Tuesday 5/20: Realism - pages 83-90 worksheet
Wednesday 5/21: Impressionism - 96-111 worksheet
Thursday 5/22: Post-Impressionism - 112-122 worksheet
Due 5/14 Chapter 2 - UNIFYING PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN Notes (visual and written) due Wednesday 5/14**
Chapter 2 – UNIFYING PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
**Same assessments as chapter 8, you may choose to submit NOTES (visual and written) for 1 grade and your QUIZ for the other, or QUIZ x2.
ALL classes will have a Chapter 2 QUIZ on Wednesday 5/14
Chapter 2 – UNIFYING PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
**Same assessments as chapter 8, you may choose to submit NOTES (visual and written) for 1 grade and your QUIZ for the other, or QUIZ x2.
ALL classes will have a Chapter 2 QUIZ on Wednesday 5/14
Due 5/12 Read the NYTimes Article - Cornelius Gurlitt, Scrutinized Son of Nazi-Era Art Dealer, Dies at 81
Link to the article is found on my home page
Bring your "Annotated Mona Lisa" book to class
Link to the article is found on my home page
Bring your "Annotated Mona Lisa" book to class
Due 5/6 Chapter 8 - COLOR Notes (visual and written) due Tuesday 5/6**
Chapter 8 – COLOR in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
**For this Chapter, I am adding a QUIZ assessment to the NOTES assessment I've required for each Chapter to this point. I strongly encourage, but do not require, that you submit notes (visual and written) as is your successful habit to this point in the semester. The assessment grades for this chapter will be (1) a QUIZ grade, quiz done in-class on the day notes are due AND (2) a NOTES grade, notes presented in-class on the day notes are due. If you choose not to submit NOTES for a grade, then your QUIZ grade will count twice. Please let me know if you have any questions in this regard.
ALL classes will have a Chapter 8 QUIZ on Tuesday 5/6
Chapter 8 – COLOR in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
**For this Chapter, I am adding a QUIZ assessment to the NOTES assessment I've required for each Chapter to this point. I strongly encourage, but do not require, that you submit notes (visual and written) as is your successful habit to this point in the semester. The assessment grades for this chapter will be (1) a QUIZ grade, quiz done in-class on the day notes are due AND (2) a NOTES grade, notes presented in-class on the day notes are due. If you choose not to submit NOTES for a grade, then your QUIZ grade will count twice. Please let me know if you have any questions in this regard.
ALL classes will have a Chapter 8 QUIZ on Tuesday 5/6
Due 5/2 Bring your "Annotated Mona Lisa" book to class (thanks Andrew for finding pdf link to it, from Bronx Science HS!)
We will begin the book together, and outline expectations for this text.
We will begin the book together, and outline expectations for this text.
Due 5/1 NEW DATE TEST on Chapters 4, 5, 9 All Sections WILL have the Test THURSDAY 5/1
Chapters 4, 5, and 9 – Shape & Form, Space, and The Third Dimension in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
Chapters 4, 5, and 9 – Shape & Form, Space, and The Third Dimension in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
Due 4/29 NEW DATE Sketchbook Looking-Out-My-Window Assignment A FINISHED DRAWING
SPEC's: 7 x 9" picture plane, again using #2/ebony pencils (no color), and employing atmospheric perspective and linear perspective techniques, include inside and outside spaces. For inspiration - take a look at Pierre Bonnard "The Window"; Henri Matisse "The Window".
SPEC's: 7 x 9" picture plane, again using #2/ebony pencils (no color), and employing atmospheric perspective and linear perspective techniques, include inside and outside spaces. For inspiration - take a look at Pierre Bonnard "The Window"; Henri Matisse "The Window".
Due 4/15 Chapter 9 - THE THIRD DIMENSION Notes (visual and written) due Tuesday 4/15
Chapter 9 – THE THIRD DIMENSION in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
Chapter 9 – THE THIRD DIMENSION in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
Due 4/10 FOR-ART'S-SAKE Sketchbook Assignment Due
Note: this week I've moved due-date from WEDNESDAY to THURSDAY because Wednesday I'll be in NYC, with AP Studio Art & AP Art History students for a Behind the Scenes Tour ~ Careers in the Visual Arts trip to Guggenheim Museum and Markel Fine Arts.
Note: this week I've moved due-date from WEDNESDAY to THURSDAY because Wednesday I'll be in NYC, with AP Studio Art & AP Art History students for a Behind the Scenes Tour ~ Careers in the Visual Arts trip to Guggenheim Museum and Markel Fine Arts.
