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8th Grade VA Comp

This is a year-long class for advanced 8th grade art students to get high school credit.

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Sample Artist Statement!

3/14/2017

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Please check out this wonderful artist statement from Sarah H. that was submitted last year.  Notice she has a wonderful title with a descriptive explanation, an explanation of the elements and principles of design she used within her piece.  The one thing she could have done better, was include a much more detailed description of what she was mashing up.  (one sentence isn't enough to cover this!)
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Trapped in the Frapp
By Sarah Hilliard
          For this piece of artwork I decided to mash-up the well-known Starbucks logo/cup and a very popular game board known as Monopoly. To start out I cut a rectangle into the cup to create a “jail cell” for the Starbucks/monopoly guy mash-up. I then tried to “recreate” the monopoly game board on the cup, and around the jail cell. I did this by using pictures of the board, and gluing them around the top and bottom of the cup. On top of the lid I printed out a colored and black and white picture of the monopoly guy holding up a “Monopoly” sign. I cut them out and glued them back to back and then glued it onto the lid, where the black and white side was facing the jail cell to give it more of an old look, and I faced the colored side towards the Starbucks and monopoly logo on the other side of the cup to give it a more colorful and fun look. I also glued some dice onto both sides of the lid to represent the monopoly game. For the Starbucks/Monopoly man inside the jail cell I used a picture and a cut out of the Starbucks logo to create a mash-up between them also. I glued the Monopoly logo underneath the Starbucks logo, so that they look like they are apart of one thing. The “Go to jail” man in the Monopoly game shows up a lot of the cup because the jail cell is one of the main things that catches your attention, other than the monopoly guy on top of the lid. The tite I chose for this piece of art was “Trapped in the Frapp.” I chose it because the “Frappuccino” is something that Starbucks is well known for, and I made a Monopoly/Starbucks man “trapped” inside the Starbucks cup, which is where I got the idea for, “Trapped in the Frapp” because the man is “trapped” in the frapp/jail cell.
           There were two main principals that I used in my mash-up. I think that those two principals are unity, and emphasis. Unity is achieved in this mash-up because all of the components of the board game that are on the cup, work together to give the art work a sense of completion. I glue pictures of the spaces on both the top and bottom of the cup which makes it look more unified, and harmonious. There is also unity in the Starbucks/Monopoly man in the jail cell, because I used two different things, and put them together to make one unified person. The second principal that I think occurred a lot in this mash-up was emphasis. The giant Monopoly man holding up a sign is most likely going to be the first thing that you see when you look at this mash-up. It is the main focal point, where your eye lands first; it grabs your attention, which creates emphasis. However, the more you look around the cup there are many other main focal points, like the jail cell, it creates a center of interest, as well as the Starbucks and Monopoly logo on the other side of the cup.
           Other than the principals included in this mash-up, there were many different elements of art that were included also. I think that the two main elements that were in this mash-up were form and color. Form is achieved in this mash-up because I used a Starbucks cup for one part of my mash-up, which is a three-dimensional object with a height, width, and length, and it can be viewed from many different sides. I also used form by including dice into my mash-up, which are on top of both sides of the lid. I achieved the element of color into my mash-up by using various shades of colors, like green for example. There is a dark shade of green on the Starbucks logo, and there is a lighter hue/shade of green on the board pieces that I placed at the bottom and top of the cup. There are a variety of colors that come from the three primary colors and black and white on the cup.
 
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Artist Statement tips

3/10/2017

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When you are writing your artist's statement for your common assessment #3, be sure to review the rubric to ensure you haven't missed any parts.  When I look at the rubric, I am looking for 4 main parts to include in your artist's statement:
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  1. Detailed description of your title
  2. Detailed description of your mashup
  3. Explanation of 2 elements of art that you used.  (be sure to cite "text evidence" of where and how you used each.)
  4. Explanation of 2 principles of design you used. Unity needs to be mentioned as one of your principles, since you are mashing up two opposing things together.  (be sure to cite "text evidence" of where and how you used each.)

