FUNDAMENTALS October 31st, Novermber 1st (Day 18)

WARM UP

Acquire your accordion books and review the first five Art Synectic Triggers that we have explored.

CONTRADICT
TRANSFER
ANIMATE
SYMBOLIZE
FANTASIZE 

After reviewing the work you will determine which of your sketches has the most potential to be developed into a final artwork. You will need to have your selection made at the start of class. Be on time, be prepared, and be smart about your choice. you are going to take your chosen sketch and refine it into a finished drawing.

LESSON FOR THE DAY

1.

The FIRST task is a 6x9 pencil drawing based on the example of Art Synectics that you chose from your accordion book. This work will require you to examine your sketch and develop a large final drawing based on the specific Art Synectic trigger represented. For your reference before beginning this drawing you will need to understand the following expectations:

• Your drawing must clearly show the original image altered to highlight the Art Synectic trigger.

• Your drawing must fill the entire picture plane.

• Your drawing must be well crafted and free from unsightly errors

• Your drawing must show evidence of original thought and risk taking.

2.

Today we will continue our experiment in observational drawing. Yesterday you composed your hands in transition across a field of practice drawings. You finished by emphasizing these hands with white paint. Let us again look at an example of the eventual finished product.

Lets examine this drawing in order to clarify what will take place in class today.

1. You can see the background is made up of a variety of drawings, much the same as you created during our last session.
2. The five hands in the foreground are an example of what you will produce today.
3. The five hands are organized to fill the picture plane.
4. The five hands are posed to show gradual transition from each to the next.
5. The hands in transitions are painted white in order to emphasize them from the background images.
6. The hands are further re-stated in colored pencil to enhance the contrast and emphasis of the subject matter.

We will begin class by re-stating the lines and contours of the hands in transition in order to complete the artworks.

You will then need to write an artist statement that reflects upon the learning that took place during this process. You can see the artist statement graphic organizer her, it will look familiar.

We will organize our thoughts in small groups before the critique. You and your peers will look at the finished work to determine...

How do we break the piece down into parts for understanding?

If you were to do a series or a variation on this piece what would it look like?

How could you change the medium and materials to change the effect of the final piece?

What advantages are there to drawing within constraints? (think about how the background was produced.)

Which compositions are strong and successful and why?