Due 4/7 Chapter 5 - SPACE Notes (visual and written) due Monday 4/7
Chapter 5 – SPACE in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
Chapter 5 – SPACE in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
[Meantime, for FUN check out ART:21 video for Tim Hawkinson and Sir Ken Robinson on Educational Reform]
Due 3/31 Sketchbook Still-Life Assignment A FINISHED DRAWING
The same format as usual [a 7" x 9" picture plane], same tools as we've been using [#2, ebony, kneaded eraser] select objects and arrange in a compelling way [at least 4 different objects with interesting textures], establish light source to enhance drama [strong value contrasts], re-visit this drawing over several sittings like we have in class - it's with fresh eyes that we see what we need to adjust.
Due 3/31 Sketchbook Still-Life Assignment A FINISHED DRAWING
The same format as usual [a 7" x 9" picture plane], same tools as we've been using [#2, ebony, kneaded eraser] select objects and arrange in a compelling way [at least 4 different objects with interesting textures], establish light source to enhance drama [strong value contrasts], re-visit this drawing over several sittings like we have in class - it's with fresh eyes that we see what we need to adjust.
Due 3/12 TEST on Chapter 3, 7, 6 All Sections WILL have the Test WEDNESDAY 3/12
Chapters 3, 7 and 6 – Line, Value, and Texture in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
Chapters 3, 7 and 6 – Line, Value, and Texture in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
Due 3/10 Chapter 4 - SHAPE & FORM Notes (visual and written) due Monday 3/10
Chapter 4 – SHAPE & FORM in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
Chapter 4 – SHAPE & FORM in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
Due 3/5 Chapter 6 - TEXTURE Notes (visual and written) [Due Wednesday]
F.A.S. Sketchbook Assignment Due Note: For-Art's-Sake assignments are due EVERY Wednesday
Chapter 6 – TEXTURE in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
F.A.S. Sketchbook Assignment Due Note: For-Art's-Sake assignments are due EVERY Wednesday
Chapter 6 – TEXTURE in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
Due 2/28 Sketchbook Illustration Assignment [Friday] [this week I won't expect, but will notice if, you do a For-Arts-Sake piece]
Due 2/26 Chapter 7 - VALUE Notes (visual and written) from pages 187-212 [Wednesday]
Chapter 7 – VALUE in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
Due 2/21 Chapter 3 - LINE Notes (visual and written) from pages 55-70
Chapter 3 – LINE in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS Chapter NOTES due Friday, February 21
Chapter 3 – LINE in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS Chapter NOTES due Friday, February 21
Due 2/19 FOR-ART'S-SAKE Sketchbook Assignment Due Note: For-Arts-Sake assignments are due EVERY Wednesday
Chapter 3 – LINE in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS Chapter NOTES due Friday, February 21
Chapter 3 – LINE in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS Chapter NOTES due Friday, February 21
Due 2/18 TEST on Chapter 1 All Sections WILL have the Test TUESDAY 2/18
Chapter 1 – AWARENESS OF DESIGN in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
Chapter 1 – AWARENESS OF DESIGN in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
Due 2/12 Review your notes to review in class - Sketchbooks will be distributed, with first assignment
We will talk about the chapter in class. Reminder: TEST on Chapter 1 = POSTPONED until Tuesday, February 18
Chapter 1 – Awareness of Design in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
We will talk about the chapter in class. Reminder: TEST on Chapter 1 = POSTPONED until Tuesday, February 18
Chapter 1 – Awareness of Design in DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PROBLEMS
Due 2/11 Complete the attached SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS: SELF-ASSESSMENT
PRINT & BRING your completed assessment to class Reminder: TEST on Chapter 1 = Wednesday February 12
Due 2/10 Review your notes, pages 1-31
We will talk about the chapter in class. Reminder: TEST on Chapter 1 = Wednesday February 12
Chapter 1 – Awareness of Design design principles and problems
Due 2/7 Read/Notes, pages 20-31
Hand-written notes, including visual cues
Chapter 1 – Awareness of Design design principles and problems
Due 2/6 Read/Notes, pages 10-19
Hand-written notes, including visual cues
Chapter 1 – Awareness of Design design principles and problems
Due 2/5 Key Terms + Read/Notes, pages 1-9
Hand-written notes, including visual cues
Chapter 1 – Awareness of Design design principles and problems
PRINT & BRING your completed assessment to class Reminder: TEST on Chapter 1 = Wednesday February 12
Due 2/10 Review your notes, pages 1-31
We will talk about the chapter in class. Reminder: TEST on Chapter 1 = Wednesday February 12
Chapter 1 – Awareness of Design design principles and problems
Due 2/7 Read/Notes, pages 20-31
Hand-written notes, including visual cues
Chapter 1 – Awareness of Design design principles and problems
Due 2/6 Read/Notes, pages 10-19
Hand-written notes, including visual cues
Chapter 1 – Awareness of Design design principles and problems
Due 2/5 Key Terms + Read/Notes, pages 1-9
Hand-written notes, including visual cues
Chapter 1 – Awareness of Design design principles and problems