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Ms. Pennington
Art Portfolio
Art Target Evidence and Documentation
Trimester 3
March - June 2014
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Why make art?
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Place a picture of one
of your
artworks here.
(2-D or 3-D)
Choose an artwork that
has meaning to you.
“100 days”
I made this piece starting in summer 2009. I took a photograph of my
daughter (she was in 1st grade then) every day for 100 days in a row.
Then I displayed the photos along both sides of a metal strip. It was a
way for me to document all the things we did together in the summer
and then show how busy we became once I started school to become
a teacher.
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I like street art that makes people stop and
think or look at something in a new way and
interact with the art itself.
Art in Daily Life:
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Can you imagine your
favorite children’s books
without pictures? Art can
help to tell stories. Good
cover art for books can
also grab your attention
and make you want to read
a story.
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Art Around the World
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This is an Aztec whistle
1100’s -1500’s CE
Mexico
The individual artist is unknown.
They think the whistles were used for warnings,
signals, ceremonies and even healing maybe. It
says that the Aztec were skilled crafters.This
particular whistle has 2 chambers and 2 apertures.
It is a complicated instrument to design and make.
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This is the "Terracotta Warriors and Horses”
210-209 BCE
China
Many workers and craftsman worked together
to make the thousands of life-size sculptures of
soldiers and horses.
5. The sculptures were buried with the emperor
and are believed to have been made to protect
him in the afterlife.
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Slide 4
What kinds of
2-D art are there?
This is a painting done in the Surrealist style. It has realistic elements but
they are combined in a non-realistic way.
This is how we sorted artwork into Abstract, Realistic & NonObjective genres.
This is a drawing done in the format of a Mandala. It
used visual symbols to represent different aspects of
my life.
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Slide 5 part 1
“ABCs” of Art:
The Ingredients
Principles of Design:!
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BALANCE is the arrangement of objects, colors, textures
or space. Balance can be symmetrical, asymmetrical or
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Written Definitions
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EMPHASIS is the part of the work that catches the
viewers attention. Emphasis can be created by difference
in size, color, texture, shape, etc.!
Elements of Art:!
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A LINE is “a dot that went for a walk.” They can be horizontal,
vertical, diagonal, straight, curved, zig-zag, thick or thin.!
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SHAPES are closed lines. They can be geometric (like squares or
circles) or organic (natural shapes). Shapes are flat.!
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FORMS are 3-dimensional shapes with length, width and depth.!
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MOVEMENT is the path the viewer’s eye takes around the
work of art. Movement can also refer to the look of action
in the art.!
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PATTERN is the regular repetition of visual elements
(shapes, lines or colors). Pattern is usually predictable.!
COLOR is the light reflected off of objects. Hue is the name of the
color. Intensity describes the brightness or dullness of the color.!
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REPETITION is multiples of similar elements in the work.
Repetition is not necessarily predictable.!
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SPACE is the area between or around objects (positive or
negative). Space is also the illusion or feeling of depth.!
PROPORTION is the size relationship between elements
of the artwork. Proportion can show depth of space. It
can be used accurately to show realism or altered to
portray emphasis or humor.!
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TEXTURE is the surface quality of the artwork. Textures can be
rough, smooth, soft, hard, spiky, etc. Textures can be real or
visual.!
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RHYTHM is how the visual elements create a visual
tempo or “beat” as your eye moves around the artwork.!
VALUE describes the lightness or darkness of the color.
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VARIETY is the use of difference in the artwork to create
interest.!
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UNITY is the feeling of harmony between all the elements
of the artwork which creates a sense of completeness.
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LINE
“a dot that went for a walk”
Visual Examples
“ABCs” of Art
Slide 5 part 2
SHAPE
closed lines, flat
FORM
3-D
SPACE
(positive / negative)
SPACE
sense of depth
COLOR
bright colors
ELEMENTS !
OF ART
TEXTURE
VALUE
shiny and bumpy
lights and darks
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Slide 5 part 3
EMPHASIS
BALANCE
the focal point
radial, symmetrical, asymmetrical
MOVEMENT
the path your eye takes
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the sense of motion
REPETITION
PATTERN
use of a shape or color over and over again
predictable repeating shapes & colors
VARIETY
RHYTHM
repeated circles but they are all different
sizes and colors
how your eye bounces along the image
PROPORTION
accurate, to show space, altered to show humor
PRINCIPLES !
OF DESIGN
UNITY
the puzzle piece shapes
tie the work together
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Putting the “ABCs” Together:
The Recipe
balanced but not exactly the same on either side = asymmetric
Principles:!
Elements:!
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balance !
line!
emphasis !
shape!
movement!
form!
pattern!
color!
repetition!
space!
proportion!
texture!
rhythm !
value
variety !
unity
Elements: There is value in the shading of the tack. There is a sense of space created by 1point perspective. There is texture in the tables that look like grass and desert sand. Colors are
both imaginary and real in different areas.
Principles: The work is asymmetrically balanced (not the same on each side, but the elements
balance each other out). There is emphasis & movement towards the back of the room as
everything leads your eye back in space. The tiles and tables are repeating elements. The sense
of proportion is not realistic: the eye, eraser, tack and paintbrush are all too big for the space.
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Slide 7
What can we use to make 2-D art?
tempera paint on paper
Colored pencils on black paper
printmaking: carved wooden plate, printing inks and
paper
watercolor and gold paint pen on paper
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Slide 8
What can we use to make 3-D art?
This is a sketch for a clay box.
This is the box built.
Photographs glued onto metal flashing material, arranged in a Mobius
strip shape and the ends are bolted together
A sculpture made from paper. No glue or tape.
A cardboard ram’s head built then painted
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Slide 9
What kinds of
3-D art are there?
Relief sculpture
Non-functional (just for looking at)
Sculpture in the round (fully 3-D)
Functional (can be used as a box)
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Sculpture in the round (fully 3-D)
Functional (was used in a parade)
Show It Off!
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Process: I made a clay sculpture using hard slab
construction. I pieced rectangles of clay together then cut
holes that looked like windows. I used a glaze that is not
shiny.
Idea: I was inspired by looking at pictures of
other clay sculptures that were based on
landscapes.
Results: I think it looks like a miniature city or scale model of a building. I hope
that people imagine how it would be to climb in and around the different levels and
windows. I would like to keep making more sculptures like this in a series.
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