Visiting artist Andy Pollack (left) teaches the basics of glassblowing to our Honors Foundations Students.
John Crumpler transfers the molten glass to his mandrel.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Self-Portraits by Foundations
If you knew me, you would know…
The
“If you knew me” self-portrait project challenged the Foundations of Art
students to understand the complexities of color and the complexities of
themselves. Prior to starting the
project, each student experimented with color mixing by creating a color wheel,
a value scale, and a saturation scale. Classes learned about the artist Chuck
Close and worked in the same manner as Close by gridding and working from a
photograph. Each painting was created
with only the primary colors (Red, Blue, and Yellow) in addition to white.
The efficacy of this project was two-fold. Not only did the students familiarize
themselves with color mixing and photorealism, but they also revealed aspects
of their personalities that many assignments have failed to leverage. As a class we were able to come
together to discover more about each other and to learn that behind each face
there are a whirlwind of thoughts and emotions begging to leap out. This project now offers each viewer a
glimpse into the artists’ hearts and minds. We hope that you enjoy and learn from them.
What students thought…
“My
favorite part of the project was creating the skin tone, because it really
brought together the entire painting.
I also liked the color mixing more than I had expected. After mixing colors for this project I
began to see and understand colors in a deeper and more complex way.”
Jack
Sullivan
“I
learned that you have to add the darker colors to the lighter colors.”
Kasey
Rohleder
“I
would tell future students who do this project to make a lot of skin color or
any color that you need a lot of.
Also, they shouldn’t be afraid to layer the paint.”
Emma
Smith
“I
thought this was a good assignment.
I learned some key points in painting and also produced an artwork that
I am proud of.”
Johnna
Gadomski
“I
thought the ‘if you knew me’ writing was a very cool and necessary part of the
project, because it added a true personal touch, and it helped me to get to
know other people better.”
Lauren
Rousseau
“My
favorite part of the project was when I began to paint my hair and mouth
because I found a way to make them look realistic by mixing multiple paint
colors.”
Maggie
Siegel
“Take
your time and don’t rush it.”
Chris
Cotton
“It
is very hard to make all of the colors from only the primary colors. I also learned that the color may look
weird on paper even though it matches the color in the photograph.”
Reese
Foster
“Sometimes
the best way to show motion is by blurring the painting.”
Greyson
Burnett
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| Self-Portrait by Jack Sullivan |
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| Self-Portrait by Emma Smith |
See Additional Self-Portraits by The Foundations Students on Their Blogs to the Left
Thursday, November 29, 2012
SCAD Rocks!
Friday, November 2, 2012
You Decide Teen Exhibiton at the High Museum of Art
Elizabeth Shemwell, Audrey Murphy, and Anna Kampfe
HI art students attended the opening reception of "You Decide" at the High Museum of Art last night. Michael Henley, Anna Kampfe, Audrey Murphy, Elizabeth Shemwell, Reed Smith, Lever Stewart, and Casey Wilson all had their artwork chosen for the show. Their work will be displayed at the High until November 17th. Go check it out, and Congrats to our amazing Artists!
Friday, October 5, 2012
Foundations of Art Finishes their Weave Drawings
Foundations of Art Students finished their weave drawings last week. These drawings allowed the students to really focus on understanding the importance of line and value. Below are two examples of the projects. Students have posted their weave drawings to their blogs, so check them out.
Weave Drawing by Jack Staples
Weave Drawing by Annie Strickland
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Glassblowing at the High
I hope you enjoyed today's incredible Glassblowing exhibit! Thank you for representing HI and the Art Program so well with your attentiveness. Go Bears!
Aaliyah, Kendall, and Annie focus on the glassblowing demonstration.
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