CURRICULUM REVIEW: ADVANCED ART 4

  Supplemental development in media selections for advanced students and those planning careers in art; portfolio preparation. Students determine individual study schedules for personal interests, improvements and schedule needed time appropriations. Work not completed in class time is finished at home.

A. Portfolio Preparation

Objective: Organization of best examples of student work for personal interviews. Independent study to evaluate, replace and create new work which best demonstrates technical and range of subject matter. Students set up their own work schedule and are expected to augment efforts with work outside class time. See: Portfolio

B. Sequential Design (4-6 Weeks)

Objective: Continuous development of a composition into new concepts and outcomes. Choice applications enable student to experiment at different levels.

• Background:---Positive and negative forms built from symmetrical axis cuts; experimental and unplanned shape formations; constructing in layers.
• Application 2, Part 1---Positive and negative axis cuts; See: Background Preparation
• Application2: Part 2---Drawing overlays. See Mixed Media completion.

C. Graphic Arts (3-4 Weeks)

Objective: Opportunity to work in graphic printing processes not previously experienced, or to select one for further development.

• Silk Screen---Blockout processes with film or paper. See: Silk Screen
• Block Printing---Large format with reduction cutting process; singular, multi, reversal, shape replacement and collage collage printing; print cuts with intersections. See: Prints
• Wood Cuts---Directional and cross cutting; wonderful textural outcomes. See: Wood cuts

D. Paper Collage (3-4 Weeks)

Objective: A "do-at-home" opportunity to define shape and color contrasts via mini-mosaics or printed torn magazine values.

• Mosaic of Choice---Color and material collection, sizing and application.

E. Painting (3-4 Weeks)

Objective: Self-selection of style, subject matter and media.

• Tempera and Water Color---Built-up layering. See: Tempera
• Oils---Collage and Mixed Media. See: Oils
• Mixed Media---Our own ways. See: Applications
• Abstraction---Going our own way. See:Abstract 3

F. Scrafitto (4-6 Weeks)

Objective: Emphasis in color application, linear texture drawing in a familiar wax resist process.

• Scrafitto---Large 18"X24" format. Various subjects for visual presentation. See: Etching
• Scratchboard---Strong black and white linear, texture and shape etching. See: Scratchboard 3

G. Elemental Calligraphy (2-3 Weeks)

Objective: Calligraphy as an important design element in a painting.

• Paintings with Words---Words as shape, texture, color and space elements in word theme compositions. See: Applications

H. Pastels (4-6 Weeks)

Objective: Color reinforcement in wet, dry and oil methods; Review of techniques and personal development in selected processes.

• Pastel Methods---Tonal, directional, gesture, broken color, soft blends. See: Pastels
• Oil Pastels---dry, turp washes, scrafitto, colored backgrounds.

I. Specialized Drawing (2-3 Weeks)

Objective: Selection of a particular surface texture--wood, metal, fabric, glass, etc. Unusual arrangement of selected surface in a 9X12 format in ink.

• Part 1. Contour Drawing---ink. See: Surface Study for all parts.
• Part 2. Renditions---practice detail drawings in mixed media. See: Surface 2
• Part 3. Summary Design---New interpretation, mixed media and collage; 18X24 format. See: Surface 3