Winter Break Assignments

AP Journal Assignment – Winter Break

I.Complete 10 pages about your concentration. These are not thumbnails, but just a way to work within your concentration so you can develop a language of about your concept. Due: Wednesday, January 5^th

You must have the following on these pages:

·         4 Artist Reference (at least 2 have to be different artists) – include images and a source for the artist.

·         4 different principles of design – you must reference these in the page. Make sure I know you know how to use these. Here’s a list:

                                ____balance         ____pattern

                                ____emphasis      ____rhythm

                                ____variety           ____movement   

                                ____harmony/unity

·         3 Different Brainstorms of your concentration. You can use the whole concentration statement and brainstorm it 3 times, or use 3 different ideas from your concentration.  A brainstorm should include at least ten items that relate to the main idea. For Brainstorming ideas, use the SCAMPER method (developed by Alex Osborne):

o   Substitute: What could be used or done instead? What could be different or better?

o   Combine: What could be combined? What would work well together? What can be forced together?

o   Adapt: What can be adjusted to suit a purpose or condition? How can something be made to fit?

o   Maginify, Minimize, Modify: What if you changed the form or quality? Could it be made larger, greater, or stronger? Could it be made slower, smaller, or lighter?

o   Put it to other uses:  How could it be used for a different purpose? What are new ways to apply it?

o   Eliminate: What could subtract or take away? What could you do without?

o   Reverse: What would you have left if itwere reversed or turned around? Could you change the parts, orders, order, layout, or sequence?

·         Activated Backgrounds.

·         Include visual imagery – take photos, figure out how to draw from life and find appropriate materials.

II. Next CRITIQUE DAY is Monday, January 10^th. You need to have at least two new pieces by this day – not ideas or the shell of a beginning – but two actual pieces. Plan! Plan! PLAN!

Final Changes

Due to our unexpected snow day, all finals will be held on Monday, December 20 through Wednesday, December 21. Here is the new exam schedule:

• Monday, December 20^th – periods 4, 1 and 2       
• Tuesday, December 21^st – periods 5, 3 and 7
• Wednesday, December 22^nd – periods 6 and 8

Here is what you can expect and plan for on your final:

Choose four of your photos of the works you completed in AP this semester.

For each work, answer the following questions to create a final response to the work. You should write four different statements on lined paper. Sometimes your best work is not as easy to write about as a work that needs more development. Turn in the statement along with the photograph of the work you write about.

a.    For what portion of the AP portfolio was this work created?  How will it fit into the category?

b.    Explain how you built the composition. Use the elements of art and the principles of design to describe the composition. Explain how they helped your composition.

                        Elements:                                                                      Principles:

                                    ____line                   ____value                                  ____balance           ____pattern

                                    ____color                 ____space                                 ____emphasis       ____rhythm

                                    ____shape              ____form                                   ____variety             ____movement                                                           ____texture                                                                  ____Proportion                  ____harmony/unity

c.     How well did this work reflect your initial planning? If you did not complete the initial planning, then reflect on your process and how the work developed.

d.    What was your concept for this work? How well did you develop this concept? What visual clues provide evidence of this concept?

e.    What techniques did you use to create this work? Did you try something new with the technique? Was this the best technique to use for the concept you chose?

f.      If this is one of your strongest pieces, explain why and tell what you will use from this work in another later work. If this is one of your least successful works, then explain what you would do differently.

December

Dates to remember:

• Monoprints and Scholastic write-ups are due on Tuesday, December 7th!
• Next Critique Day is Monday, December 13th!  - You are expected to bring something new completed and any to show any projects that need to be completed.
• All work needs to be photographed for this semester by Wednesday, December 15!

Concentration! Concentration! Concentration!!