VA II IB

Each quarter 4 pieces of artwork will be required as well as 25 pages from your sketchbook outlining your process and development of those works. Additionally, critiques of completed works and works-in-progress will be held every two weeks. Assessment for artworks and screens is straight from IBs own standards and benchmarks.

Consider developing a series of works that could be explored thoroughly throughout the quarter. This will provide a focus to your work and assist with time management.

Most importantly, all works must relate back to YOU, YOUR world-view, YOUR experiences, and YOUR insights about life, society, and reality. Your voice, your style, and your opinions should be present in your work.

Weekly Journal

WEEK #1

MIND MAP

This assignment is meant to get all of your interests, hobbies, likes and even dislikes on paper where you can see them and try to break them down. The more you break it down the better. You will be using this to possibly influence your Studio Works.

 

Explore themes and interests

• Refer to your Mind Map and select an interest/hobby to research in order to see if there is an artist(s) that is influenced by similar interests/hobbies. 
• Choose 2 artists to focus on and draw thumbnail sketches or print out small pictures of their artwork. 
• Write about the artists' work and why you chose them. Try and make connections between their work and your possible studio work ideas.
• 5 Ws (Who, what, where, why, when) & How
• Who are they?
• What type of art do they make and what materials do they use (be in depth)?
• When: time period (living or deceased artist) and are they associated to an art movement?
• Where are they from and does their place of origin play a role in their work?
• Why do they make the type of art, their reasons for making it (be in depth)?
• How does their work relate to your interests/hobbies and how can you use them as influence?

WEEK #2

• Choose an artist that has the style of art you like (it can be the same artist from your research or a new one).
• Experiment with the style of art by practicing in your Journal and write notes about the experience.
• Would you like to use this style in a Studio Work?
• Begin to write about your 1st Studio Work ideas
• What is the 1st studio work going to focus on?
• Materials needed? (paper, canvas, wood panel, paint, pencil, charcoal, etc.)
• What skills will you need to create the artwork?
• Draw thumbnail sketches of composition
• Begin exploring medium and specific techniques needed 

WEEK #3

• Write a detailed explanation about your 1st Studio Work and state any specific meanings behind the objects being depicted (It does not have to be groundbreaking, I just want you to verbally explain your idea behind your work). Remember the 5 W's and 1H.
• Make connections between the ideas behind your 1st Studio Work and the artist(s) you researched
• Influence, historical, cultural, concept, etc.
• Use 1 full page to draw out the final composition of 1st studio work 
• write notes on possible color schemes, materials, objects, etc.
• Write notes about why you place things in certain locations (think Principles of Design and Elements of Art)
• Practice any other techniques/skills needed for 1st Studio Work

• Begin 1st Studio Work! 
• 1st Studio Work should not be smaller than 11 x 17, unless doing photography or digital media 
• Begin to document the process of your work 
• If your ideas change as you are working write it down and explain your thought process 
• Photograph your project every couple of days and paste the images in your Journal (write notes)
• Your 1st Studio Work and journal will be DUE: Friday 10/7/15 

WEEK #4

• Progress Picture DUE: Saturday 10/1/16, submit it through Canvas.
• Continue 1st Studio Work (DUE: 10/7/15) 
• Continue to document progress of 1st studio work 
• Write about anything that may be going well or bad in your 1st studio work. Ex: skills, materials, overall idea
• Take a moment to sit in front of your artwork and evaluate your progress. Is your image coming out the way you had planned or do you need to make adjustments? 
• Do you need to practice more skills? 
• Write about current experience, questions, and thought process.

