THIS ENTRY IS TO BE POSTED ON THE BLOG PAGE OF YOUR WEBSITE & tagged to the "AWARENESS" category.

​Using Artist Spotlight posts and KhanAcademy resources as examples, present biographical and contextual information about a SCULPTOR whose work supports and inspires the sculpture that YOU are currently making. REMEMBER:

• The point of this research is to support your artistic process and to strengthen the development of your ideas. Use this artist exemplar to better understand and explain your choices of SUBJECT, COMPOSITION, CONTENT, and FORM (style, medium, technique). 
• Additionally, this research should also be helpful to OTHERS. These posts will be used by your classmates to learn about sculptors beyond those presented by the teacher. These investigations should allow both you and you classmates to further understand how art history plays an ongoing role in contemporary art. 

INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS:

1. Heading. "AWARENESS: Artist Spotlight #15 - Artist's name and birth/death dates"
2. A picture of the artist.
3. At least ONE of their most well-known sculptures, including credit line.
4. At least ONE of an earlier and/or other sculpture, including credit line, so we can get a sense of their depth/breadth/development as an artist.
5. A statement that explains the direct connection to YOUR sculpture. Why did you choose THIS sculptor to research? What is it about THIS sculptor's work  (subject, composition, content, medium, process, etc.) that will help you with YOUR sculpture?
6. Important facts/background info. (biographical, stylistic, contextual, etc.); a brief "report" to summarize their life and work - the things that made them famous and important to art history (writing & honor rules apply; cite/list your sources).
7. Supporting information (videos, articles, websites, etc.) that will help explain the "who/what/where/why/how, etc."  In addition to the information presented in your report, these resources should contain facts needed to answer the questions that you will write. Be selective - there will likely be many resources to choose from, but consider the time that you will be asking your classmate to spend when reviewing them (for example, don't include videos that are an hour long unless you can direct the reader to a specific, short segment that contains the info. that you need them to understand). NOTE: all links must be active.
8. ​THREE questions that, when answered, will allow for thorough comprehension and review of the provided resources, the artist's place in art history, their impact on the art world, the reason(s) they work in 3D, AND the reader's ability to make meaning and find inspiration from their life and work.

DIRECTIONS:

THIS ENTRY IS TO BE POSTED ON THE BLOG PAGE OF YOUR WEBSITE. 

​Using Artist Spotlight posts and KhanAcademy resources as examples, present biographical and contextual information about the AbEx painter who you have selected (and have been approved) to investigate. Include also any information you can find about the specific materials and processes that your artist used.

This research should be helpful to YOU as you try to understand this artist in the context of Abstract Expressionism and in the ways that they worked. It should also be helpful to OTHERS. These posts will be used by your classmates to learn about multiple AbEx painters. These investigations should allow both you and you classmates to be better prepared to make your own paintings and to understand how art history plays an ongoing role in the development of art. Consider these outcomes carefully as you complete your research and as you design your AWARENESS post.

​At a minimum, include the following in your AWARENESS post:

1. Heading. AWARENESS: Artist Spotlight #8 - Artist's name and birth/death dates
2. A picture of the artist
3. At least ONE of their iconic AbEx paintings, including credit line
4. At least ONE of their earlier paintings, including credit line (so we can get a sense of their evolution as an artist)
5. Basic facts/background info. - biographical, stylistic, contextual, etc.; a brief "report" to summarize their life and work - the things that made them famous and important to art history (quality v. quantity/writing & honor rules apply; cite/list your sources).
6. Supporting information (videos, articles, websites, etc.) that will help explain the "who/what/where/why/how, etc." about your artist. In addition to the information presented in your report, these resources should contain information needed to answer the questions that you will write. Again, quality v. quantity: Be selective - there will likely be many to choose from, but consider the time that you will be asking your classmate to spend when reviewing them (for example, don't include videos that are an hour long unless you can direct the reader to a specific, short segment that contains the info. that you need them to understand). NOTE: all links must be active.
7. ​THREE questions that, when answered, will allow for comprehension and review of the artist's place in art history, their impact on the art world, their specific link to Abstract Expressionism, AND the reader's ability to make meaning and find inspiration from their life and work.

