Advanced Placement Studio Art Wheeler High School Instructor Jeannie Kane

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1 Advanced Placement Studi Art Wheeler High Schl Instructr Jeannie Kane The Advanced Placement Studi Art curse is designed fr students wh are seriusly interested in the practical experience f art. The examinatin is based n the submissin f the student s prtfli at the end f the class. The AP Studi Art prgram sets a natinal standard fr perfrmance in the visual arts that cntributes t the significant rle the arts play in academic envirnments. Each year thusands f prtflis are submitted in AP Studi Art and are reviewed by cllege, university and secndary schl Art Instructrs using rigrus standards. This Cllege Bard prgram prvides the nly natinal standard fr perfrmance in the visual arts that allws students t earn cllege credit and r advanced placement while still in high schl. Studi Art Advanced Placement 2-D design, 3-D design, and Drawing, is an 18 week prgram (five 90 minute blcks fr each f the 18 weeks). The class is mixed between the three prtfli curses because f scheduling and the number f students enrlled in the AP Studi Art prgram. The AP Studi Curse addressed three majr cncerns (1) a sense f quality in a student wrk (2) the student s cncentratin n a particular interest (3) the student s need fr breadth f experience in the frmal, technical, and expressive means f the artist. (C1) All students have been encuraged t participate in the Advanced Art Prgram fr at least ne year (tw advanced classes) befre advancing t the AP prgram. During spring registratin fr the cming year s classes, the curse is utlined t the students. The requirements fr each sectin f the prtfli are reviewed and a detailed discussin f the rubrics used t scre the prtfli is held. A handut fr summer assignments are given t the students at this time and a sketchbk is t be kept thrugh the summer. A prtfli f 12 best wrks frm previus advanced art classes is t be cmpiled; this will be the fundatin fr the breadth sectin f the AP Studi curse. (C4) During the first semester f schl, previus wrks are reviewed fr the breadth sectin f the prtfli. Thse nt yet acquired shuld be created befre mving int the AP class. Students are encuraged t sign up fr an Advanced Art class during the fall term t cntinue t build a breadth sectin fr their prtflis. (C4) At the beginning f the AP Studi curse samples f student wrk frm past prtflis are shwn and their scres discussed. Students will address the three cmpnents f the prtfli: Quality (5 wrks which may cme frm Breadth r Cncentratin studies), Breadth (12 wrks

2 displaying mastery f a variety f techniques and media), and Cncentratin (12 wrks describing an in-depth explratin f a particular artistic cncern). (C1) Students are expected t have a bdy f wrk that has been cmpleted in previus cursewrk and can be drawn frm t satisfy the Breadth sectin f the AP prtfli. This can be frm the previus advanced art classes (at least 2 classes), gvernrs Schl (5 summer week prgram), Hnrs Art Academy f UT (ne Saturday), r night classes at UT r Pellissippi State Cmmunity Cllege (apprximately 15 weeks lng), all ther classes shuld be reviewed and apprved by instructr. In additin, summer assignments and assignments given frm utside f class will be designed t demnstrate abilities in versatility with techniques and prblem slving. Students will be expected t pssess the ability t wrk independently t cnduct research, imprve their knwledge f materials, equipment, histric cntent, and take initiative fr prductin. (C4) Advanced Placement Students are encuraged frm the beginning t start thinking abut their cncentratin (sketchbk and prjects). (C3) Students will participate in discussins and critiques f each f their wrks, ne n ne with instructr and will als be critiquing as a grup at regular intervals. (C6) This critique prcess will help students clarify the viability f their prpsed cncentratin. Examples f cncentratins are available thrugh the psters and n line.(c3) Students are expected t have prjects critique ready at the beginning f class n assigned critique days. All students will present his/her wrk and briefly discuss his/her intent. The vcabulary f art, as intrduced in the fundatin curses is reinfrced thrugh the verbal and written critiques. (C6) Instructinal Gals: *Investigate creatively, as well as systematically, frmal and cnceptual issues in the Quality, Cncentratin, and Breadth sectins f the prtfli. *Making art is an nging prcess that invlves yu (the student) in infrmed and critical thinking. *Develp technical skills and familiarize yurself with functins f the visual principles and elements. *Becme independent thinkers wh will cntribute imaginatively and significantly t culture thrugh the making f art. (C1)