*Many times artists describe how they came up with their idea, and their process of how things may have evolved as they created the artwork.  Or, they might describe the process of creating the artwork, itself.  (this information could easily be included in part 2, detailed description of the mashup.)
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Mash Up: Begins!!

3/5/2017

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Students should have begun their Mash Up and should be well on the way to get it finalized.  Students should be thinking about what TWO Elements of design they are going to be using in their piece and what TWO Principles of design they will have in their piece.  Unity needs to be a part of the piece, or mentioned in the artist statement in some way.  

Students should have the main project completed by Monday, March 13th.  They will then work on the Artist Statement and work on posting the project and artist statement onto the blog by Wednesday, March 15th.  
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Mash up Research Day

3/2/2017

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You have the opportunity to use the computers to do research for your mash up assignment.  (see the previous post below for more details.)

​1.  Take this time to research more about the mash up common assessment, and print visual resources that you may need to complete the assignment!
2.  Please fill out the form below, or click on this link for the form to fill out before you leave class today.

3.  In the remaining time, work on thumbnail sketches for your mash up assessment.  
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Common Assessment #3:  Mash Ups!

2/27/2017

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Check out these links for more ideas of cool mashups!
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Students will begin the Common Assessment #3 on production.  They will create a choice composition that consists of a "mash-up" of different ideas.  

The theme for the production assignment will be “Artistic Mash-Up” focusing on art elements and principles of design.  This production assignment will involve students infusing or “mashing” two or more concepts within the visual arts together to create a new innovative artwork.

Possible mash-ups can span different artists, time periods, media, and more!  It will be up to the teacher and student to take the concept in an innovative direction.

Possible ideas include “mashing” of:

·      different artists (different Masters, old and modern, etc.)

·      different historic art genres

·      different media and materials

·      different arts areas (history, criticism, production, and aesthetics)

·      different subject areas (Art and Math, Art and Science, etc.)

·      different art careers

·      different objects (natural vs. mechanical, real vs. mythical, etc.)

·      and more!

All student ideas can be considered.  All ideas that are questionable can be directed to the Visual Arts Supervisor for approval.

The final product must include:

1.     The finished artwork

2.     Artwork title

3.     Artist statement (description of the Mash-up Concept and Elements/Principles used)

(See rubric for details)
Check out these sample student mash ups below from previous years!  (okay, so the last one wasn't a student, but its pretty awesome! :)
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Common Assessment #3: Mash UPs

2/12/2015

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The theme for the production assignment will be “Artistic Mash-Up” focusing on art elements and principles of design.  This production assignment will involve students infusing or “mashing” two or more concepts within the visual arts together to create a new, innovative artwork. 





VA Comp in 8th Common Assessment 3:  Art Production

The theme for the production assignment will be “Artistic Mash-Up” focusing on art elements and principles of design.  This production assignment will involve students infusing or “mashing” two or more concepts within the visual arts together to create a new innovative artwork.

Possible mash-ups can span different artists, time periods, media, and more!  It will be up to the teacher and student to take the concept in an innovative direction.

Possible ideas include “mashing” of:

·      different artists (different Masters, old and modern, etc.)

·      different historic art genres

·      different media and materials

·      different arts areas (history, criticism, production, and aesthetics)

·      different subject areas (Art and Math, Art and Science, etc.)

·      different art careers

·      different objects (natural vs. mechanical, real vs. mythical, etc.)

·      and more!

All student ideas can be considered.  All ideas that are questionable can be directed to the Visual Arts Supervisor for approval.

The final product must include:

1.     The finished artwork

2.     Artwork title

3.     Artist statement (description of the Mash-up Concept and Elements/Principles used)

(See rubric for details)


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Common Assessment #1: Art History

11/4/2014

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Students are working on their first Common Assessment project at home this week.  This common assessment is art history, where students will be comparing a work they have done this year in class with that of an artist or art movement in art history.  This project can be done in conjunction with the project they are currently working on in class.  The due date for this project is MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH and must be uploaded to their website on the common assessment page.  Please see the documents below for the instructions and rubric.  
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