8th Grade Art
Lewis & Matisse
Thursday (2 periods)
Week of June 1
Thursday
Studio work time to complete wheelchair bags, fiber timeline and set up for art show
Final Art presentation will be last period today. Remember to invite your parents.
Identity of a Nation
Week of May 25
Thursday
Studio day for wheelchair bags, fiber timeline & urban growth photography/art.
Homework:
Please photograph all of the walls in your bedroom. If you do not have a camera you may check one out from the art room. You may need to take more than one photo of each wall if it does not fit into one photo. You will piece these together to create a panoramic view.
To turn them in do one of the following:
1. Save the photos on your USB and transfer them to my computer.
2. Save the photos on your desktop and transfer them to me using my USB
3. Send your photos to me in an email as jpegs.
4. Print them in color (4x6 minimum size).
Websites for Urban Growth project
David Hockney http://www.hockneypictures.com/home.php
Chris Jordan http://www.chrisjordan.com/
Edward Burtynsky http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/
http://accidentalmysteries.blogspot.com/2009/04/nature-transformed-by-industry.html
Previous Lessons
Week of May 18
Monday
Studio day for fiber timeline & wheel chair bags for Brian Center residents.
Thursday
Reflect on Harlem Renaissance pieces and present. Continue fiber timeline and Identity of a Nation.
Friday
Introduction to Urban Growth project. Studio time for Identity of a Nation & Wheel Chair Bags
Homework: Complete research for 3-5 significant events of the 80s & 90s for fiber timeline
Week of May 11
Thursday
Turn in poems for artwork. Work on collaborative piece, “Identity of a Nation”
Homework: Complete research for 3-5 significant events of the 60s & 70s for fiber timeline
Modern Art
Before class on Thursday - Look over 1940-1950 timeline on Whitney museum site. Record 3-5 events on your chart.
Thursday 4.30.09
In Class: Discuss art you viewed in DC. focusing on the Rauschenberg piece at the NGA. Studio time to work on fiber timeline and begin assemblage.
Friday 5.1.09
In Class: Layout wheel chair bags for Brian Center residents
Rauschenberg
http://www.nga.gov/collection/artists/rauschenberg.shtm
Planning your visit to NGA
http://www.nga.gov/ginfo/index.shtm
Thursday 4.30.09
In Class: Begin with discussion of timeline events and DC trip art activities. Finish up visual jazz pieces. Begin Rauschenberg piece inspired by DC trip.
Twentieth and Twenty-first Century American Art and Culture timeline
http://whitney.org/learning/timeline/
Harlem Renaissance
Art in the 20th Century
Before class on Thursday - Look over 1940-1950 timeline on Whitney museum site. Record 3-5 events on your chart.
Thursday 3.26.09
In Class: Glaze your visual jazz pieces. Studio day for 2-D poetry illustration, prepare for NGA tour.
Rauschenberg
http://www.nga.gov/collection/artists/rauschenberg.shtm
Planning your visit to NGA
http://www.nga.gov/ginfo/index.shtm
Previous week
Look over 1920-1929 timeline on Whitney museum site. Record 3-5 events on your chart.
Thursday 3.26.09
In Class: Finish presenting artists from the Harlem Renaissance. Plan and create clay sculpture piece based on your chosen jazz selection. Introduction to 2nd Jazz portfolio piece.
Sewing: Begin layout of your wheelchair bag for the Brian Center residents.
Friday 3.27.09
In Class: Studio day for sewing and Harlem Renaissance pieces
Thursday 4.2.09
In Class: Complete 2nd piece in Visual Jazz Portfolio
Thursday 3.19.09
To analyze the work of artists of the Harlem Renaissance focusing on Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, and Robert Blackburn;
To create a visual language through a sculpture inspired by jazz music and your jazz poetry pieces that utilize the elements of form, color and texture to emphasis, rhythm, and movement;
To complete activities related to the artwork and present findings to peers.
Procedure: You will work in a group to learn about Harlem Renaissance artists, create a list of significant sites, create or demonstrate an activity, and share your findings with your peers.
Robert Blackburn (3)
Exhibition Overview
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/blackburn/overview.html
Milieu: The Harlem Community Art Center and the WPA
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/blackburn/milieu.html
What is the WPA?
Jacob Lawrence (3)
Meet Jacob Lawrence
Jacob Lawrence’s Art
http://www.whitney.org/jacoblawrence/meet/index.html
Romare Bearden
http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/bearden/glance1.shtm
Individually:
“Bearden at a Glance” (2)
“Biography” (2)
“Memories” North Carolina and Harlem (2)
“A Leader in the Arts Community”
“The Spiral Group” (2)
Activity - Organize an exhibition
“Working in Black and White” (2)
Activity - Study Art Like Bearden
“Music” (2)
“Artistic and Literary Sources” (2)
“Method” Activity - Sculpture (2)
Make a list of significant sites where they worked, lived or just “hung out” so you may include them on your map of New York City.
Artist Site Significance
Websites:
American Scene
http://mintwiki.pbwiki.com/American+Scene:++Selections+from+the+Permanent+Collection+of+American+Art+
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