This project consists of in class research and discussion leading into the development of
thematic ideas for a small series of 20 9 x 12 inch drawings and then produces a large 4 x 5
foot drawing.
foot drawing.
You are developing a means to enrich your creative process or work flow by first engaging
your data collection and research skills. Then by investigating the artistic process and
participating in a step by step drawn out method guiding you to the completion of a fully
realized 4 x 5 foot work. These research skills apply not only to things explicitly found and
googled on the internet but a more complex investigation into your interests, feelings and,
observations as a creative individual and someone who wants a profession developing
objects or images. This involves you actually thinking thoughts and not just drawing what is
laid out in front of you by someone else or copying things from your phone. You will have to
make attempts at new visual connections and experiment with new concepts and forms. For
this I have laid out a schedule for this process of small steps leading into a large final work.
Please keep in mind you are not just redrawing the artist’s work that we started with but taking
pieces of their visual language you connect with and trying to communicate with it. This
ability should apply to every student regardless of intended major. This is directly related to
the process of development you will be expected to engage with in your larger career as an
art student and ultimately into the art studio or design shop.
your data collection and research skills. Then by investigating the artistic process and
participating in a step by step drawn out method guiding you to the completion of a fully
realized 4 x 5 foot work. These research skills apply not only to things explicitly found and
googled on the internet but a more complex investigation into your interests, feelings and,
observations as a creative individual and someone who wants a profession developing
objects or images. This involves you actually thinking thoughts and not just drawing what is
laid out in front of you by someone else or copying things from your phone. You will have to
make attempts at new visual connections and experiment with new concepts and forms. For
this I have laid out a schedule for this process of small steps leading into a large final work.
Please keep in mind you are not just redrawing the artist’s work that we started with but taking
pieces of their visual language you connect with and trying to communicate with it. This
ability should apply to every student regardless of intended major. This is directly related to
the process of development you will be expected to engage with in your larger career as an
art student and ultimately into the art studio or design shop.
Today we will have a 20 minute in class discussion with peers about the artists you found
interesting, and why. You will break into groups of 4. Take notes/ make sketches while this
discussion takes place. Below are examples of questions you might ask:
interesting, and why. You will break into groups of 4. Take notes/ make sketches while this
discussion takes place. Below are examples of questions you might ask:
Did they like the same artists?
Did you like different artists?
Did they dislike some of the artists you liked? Why or Why not?
What do these differences mean in regards to your ideas, thoughts, and
taste?
taste?
Did you discover something new?
Were old ideas reinforced?
Did you have an interesting thought while looking at the work you would
like to share with the other people around you?
like to share with the other people around you?
Were you more engaged by content or form in the work?
How does the artist use form to develop content?
If all else fails just read the notes you took on the back of the paper out
loud.
loud.
In class create a collage using the images that you brought with you. This collage should
focus on the aspects of the work that you wrote about on the back. Feel free to go out to
make additional copies, and draw/ paint/ work into collage if this is desired. Keep in mind the
ultimate goal is exploring combinations of forms of visual expression these artists use in their
work. The finished collage should be 9 x 12. It will be collected Monday for a grade along with
the homework.
focus on the aspects of the work that you wrote about on the back. Feel free to go out to
make additional copies, and draw/ paint/ work into collage if this is desired. Keep in mind the
ultimate goal is exploring combinations of forms of visual expression these artists use in their
work. The finished collage should be 9 x 12. It will be collected Monday for a grade along with
the homework.
Homework: For homework create a 24 x 36 drawing that is based on the collage
made in class. Further explore the forms of visual expression using your recombining
and experimenting with marks, forms, and ideas. The collage should be used as a
source not as something to copy. I do not want a direct copy. The collage will also be
collected for a grade on Monday.
made in class. Further explore the forms of visual expression using your recombining
and experimenting with marks, forms, and ideas. The collage should be used as a
source not as something to copy. I do not want a direct copy. The collage will also be
collected for a grade on Monday.
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