3 Structure f the Prtflis Drawing 2-D Design 3-D Design Sectin I Quality (a third f ttal scre) 5 actual wrks. Wrks that excel in cncept, cmpsitin, and executin in drawing 5 actual wrks. Wrks that excel in cncept, cmpsitin, and executin in 2-D design. Sectin II Cncentratin (a third f ttal scre) 10 images, 5 wrks, 2 views f each f 5 wrks. Wrks that excel in cncept, cmpsitin, and executin in 3-D design. (C2) 12 images: sme may be details. A series f wrks rganized arund a cmpelling visual cncept in drawing. 12 images: sme may be details. A series f wrks rganized arund a cmpelling visual cncept in 2-D Design. 12 images: sme may be details f secnd views. A series f wrks rganized arund a cmpelling visual cncept in 3 D Design (C3) 12 images: ne image f each f 12 different wrks. Wrks that demnstrates a variety f cncepts, media, and appraches. Sectin III Breadth (a third f ttal scre) 12 images: ne image each f 12 different wrks. Wrks that demnstrate a variety f cncepts, media and appraches. 16 images: 2 images each f 8 different wrks. Wrks that demnstrate a variety f cncepts, media, and appraches. (C4)

4 Cncentratin A cncentratin can be a series f wrks that are very cnsistent in theme and apprach r it may evlve and develp as the visual idea is explred, ending in a different place than where it began. In either case it is best t start ut with a clear plan f attack: if the idea changes the change will usually be the natural result f discveries made in the prcess f explratin. Yu explratin shuld g farther than merely taking a subject and executing it in a variety f media r styles. Ideally yu shuld develp a visual language that fits yur idea, a style and medium and frmat apprpriate t the theme yu are investigating. David Welch (C3) Examples f 2-D Design Cncentratins: Design r executin f a children s bk Develpment f an identity package (lg, letterhead, signage, etc.) fr an imaginary business Plitical cartns using current events and images A series f wrks that begin with representatinal interpretatins and evlve int abstractin An explratin f pattern and designs fund in nature and/r culture A series f expressive landscapes based upn persnal experience f a particular place in which clr and cmpsitin are used t intensify artistic expressin Abstractin develped frm cells and ther micrscpic images Interpretative prtraiture r figurative studies that emphasize dramatic cmpsitin r abstractin A persnal r family histry cmmunicated thrugh symbls r imagery A series f fabric designs, apparel designs, r weaving used t express particular themes Examples f 3-D Design Cncentratins: A series f 3-dimensinal wrks that begin with representatinal interpretatins and evlve int abstractin A series f site specific wrks that transfrm existing frm r space Abstractin develped frm natural r mechanical bjects Interpretive prtraiture r figure studies that emphasize expressin and abstractin A persnal r family histry cmmunicated thrugh the cntent and style f narrative r petic assemblages A series f architectural mdels fr hmes, public buildings, r mnuments Assemblages that juxtapse the carse and refined qualities f a material A ceramic prject in which wheel-thrwn and hand built vessels demnstrate inventive thinking and prficiency with frm The use f multiples/mdules t create cmpsitins that reflect psychlgical r narrative events A series f sculptures that explre the relatinship between interir and exterir space

