"The answers you get depend upon the questions you ask." —Thomas Kuhn The studio was a busy place this term. Students were drawing with charcoal, ink, graphite, and chalk pastels. Students were exploring working on new surfaces: kraft paper, watercolor paper,tracing paper, and mylar. Drawing 1a artists ventured into the world of printmaking, investigating relief …
Peppers & Hands & John Cage
Students in Drawing 1a have been investigating the complex architecture of a bell pepper..... ....while students in Drawing 1b have been exploring drawing their hands, and the hands of others... As students have been working, they have been thinking about John Cage's : Some rules & hints for students and teachers RULE ONE: Find a place …
The Studio Habits of Mind
What are they? How can the visual arts promote disciplined habits of mind? “In the current climate of educational accountability, arts educators must answer two fundamental questions so that the arts will retain a place within public education: (1) What kinds of thinking skills do arts teachers strive to instill? (2) How can students learn …
Looking at Artists
Over the Winter break I had more time to LOOK and LEARN from some Contemporary artists: artists who are making work NOW. Below are some resources and links to a few artists to check out: Beatrice Coron Stories cut from paper Roman Ondak Roman Ondák discusses Performance 4, Measuring the Universe, at MoMA Jason Rogenes …
Term 2: What is happening in the Drawing Studio?
The artists in Drawing 1a started off the term thinking about composition, balance, rhythm, and movement. To gain inspiration, we looked at many other artists who are sensitive to line quality, pattern, space, and identity. These are some drawings created by the artist, Chris Ofili. Students began with a silhouetted space to tackle using a …
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