WEEK #5

• If suggestions were made after the Progress Picture and you did something about it, write down your thoughts regarding the suggestions.
• Document last progress days of 1st Studio Work
• Write Reflection:
• Now that you are done with your 1st Studio Work, reflect on how you think it went.
• Were you successful in achieving what you had planned and researched for your 1st Studio Work?
• What could you have done better? (research, practice techniques, managed your time, etc.)
• What will you do differently in your next studio work besides procrastinate?
• Studio Work and Journal DUE: FRIDAY 10/8/16

WEEK #6

• Continue to explore your theme and style by asking yourself questions (be in depth): 
• Why are you drawn to the theme ("it's beautiful" or "I love it" is very superficial) 
• What are you going to gain from exploring the theme? 
• How do the artists you research connect to your theme?
• There are more questions to ask yourself, the above questions are just the beginning.
• It is okay if you change your theme or style just remember to explain yourself. 
• Make your theme YOUR interest and not someone else’s. 
• Continue to explore artists that revolve around your theme and research their ideas and artwork. You may use the same artists from Studio Work #1, but explore something new about their work. 
• Research your 2nd idea (be thorough) by finding out more about the subject matter (meanings, cultural context, history, etc.)

WEEK #7

• Explain your possible idea(s) for your 2nd Studio Work.
• What will you try to accomplish with it? (Does it relate to yourself, surroundings, culture, history, etc.)
• Make strong connections to your theme and yourself.
• Begin planning 2^nd Studio Work by drawing compositions 
• write notes about the placement of your objects in the compositions
• write notes about possible color schemes
• write notes about meaning of objects
• What materials will be used to complete the project?
• Begin practicing needed techniques based on your chosen composition. 
• ACTUALLY practice what you are going to paint or draw by using the chosen medium.
• Practice makes perfect!

WEEK #8

• Continue practicing skills. 
• Practice drawing or painting at least 2 possible objects that you are planning on putting in your composition, it is okay if they don't end up in your final composition. This is to make sure you are practicing and exploring enough. See the example below

      

• If you are doing photography then you need to practice on getting different angles, zooming in/out, cropping, lighting, etc. 
• Don't just take 2-5 pictures but closer to at least 20-40. See Below.

   

• Draw your final composition in your Journal and actually shade or paint it before it goes onto the bigger paper or canvas. If you are creating a sculpture or using photography you still need to draw it out.

WEEK #9

• Draw your final composition in you haven't already and actually shade or paint it before it goes on to the bigger paper or canvas. If you are creating a sculpture or using photography you still need to draw it out.
• Begin #2 Studio Work!!! NO SMALLER THAN 11 X 17 (digital 8x10)
• Submit a progress picture via CANVAS by Saturday Nov. 12th

WEEK #10/11

• Continue working and documenting your progress for Studio Work #2
• Submit a progress picture via CANVAS by Saturday Nov. 12th
• Studio Work #2 will be DUE Thursday, Nov. 17th
• Write Reflection:
• Now that you are done with your 2nd Studio Work, reflect on how you think it went.
• Were you successful in achieving what you had planned and researched for your 2nd Studio Work?
• Did your 2nd Studio Work bring up new questions/ideas for you to explore?
• What could you have done better? (research, practice techniques, managed your time, etc.)
• Did you have to overcome some obstacles? If so, how and did it change your idea?
• Where do you see your theme/next idea going?

WEEK #12

Find an artist/person that deals with your theme. It may be an artist/person that you have already researched.
Research them and find as much information about who they are and why they are important to you and our society.

• This NEEDS to be an artist/person that you can find information on regarding their work, whether it be from art reviews, personal websites, wikipedia, etc. 
• Research with a purpose!

Write notes about what you find interesting regarding them. 

• What qualities draw you to them and their work (colors, style, mood, passion etc.) and how can this artist/person relate to your art?
• Be specific and make connections to the artist, yourself, and your surroundings.

Choose a specific quality about the artist/person that resonates with you due to it's subject matter, style, elements of art, etc.
Write notes about how you can make an artwork in response to the person you have chosen. It can be a reaction, inspiration, or homage to the artist/person.

Studio Work #4 DUE: 1/27/17
  
WEEK #13

• Explain/Plan your idea(s) for Studio Work #4
• Why is this person important to you? Be thorough and elaborate on how they have impacted your life.
• How are you going to use the selected person as inspiration?
• What do you want your audience to get out of your artwork?
• What are you going to create and how?
• Draw possible compositions for Studio Work #4
• Begin practicing needed techniques based on your chosen composition.
• Practice what you are going to paint/draw/photograph by creating a full composition of what you think the finished product will look like.
• Explain your final composition.

WEEK #14

• Practice any needed skills
• Studio Work #4 DUE: 1/27/17