5 Examples f Drawing Cncentratins: A series f expressive landscapes based upn persnal experience f a particular place. A persnal r family histry cmmunicated thrugh cntent and style f still-life images. Abstractins frm mechanical bjects that explre mark-making Interpretive self prtraiture and figure studies that emphasize exaggeratin and distrtin. A prject that explres interir r exterir architectural space, emphasizing principles f perspective, structure, ambiance created by light, etc. A figurative prject cmbining animal and human subjects drawings, studies and cmpleted wrks An interpretive study f literary characters in which mixed media, clr, and frm are explred The use f multiple images t create cmpsitins that reflect psychlgical r narrative events Breadth Breadth will be the first t be cllected and images made fr the prtfli. This will be dne the first week r s in the AP Studi class. These pieces f art will be frm advanced art prtfli, summer wrk, Gvernr s Schl, Hnrs Art Classes, and cllege classes. It is recmmended that yu arrange time first semester t fill any vids. Breadth must be cmplete as yu enter AP. Prjects t chse frm are as fllws: 2-D Design: Students shuld think abut 2-D designs that emply line, shape r clr t create unity r variety in a cmpsitin. Their wrk needs t demnstrate symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial balance r anmaly. Their wrk explres figure/grund relatinships. Students shuld investigate mdular r repeat pattern t create rhythm. They shuld delve int clr rganizatin using primary, secndary, tertiary, analgus r ther clr schemes. The student s wrk culd investigate r exaggerate prprtin r scale. (C4 C5) Cntur line investigatin Expressive line investigatin Gestural line investigatin One pint perspective drawing Tw pint perspective drawing Three pint perspective drawing Linleum print Mntype print drawing int the ink Mntype print drawing with the ink Mntype print drawing n the back f the paper Mechanical part using expressive mark making Silkscreen print abstractin/design Clse fcus flral (waterclr) Still life f different types f fabric pattern (mnchrmatic) Small bject designed mnumentally, print r cllage Scribble drawing

6 Create a pattern with images in nature Inkblts int a cmpsitin Value defining the different shapes f a windw with a view Principle f clr applied t trn and fund paper Figure drawing emphasizing negative space 3-D Design: Students shuld cnsider in 3-D Design the frmal wrk that embdies line, plane, mass, r vlume. They shuld cnsider wrk that demnstrates mdular develpment. Students shuld cnsider hw their 3-D wrk uses light r shadw t determine frm, with particular attentin t surface and interir space. Their wrk shuld demnstrate transfrmatin f material r identity. Reflect n hw 3-D artwrk can fcus n transitins (metamrphsis) f an bject (example rganic t mechanical). Student shuld think abut hw assemblage r cnstructive wrk demnstrates transfrmatin f material r identity. Students shuld cnsider wrk that demnstrates an integratin f clr, texture, and frm. (C4 C5) Cntur wire kinetic sculpture Plaster cast in clay explring Figure with prps metamrphsis Mnument in architectural clay relief Self prtrait in a bx Styrfam cvered in plaster that Shattered image Styrfam, wax cvered cnveys a jurney Wire, cpper fil, vessel Small t mnumental exaggerating parts Clay vessel that explres mvement and balance Painted chair / she Clay bjects that explre line, plane, Clay piece that explres negative/psitive space mass r vlume Paper flding and manipulatin that Assemblage that uses fund rganic and gemetric bjects creates a sculptural frm Cardbard sculpture explring Family tree ttem cnnectins Expressive paper Mache mask Cncrete cast in sand explring different areas f light and shadw Clay vessel that explres texture and frm

