In this certain project, we learned different art terms that are used a lot by an artist. There was 14 words - seven elements and seven principles. Elements and principles in art are the building blocks that artists use to create their masterpiece. The seven photos above and to the left represent the elements, and the photos on the right represent the principles. The first photo was the one we thought was good for the element line. There is a bunch of lines - some are curved and some are straight, and the whole piece is just full of them. The next one to the right of that is for shape, because it is full of circles and the colors in the piece enhance the shapes. Color represents the next one; it has nine different pictures that are full of unique and vibrant colors. The picture with the face is for value; the scale of black and white creates the face in the photo. It shows the importance of value to create dimension. The next photo is for the element space because the 3D effect of the hallway makes it seem like you can walk through it. The photo with the cats physically felt like soft sandpaper, and also the shapes stand out to make you have the urge to touch them, so we decided it was good for texture. The last element is form, and the last photo contains to spheres that look 3D.
For the principles images we chose the one with the two fish to demonstrate balance. The image is symmetrical and can be cut diagonally, and the fish look exactly the same. For contrast, the photo we chose has two very different colors - a light (yellow) and a dark (blue) - that stand out, but work well together. The next photo represents emphasis, which is the perfect example because the eye stands out, emphasizing that it is looking right at you. In the next one we thought it was good for movement because you can't just look at one part of the piece; you are constantly looking at different areas of the photo to get the full effect. Pattern is the next principle, and the stone people in this picture look the exact same creating a pattern. The photo for rhythm shows the picture has a connecting rhythm from end to end that keeps a smooth flow. The last photo is for the last principle Unity. Everything about this photo goes together and has no outstanding elements, making it whole.
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When I was in elementary school, I had the same art teacher every single year, Mr. Lohrman. It was also in the exact same room every year, with the exact same set up! There were tables all around with chairs around it, and for every class he made us name tags and folders that he would put our crafts and art pieces in. In one corner of the room he had tables for when we would make clay figures and jars, and there were cubbies and chalkboards on all of the walls of the room. I have 2 memories that always stick out to me when I think of elementary art. The first one is every year there was a contest to create a picture that could have the possibility of being in the Kansas calendar. The winner got to go to the state capital and meet the governor - anyways, as an elementary student it would have been pretty cool to win. I was always a little upset when they announced the winners and my name was never called. My 2nd memory is making self portraits, because I always hated doing them. The best part of my self portrait was always my shirt, because I just had to color it in and the shape was easy to make. Whenever I was done I would just laugh at it then be embarrassed when Mr. Lohrman posted it up in the hallway outside. Overall, I would say my elementary art days were pretty fun! I enjoyed most of my time in the art classroom, and I still have my drawings and paintings in my house and underneath my bed to this day.
Our very first project was to create a collaborative Mandala, and this process started out a little slow. For a few minutes we all just kind of stared at each other like who's going to paint, who's going to cut, and so on and so forth. Sooner or later, everyone in the group grabbed an item and eventually we were all doing something, and talking about what our plan was on the way. I was fine with this because I am not one to be a leader, especially when it come to art activities. I think it's because I always feel like I'm going to mess something up. I wouldn't say there was one person who was a leader, because we all pitched in ideas and came to an agreement on if we liked it or not. If I would have changed my role, I would have been more outspoken and would have given my opinions on what we should have done. We kind of just went with the flow not really knowing what we were doing, but by the end we turned it into a beautiful art piece. Some parts of the piece could look a little bit neater, but overall I think we did a great job. I do think this a good example of a radial design because on opposite ends from the inside out they are matching sections. I don't love or hate this piece - for the amount of time we had I think we did a good job at working together and creating an elaborate piece. I think by working together we had more ideas rather than we would have if we would have done it individually, which benefitted us. Some challenges I saw was that a couple people were just standing and watching because they didn't have a task to do. I do in fact think students would like this process better than working individually, because some people are not as artistic as others and it makes it more difficult for them to come up with something creative.
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AuthorMy name's Hayley Poljansek and I am a student at Pittsburg State University! This blog is for my projects done in Art Education. Enjoy! Archives
October 2015
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