Art II Mid-Term

 

Images and Labels must be posted by January 13!

 

1.    Organize your Mahara E-Portfolio Page according to the template.  I will be verifying that you have the following:

1.  Skeleton Drawing

2.  Hidden Secret Revealed Drawing

3.  Reflective Object Drawing

4.  Book Sculpture

5.  Oil Pastel Painting

6.  A minimum of 4 strong visual journal pages

2.    Students must label each image with:

a.      Title, Media, Size

 

3.    Students must complete a self-reflection about their portfolio.  Include specific examples from a variety of artworks along with their appropriate art vocabulary.  Reflect on your work from class so far this year by answering the following questions in paragraph form:

 

a.      How have you improved since the beginning of the year?

b.     How has working at home on drawings and visual journals affected how you think about and create your artwork?

c.      Which artwork reflects your best observational drawing? Why?

d.     Which artwork has the best composition?  Why?

e.      Which media (charcoal, conte, paper, oil pastels, mixed media) were you most successful with?  Why? 

f.       What is your most successful piece and why do you think this?

g.      What piece were you most surprised about and why?

h.     What piece most reflects you as an artist and why? (shows your personal aesthetics)

Due the day of the midterm.  Needs to be typed. 

4.    This is for Art II GT only:

a.     Students will be paired with a partner in order to complete the following pair critique.  Include specific examples from a variety of their artworks along with appropriate art vocabulary.

                                               i.     Where do you see improvement in the artist’s creative and technical skills from the beginning of the year?

                                             ii.     What is their most successful piece and why do you think this?

                                            iii.     What suggestions do you have for this artist as they continue to create art throughout the year?

                                            iv.     What do you want to see them do more of?

 

Due the day of the mid-term.