7 Drawing: Students shuld cnsider in drawing the use f varius special systems, such as linear perspective, the illusin f three dimensinal frms, aerial views, and ther ways f creating and rganizing space. Cnsideratin shuld be made fr the use f varius subjects such as the human figure, landscape, still life bjects and s n. Cnsider the arrangement f frms in a cmplex visual space. In drawing the use f different appraches t represent frm and space, such as rendering, gestural, painterly, expressinistic, stylized, r abstract frm. Students shuld make an investigatin f expressive mark-making. Students shuld cnsider in drawing the use f varius kinds f cntent, such as that derived frm bservatin; and expressinistic viewpint; imaginary r psychlgical imagery; scial cmmentary, plitical statements; and ther persnal interests. (C5) Cntur line investigatin Expressive line investigatin Gestural line investigatin Figure in cstume-hatching and crss hatching Figure with prps waterclr wash Trmpe- l eil still life Value study-shattered images Small bject-drawn mnumentally Interir furniture drawing Negative drawing thrugh frames Negative drawing arund figures Drapery still life white n white Musical instruments drawn mnchrmatic Mechanical drawing f car r bicycle parts One pint perspective design Tw pint perspective design Three pint perspective drawing Organic/gemetric still life Hands and feet prtraits Extreme freshrtening f the figure Drawing using reflective surfaces Vantage pint landscape (birds eye view/ants eye view) Plein air landscape Clr lighted prtrait-unique pint f view Erase ut charcal still life-prtrait Still life that tells a visual stry Brwn bags shwing depth Hmewrk As in any cllege-level curse, it is expected that students will spend a cnsiderable amunt f time utside the classrm wrking n cmpletin f assignments. Ideas fr prjects r slutins t prblems shuld be wrked ut in a sketchbk bth in class and utside f class. The sketchbk is an essential tl in recrding ideas, capturing visual infrmatin, wrking n cmpsitinal issues, and just fling arund.

8 Summer Assignments The summer is a perfect time t explre a variety f techniques and ideas that will help t develp a visual vice. There is a packet f assignments that will g hme with students befre summer that will give students ways t wrk in their sketchbk but als give them specific assignments. Yu shuld take yur sketchbk everywhere yu g and sketch in it everyday. Wrking in yur sketchbk is an nging prcess that will help yu make knwledgeable and critical decisins abut the evlutin f yur wrk. (C5) Curse Overview Students will be required t summit every Friday a sketchbk assignment wrth 150 pints. The sketchbk assignment is; 2 drawings/designs frm bservatin and ne drawing/design that has smething written, smething drawn and smething pasted. Yu will be receiving a separate list f ideas fr wrking in yur sketchbk. Week 1: G ver syllabus and AP Studi Pster. Individual Prtfli reviews. Meet with instructr t determine wrk that may be used fr AP prtfli. Set up plan fr cncentratin and begin prjects. Students will participate in Critique 1.Tw prjects are assigned that are due next week. Students begin researching the histry and techniques that will be implemented in the cncentratin sectin f the prtfli. Discussin f cncentratin tpics and review f.al ideas will be discussed n Thursday. Students will be given a presentatin regarding the riginality and integrity f their prtflis and hw t avid plagiarism in their wrk. Friday sketchbk assignments are due. (C2, C3, C4, C6) Week 2: Breadth Grup Critique 2 (Mnday) Students will cntinue n individual develpment f cncentratins with an emphasis n prcess and materials. Three wrks are assigned. Take digital images f pieces fr breadth. 2 wrks are due Thursday 1/14. Sketchbk assignments are due Friday 1/15 Week 3: Cntinue t research and develp cncentratin (Take digital images f wrk). 3 pieces are due n 1/22. 1 piece is assigned. Sketchbk assignments are due 1/22 Week 4: Cncentratin and Critique n develping cncentratin (Sketchbks due) Web Applicatin. 1 wrk is due 1/28. Tw prjects are assigned. Sketchbk assignments are due 1/29 Week 5: Mnday finalizatin f cncentratin - cntinue wrk remainder f week. Sketchbk assignments due 2/5 Week 6: Cncentratin and Digital images f breadth shuld be finished. 2 wrks are due 2/11. Tw wrks are assigned. Sketchbk assignments are due 2/12 Week 7: Cncentratin and grup Critique 3 (Take digital images f wrk) Sketchbk assignments are due 2/19

