Tiki Drawings

Tiki statues have been around for hundreds of years. They have their roots in Polynesian culture. They are most prominently found in the Pacific Islands, New Zealand, Hawaii.  

Tikis usually featured a human head carved from wood or volcanic rock. The large cylindrical shape of the trees formed their basic shape. All of the features are exaggerated especially the nose and mouth. Most ancient Tikis have little painted decoration. They differ from Totem poles because they lack the presence of animals and the intention of telling a story or representing a group of people.

The class views many different examples of Tikis.

Students created their Tikis by folding 12x18 manilla  paper in half and drawing one side of the tiki on the fold.   Next students then traced their design to make their Tikis symmetrical.
Next, they used oil pastels color to their drawings. I ask students to blend and mix the pastels together. Lastly, they used lines to replicate the texture of a wood carving.

Surrealism

Surrealist Dreams

When students have made an interesting composition they like we will glue down images. 

Collages are later scanned into a computer and enhanced and manipulated to make work more appealing. 

Surrealist Portrait Collage 

   I will present the lesson first by showing a Power Point about Surrealists and the Dada movement.

    We will participate in discussions  about Surrealism characteristics and awnser questions that are included with the worksheet. 

  

   

          I will demonstrate application techniques used in paper collage.

         A brief Power Point about perspective will be viewed prior to the distribution of magazines, glue and paper for the studio project.

    

LeRoy Neiman

LeRoy Neiman-Inspired Collage

LeRoy Neiman is best known for his brilliantly colored, stunningly energetic images of sporting events and leisure activities.  Students viewed many examples of Neiman's art.
We also discussed and defined abstract expressionism.  We talked about what makes something abstract and still recognizable.

Students collected images of their favorite sporting event from magazines and the internet.
Encourage students to think out of the box.  Many students will want to find basketball or football images.  Consider horse racing, Nascar, or boxing to make artworks more interesting.
Next the background image is painted using acrylic paint. Background images should be abstract like Nieman's works.   After background is dry, images are glued on  into place.

 Materials Used:

Acrylic Paint
Glue
X-Acto knives

Drawing

Grid Drawings

Students used the grid method to draw a portrait.
I provided students with a picture of Abraham Lincoln and students measured and made a grid on the photo.  Next students drew the image on paper.

Charles Demuth

Charles Demuth inspired Number Drawing
Saw this lesson on United Art and Education and decided to try it with my art II class.
We discussed Cubist influences on Demuth's works and viewed many examples of Demuth's works.

Students used number stencils to draw numbers on a sheet of white drawing paper.  Compasses and rulers were used to draw on top of the numbers to fragment the design. Students colored with color pencils.  I encourage students to leave highlights, blend,and shade so artwork is more dimensional.  

Value and Shading

 

Advanced visual art students had to draw an everyday object from still life.   

I stressed the importance of an artist's individual style.  Students had to shade with charcoal pencils and still include their person style into the composition. 

Feburary Art

 

For the month of February the Visual Art I class made simple grid drawings and added hearts. 

The end results led to a very colorful bulletin board.