Make sure to get into the habit of documenting your work - both in PROCESS and FINISHED - constantly.

Even PROCESS shots can be look good, there is no reason they shouldn't but the FINAL images meant for your gallery MUST be of the highest quality.

Remember to keep a folder on your computer with all the raw files. Once uploaded, they are no longer of the same quality (so if you need to submit an image for a contest or scholarship, for example, you have to use the ORIGINAL not one that has been posted).

The video below summarizes some of the things we discussed in class. Watch it for review.

To document what you gained from the field trip to the VMFA on 11/19/2018, follow the assignment as given and explained in class. If you need replacement documents, they are posted on itslearning

THIS ENTRY IS TO BE POSTED ON THE BLOG PAGE OF YOUR WEBSITE. 

Using Artist Spotlight posts and KhanAcademy resources as examples, present biographical and contextual information about the artist whose work you are copying. Include also any information you can find about the specific materials and processes that your artist used.

This research should be helpful to you as you try to understand your artist and the work that you are copying. It should also be helpful to others as well. Your posts will be read by your classmates so that they can learn about multiple old master artists, which will help them better understand how/why artists of this time period were working in the way that they did.  Consider this task carefully as you design your post and write your questions. 

Required elements (this is the minimum):

1. Heading: AWARENESS - artist's name and birth/death dates
2. 3 images: 1) of the artist, 2) of the work that you are copying, and 3) of a different work of art by the same artist.  
3. Credit lines for all images.
4. A brief "report" (quality v. quantity)(writing & honor rules apply; cite/list your sources).
5. Supporting information (videos, articles, websites, etc.) that will help explain the "who/what/where/why/how, etc." about your artist. In addition to the information presented in your report, these resources should contain information needed to answer the questions that you will write. Again, quality v. quantity: Be selective with these resources - there will likely be many to chose from, but consider the time that you will be asking your classmate to spend (for example, don't include videos that are an hour long unless you can direct them to a specific, short segment that contains the specific info. that you need them to understand).
6. Three questions that, when answered, will allow for review of the artist's place in art history, their impact on the art world, and the student's ability to make meaning and find inspiration from their life and work.

LIST OF OLD MASTERS TO BE PRESENTED. If you are sharing an artist, or will be presenting Raphael again, see what you can do to dig a bit deeper into the life/work/times of the artist, beyond the basic stuff.

• Domenico Ghirlandaio: Elizabeth
• Leonardo da Vinci: Ria and Natalie
• Albrecht Dürer: Alex
• Raphael: Shreya, Rylan, and Helen
• Parmigianino: Raina
• Tiepolo: Ada
• François Boucher: Lucy, Amelia, and Maya
• Eugene Delacroix: Julianne
• Mary Cassatt: Genisus

Weebly is an easy, intuitive, and FREE web-hosting service. There ARE paid options but you DO NOT need any of that right now. 

My challenge to you is to see how far you can get with setting up your Weebly website ON YOUR OWN by following these steps:

1. Using CHROME as your browser (Weebly does not like Firefox! I am unsure about Safari), GO HERE to set up your FREE account. 
2. If you are asked about selling things, select "not now"
3. Scroll through the MANY template offerings - the Portfolio or Personal options are good ones to look at. The template can be changed so don't be too worried making a permanent choice right this second.
4. Click "Start Editing"
5. Select your domain name - this is what will be in your URL and can be different than what you title your site. Look at student examples to understand the range of options. 
6. Create 3 pages with tall or short headers (page names and header options can be changed later, once you have a better sense of things):
   
   1. "ABOUT" or "HOME" (Standard page)(the landing page; who are you/what can viewers expect?)
      
   2. "BLOG" (Blog page)(an archived collection of posts that illustrate your growth and development as an artist/critical thinker)
      
   3. "GALLERY" (Standard page) (a curated collection of your finished art)
      
   4. NOTE:  Additional pages and elements can be added as you continue to build upon this resource, which is personal, cumulative, and easily editable.
7. Send me your URL (example: https://www.mosleyart.com/) by the homework deadline (and so that I can add it to the Student Webpage directory on mosleyart.com).

LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN GET THIS FAR ON YOUR OWN. Keep going if you can!