9 Week 8: Cncentratin and research. Tw wrks are assigned. 2 wrks are due 2/25. Sketchbk assignments are due 2/26 Week 9: Cncentratin (take digital images f wrk). Sketchbk assignments are due 3/5 Week 10: Cncentratin and grup Critique 4. Three wrks are assigned. Tw wrks are due 3/11. Sketchbk assignments are due 3/6 Week 11: Cncentratin Sketchbk assignments are due 3/19 Week 12: Cncentratin and grup Critique 5 (Take digital images f wrk). Three wrks are due 3/25. Sketchbk assignments are due 3/26 Week 13: Gather Quality pieces t be submitted (must be 18x24 r less fr Drawing r 2-D prtfli) Grup Critique 6 fr quality wrks shuld have mre than 5 t critique. Chse the best 5 pieces fr the Quality sectin f the prtfli. (3-D summit 10 images f 5 wrks, 2 images each Week 14: Individual Prtflis are grup critiqued (7) Week 15: Summit cmpleted Prtflis t Instructr t be sent ff Week 16: Students will make a pwer pint presentatin f their prtfli and display 3 wrks frm prtfli in a shw Week 17: Art shw and celebratin Week 18: Finals and rest Histric research At the beginning f each piece the student researches the technique f the media and cllects artist infrmatin f thse invlved in this type f wrk. This is t be cllected in their sketchbk jurnal t be checked n critique days. (C4) Sketchbk Jurnal Sketchbks have been kept in all classes and in the summer. This prcess is t cntinue in the AP class. Bring all current and previus sketchbks in fr he first critique. (C4) Evaluatin Assignments Assignments explre a wide variety f appraches t drawing, 2 D design and 3D design and are ften nt media specific. A rubric is given with each assignment. The rubric is brken int 4 cmpnents; cntent, cmpsitin, craftsmanship and cntemplatin. The cntent is left up t the student t fit int their particular cncentratin r breadth. There is a criterin fr the ther cmpnents f the rubric that the student is t address. Cmpsitinal cncerns are addressed by using the principles and elements f design (C2). Craftsmanship is cncerned with quality

10 and mastering a wide range f media and versatility with technique and prblem slving.(c3,c4) Cntemplatin helps the student t reflect upn their decisin making prcess and self critique. (C5) Wrk is evaluated based n the AP Scring Guidelines fr Studi Art. It is imprtant fr AP students t be familiar with the rubric that will be used t scre the wrk in their prtflis. (C6) Critique Critiques are an integrated and vital part fr the AP Studi class. Critiques are frmal (grup), infrmal (ne n ne with students), and written critique (turned in with rubric) Frmal critique is dne as a class during which the students in the class give psitive feedback and ffer suggestins fr imprvement t each individual student. The wrk is always put up n the wall r bards and displayed. The student being critique discuss their intent during the critique. All students participate. Often tw critiques are dne; (mst f the time) ne midway thrugh a prject and (always) ne at the end f the prject, these usually take the entire class. The infrmal critique is mst ften between the individual student and instructr (smetime ther students are asked t participate). The infrmal critique is dne briefly during studi time. The piece is discussed using the same criteria as the frmal critique. The vcabulary f art is intrduced thrugh the fundatin classes and is reinfrced thrugh the verbal and written critique.(c6) Originality and Integrity While the use f apprpriated images is cmmn in the prfessinal art wrks tday, many clleges and art schls cntinue t stress strngly the value f wrking frm direct bservatin. In aspiring t cllege-level wrk, students wh make use f brrwed images shuld demnstrate a creativity and sphisticatin f apprach that transcends mere cpying. This plicy is clearly stated n the AP Studi Art pster and is discussed in class. If yu submit wrk that makes use f phtgraphs, published images, and/r ther artists wrks, yu must shw substantial and significant develpment beynd duplicatin. This may be demnstrated thrugh manipulatin f the frmal qualities, design, and/r cncept f the riginal wrk. It is unethical, cnstitutes plagiarism, and ften vilates cpyright law t simply cpy an image (even in anther medium) that was made by smene else. In evaluatin prtflis, the Readers lk fr riginal thinking. Students are encuraged t create artwrks frm their wn knwledge, experiences, and interests. Cpying wrk in any medium withut significant and substantial manipulatin is an infringement n the riginal artist s rights and can cnstitute plagiarism. Teachers and student are strngly encuraged t becme knwledgeable abut cpyright laws. The grwth in the use f cmputer sftware, scanners xergraphy, and phtgraphy makes this issue f particular cncern. Universities, clleges, and prfessinal schls f art have rigrus plicies regarding plagiarism. AP Studi Art endrses these plicies. (C7)

