AP STUDIO ART - 2D DESIGN Syllabus Teacher: William Cruz Website Mail box: (básica bulding)

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This is a two-term class, Studio Art in the first semester and A.P Studio Art in the second one. This is an optional class; therefore, students booked in this course are expected to be seriously interested in the practical experience of art and wish to develop mastery in the concept, composition, and execution of their ideas. Course Description The Studio Art exam is not a written one, instead of that, students have to prepare and submit a portfolio to be evaluated. All of the participants are required to make a serious investigation of the three aspects of the 2D design portfolio: Quality, Breath and Concentration. Having in mind the foundations of design and composition the first projects will be addressed to make an exploration of different technical and conceptual possibilities to solve several issues; after this, students are expected to begin working with their individual preferences and ideas, the teacher is not going to say what o how to do something but to guide and follow each process. Goals The objectives of this course are to encourage students to: Approach and solve challenging issues in an autonomous way using technical and intellectual skills in such way that they achieve college level in concept, composition and execution in 2-D design. Investigate and develop an idea to create the body of their own portfolio that grows up in a coherent way. Understand that the art is an ongoing process that involves them in informed and critical decision making to develop ideation. Manage a competent method and a technical vocabulary for making art critique processes, not only for the others pieces but for their own. Create compositions having in mind the use of the elements of art and principles of design to achieve an effect. Required Skills There is not any pre requirement to enroll in this class; however, all of the students booked are expected to work hard and be warned about

the implications of developing a 2-D portfolio of college-level, showing mastery not only in the develop of concepts, but in the execution and the use of the elements and principles of art in 2-D. Critique, Art History & Analysis Looking at the art history and the way different artists and art movements have worked we will identify and go through the process of creation. Critiques are going to be based in a basic structure given in class and in the format bellow, and will be used as the way that each student get feedback from the partners. This work analysis includes composition, execution and concept. Special critique sessions will be scheduled. Homework As in all of the A.P. classes, in this one, students are expected to complete home assignments, especially because we have only two work sessions a week, therefore students will spend a considerable amount of time outside the classroom working on the portfolio development. Summer Assignments All of the students have to complete the summer and winter assignments as they appear in the course blog: http://artenogales.wordpress.com/a-p/, these assignments can include drawings, paintings and collages that must be done on an 18x24 surface. At the same time students must work in their personal sketchbook.

Ethic “Any work that makes use of other artists’ work (including photographs) and/or published images must show substantial and significant development beyond duplication. This may be demonstrated through manipulation of the formal qualities, design, and/or concept of the original work. It is unethical, constitutes plagiarism, and often violates copyright law simply to copy an image (even in another medium) that was made by someone else”. (1)

Assessment and Evaluation All of the class processes will be evaluated using three different models: by the teacher, by the student itself and by a partner or a group of them. All of the evaluations are going to be done using rubrics based on

the image reading process. Portfolio Development The AP 2-D Design course promotes a sustained investigation of all three aspects of portfolio development—Quality, Concentration, and Breadth—as is outlined in the AP Studio Art Course Description and Studio Art poster throughout the duration of the course. Breath section This section shows the range of experimentation and experience in 2-D Design. It is presented as twelve images, each of which shows a different work. In addition to the quality of the work, it is scored on the degree to which it actually shows a variety of approaches to problem solving in 2-D Design. “The student’s work in this section should demonstrate understanding of the principles of design, including unity/variety, balance, emphasis, contrast, rhythm, repetition, proportion/scale, and figure/ground relationship. Successful works of art require the integration of the elements and principles of design; students must therefore be actively engaged with these concepts while thoughtfully composing their art. The work in this section should show evidence of conceptual, perceptual, expressive, and technical range”. (2) During the first weeks all of the work will be assigned by the teacher and the products are expected to take part of the Breath section of the portfolio. Concentration Twelve images, as well as the breath section, but these ones have to be related and must reflect the investigation around a selected theme. While students are working in the breath section, they will be encouraged to formulate different ideas for their “concentration” and begin working in three of them, not only in the graphic part but in the written one, talking about how they formulate and develop their ideas, the way they chose the appropriate techniques and the artists that influenced him/her. “They will see work created for different artists, designers, photographers and illustrators from the history to discover indepth exploration topics studied by others. Students will write a reflective paper about their concentration, including what they started out to achieve and how it changed and evolved during their discovery journey”. (3) Quality Quality refers to the mastery of design principles that should be

apparent in the composition, concept, and execution of the works, whether they are simple or complex. There is no preferred (or unacceptable) style or content. For this section, students are asked to submit five actual works in one or more media. Students should carefully select the works that demonstrate their highest level of accomplishment in 2-D design. (4) Sketchbook The sketchbook work will be the best way to develop the investigation in concentrations as well as formulate possible compositions for future works and practice mixed techniques and drawing. It is expected that students work in their sketchbook as well as in other works not only in class, but outside the classroom and class schedule. These are the units that students will be work in during the course

unit Summary content Image analysis and interpretation Analysis of composition in photos, master pieces, students and pears work. Painting Exercises of painting based in the “fauve” style. Technique exploration Exercises with markers, watercolor, transfer, mixed media, etc. Investigation Define three possible themes for the concentration, investigate, write and work in each of them. Composition Exercises of possible variations of the space organization with the same objects and elements. Rule of thirds, golden section. Looking at the masters Choose some artists and produce artwork based in the artists style (use of technique and elements of art and principles of design) and students composition. Portrait Based in models and having in mind basic drawing structures.

Sketchbook

Art Principles

Perspective Magnify object Digital works Figure/ground Color paper Collage Concentration

Design Practices Portfolio presentation

Printmaking Positive/negative Repeated design

Drawings from observation analytical research, thumbnail sketches for future projects, drawings of artwork or sculpture from a museum, studio idea development for major projects Written critiques, media experiments. Produce works having in mind a specific art principle, using different techniques and processes. Drawing of an architectural space with two vanishing points. Or composition based in a sketchbook drawing. Illustration using photo shop Compositions emphasizing figure/ground relationships. Based on the work of Henri Matisse , Based in the process used by the cubists. Develop the personal voice based in the definition of a theme from the student’s investigations. Exercises of composition based on the elements variations. Tips for taking photos of the work done at the moment and presentation of the breath and concentration sections. Linoleum print. Design using positive and negative images Using patterns and variations of rhythm, form, size and direction.

Image reading process Description: describe the figures and backgrounds in the image; you can include information like title, artist, date and technique. Analysis: talk about the design and composition, use of resources like “rule of thirds”, “golden section”, structures…; you can also have to talk about how successful the use of the elements and the principles of art is, having in mind the issue of the artwork. Interpretation: What does the image talk about? Does it use metaphors? What is the purpose of the artist? Critique commentary: What is your opinion about the artwork? You can talk about the subject-matter, technique, composition, unity and the relationship between all of the aspects in the work.

Bibliography The New Drawing on the right Side of the Brain, Betty Edwards, Urano, 2000. Design Basis, David A. Laurel / Stephen Pentak, Wadsworth Cengage Learning. Launching the Imagination, Mary Stewart, Mc Graw Hill, 2008. Drawing A Contemporary Approach, Teel Sale / Claudia Betti, Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2006. The Art of Seeing, Paul Zelanski / Mary Pat Fischer, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007.

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