Art History - Baroque

Each of you must include two pages on Baroque Art.

You must each work in your own sketchbook. You can tape or glue watercolor paper in as well if you would like...

Individually, in your sketchbook, respond to these questions:

When - what period of time?

Where - what part of the world? Be as specific as possible.

Who - who were well-known artists from this period? What were their best-known works?

What - what the the defining characteristics of this period? what sort of motifs, colors, shapes, recurring elements, artistic styles, and themes do you see? Once again, please be specific.

How - how did artists in this period differ from the previous Renaissance Period - for example, how did materials, politics, and economics affect the kind of art that was made?

Why - why is this period important? how has it influenced the world today? what modern examples can you think of that have been influenced by this Baroque period?

In your sketchbooks, please respond to these questions using both WORDS and IMAGES - in other words, write out your response, but using pencil, charcoal, watercolor, and/or pen, show us visually some examples from this period.

Watercolor Portrait Assignment

Click here to open assignment in Google Docs.

Renaissance Groups

Group 1 -

Brayden

Kira

Nick

Mindy

Group 2 -

Carmella

Johnathan

Sydney

Lauren

Group 3 -

Hannah

Joni

Ryan

Ashley

Group 4 -

Martin

Alice

LaRay

Art History - Renaissance

Group 1 - Early Renaissance
Group 2 - High Renaissance (South)
Group 3 - Northern Renaissance
Group 4 - Mannerism

Sketchbook

Remember to purchase a sketchbook and bring it to class for the beginning of Semester 2!

It can be a "black book" like the one I showed in class (hardbound). You can get them for $8-15 at Fred Meyer or Art Media (depending on the size you choose).

Or it can be a wirebound sketchbook like the ones on the Integrated Art bookshelves.

It should not be lined paper - it should be blank for sketching and drawing.

Merci!

Project Post - Additional Notes

Please read the post below - most of you have already posted to your blogs by the deadline. Thank you.
Those of you who have not...need to do so today. Read through carefully - you need to respond to each of these, including critiquing your own project using the Elements and Principles of Design as a foundation.

Also, this is a link to a folder of images from the Friday before break. Choose 3-5 of these images that are representative of your project. Post these on your blog as well (same post).

When you have completed the write-up on your own, go to the other blogs and respond to each of their projects. You do not need to respond in the same amount of detail as you did on your own, but you should come up with a short, constructive paragraph assessing their project, also using the Principles and Elements of Design as a basis.

Pre-Holiday Project

BEFORE CHRISTMAS BREAK (please post to your blog by December 22:

Write about what you have learned on this project - answer the following questions. Please be thoughtful and specific in your response.

1. First of all, what did you make? What is it?
2. Write out your process in detail - how did you make it?
3. What tools, materials, and equipment did you use?
4. What skill were you focused on developing or learning?
5. What did you particularly enjoy about the process? What was challenging or difficult?
6. What do you think you did well on with this project?

Critique your project in terms of the Principles and Elements of Design. Be specific. Did you push yourself to learn something new? Did you make deliberate choices in making and designing your project? Did you follow through with what you said you would? Has it made you want to learn more in that specific area?

AFTER CHRISTMAS BREAK:
Upload at least one photograph of the project you have been working on the last week (you can upload multiple photos if you want). We will provide you the photographs you took of your project and you can choose which ones to upload to your blog.

When you have uploaded and written about your own project, go to your classmates' blogs (via your Google Reader account). Comment and constructively critique them, keeping in mind the Principles and Elements of Design. What do you really like about what they have done? Write on their blogs.