11 Teacher References/Resurces AP Central apcentral.cmllegebard.cm AP Studi Art Pster. New Yrk: the Cllege Bard AP Studi Art Prfessinal Develpment Wrkshp Materials Ragans, Rseliand. Art Talk 3 rd editin Missin Hills, Calif.: Glence, 2000 Stkstad, Marilyn Art Histry 2 nd editin 2 vls. New Yrk: Prentice Hall, 2002 Rukes, Nichlas. Design Synectics: Stimulating Creativity in Design. Wrcester, Mass.: Davis Publicatin, 1988 Slbdkin, Luis. Sculpture Principles and Practice. New Yur: Dver 1973 Betti, Claudia, and Teel, Sale. Drawing: A Cntemprary Apprach, 3 rd editin New Yrk: Hlt, Rinehart, and Winstn, 1980 Niclaides, Kimn The Natural Way t Draw: A Wrking Olan fr Art Study. Lndn: Deutsch, 1988 Mackey, Mureen Experience Clay, Wrcester, Mass.: Davis Publicatin, 2003 Williams, Arthur Beginning Sculpture, Wrcester, Mass.: Davis Publicatin, 2005 Rse, Ted Discvering Drawing, Wrcester, Mass.: Davis Publicatin, 2000 Brmmer, Gerald Discvering Art Histry, 3 rd editin Wrcester, Mass.: Davis Publicatin, 1996 Hbbs, Jack, Salme, Richard, and Vieth, Ken The Visual Experience, 3 rd editin, Wrcester, Mass.: Davis Publicatin, 2005 Brmmer, Gerald Understanding Transparent Waterclr, Wrcester, Mass.: Davis Publicatin, 1993 Knx Cunty (Knxville Tennessee) AP Studi wrkshp, summer f 2007 Savannah Cllege f Art and Design (Atlanta Gergia) Advanced Placement Institute (Studi Art), summer 2006 Atlanta Cllege f Art (Atlanta Gergia) Advanced Placement Institute (Studi Art), summer 2005 C1 The curse prmtes a sustained investigatin f all three aspects f prtfli develpment- quality, cncentratin, and breadth as utlined in the Curse Descriptin f the Studi Art Pster thrughut the duratin f the curse (Nte: the bdy f wrk submitted fr the prtfli can include art created prir t and utside f the AP Studi Art Curse) C2 The curse enables students t develp mastery (i.e. quality ) in cncept, cmpsitin, and executin f drawing, 2-D design, r 3-D design. C3- The curse enables students t develp a bdy f wrk investigating a strng underlying visual idea in drawing, 2-D design, r 3-D design that grws ut f a cherent plan f actin r investigatin (i.e. cncentratin ) C4 The curse teaches students a variety f cncepts and appraches in drawing, 2-D design, r 3-D design s that the student is able t demnstrate a range f abilities and versatility with technique, prblem- slving, and ideatin (i.e. breadth ). Such cnceptual variety can be demnstrated thrugh either the use f ne r the use f several media. C5 The curse emphasizes making art as an nging prcess that invlves the student in infrmed and critical decisin making. C6 The curse includes grup and individual student critiques and instructinal cnversatins with the teacher, enabling students t learn t analyze and discuss their wn artwrks and thse f their peers. C7 The curse teaches students t understand artistic integrity as well as what cnstitutes plagiarism. If students prduce wrk that makes use f phtgraphs, published images, and/r ther artists wrks, the curse teaches students hw t develp their wn wrk s that it mves beynd duplicatin.

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