During this unit, presented by Ms. Manandhar (student teacher) students will explore themes of spontaneity, serendipity and play through art while also improving the drawing skills introduced through "Drawing Bootcamp." Activities with media that are less controlled will lead to more controlled and directed work. Found and accidental shapes, patterns and textures will be elaborated into recognizable forms by applying specific concepts such as using contour line and line quality to enhance the illusion of form. New rendering skills will be introduced as well.
By the end of the unit, students will have:
By the end of the unit, students will have:
- Created a mixed media, two dimensional work that combines the collage of experimental shapes with thoughtfully drawn and rendered forms
- Experimented with different media using unconventional drawing and painting methods to create textures, pattern and shapes
- Created, morphed, and distorted drawings of familiar objects
- Understood the role of composition in visual art, as well as how different elements of art and principles of design affect composition and content
- Identified the types of composition in a broad range of art historical work
- Manipulated the same set of shapes to construct and sketch a number of different composition types
- Studied and practiced different ways of rendering a form with drawing media
- Observed and discussed the works of Mika Angela Hendricks, Sketching Backpacker, Sunga Park, Hua Tuan, and other artists
- Provided constructive feedback to peers about works in progress and finished work
- Reflected on their own work and written an artist statement, which uses art vocabulary effectively and illustrates comprehension of presented art content and concepts

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"Objects are People Too" - photos of faces in ordinary, inanimate objects
Review this presentation for concepts, vocabulary, and related imagery: