Art I - Artwork/ Home Connection

Due 6-17

Bring your entire portfolio of artwork that you have created during Art I home with you.

You must share and discuss your work with a parent/guardian. Your parent/guardian must provide an e-mail (to kbayek@wethersfield.me) or written response to the following questions based on viewing and discussing your artwork with you.

1.     What is your opinion of your student’s overall portfolio of work?

2.     What did you find to be the most impressive artwork from the portfolio?

3.     What were the most interesting art facts/information your student shared with you?

4.     Please provide any other comments and/or questions.

AP Art Show: Opening Reception Thursday, May 29th

District Art Show

Art II- NB#7 Cultural Expression Mask Analysis

ART II-

Notebook Assignment #7 

Cultural Expression Mask Analysis

Respond to the following questions/prompts based on analyzing your own mask.

• What expression does the mask convey?
• How did you use the following elements to communicate the expression?
• Form of the facial features
• Design characteristics (pattern, shape, texture, materials, etc.)
• Color

• List 6 adjectives to describe the mask.
• Summarize the cultural/historical significance of the reference mask.
• How does this unique expression relate to or change the meaning of the cultural context?
• Create the identity of the mask character (name, personality, purpose).

Vans Custom Culture Contest 2014

All Art students:
Submit your designs for our WHS entry in the Vans Custom Culture Contest.

All template designs are due Friday, 3-14 to Mr. Bayek/Ms. Haas.
Selected students will be given shoes to customize on Monday 3-17.
Completed customized Vans are due to Mr. Bayek/Ms. Haas on Monday 4-7.

All designs/artwork must be original.

The Four Themes:

• Art
• Music
• Action sports (boards & bikes)
• Local Flavor (Wethersfield/CT on the large)

www.vans.com/customculture/

Shoe templates

Shoes created by WHS students for 2013 contest

Art II- NB#4- Lessons Art has taught me

Notebook Assignment #4 Lessons Art has taught me  (Due Monday, December 9th)

How do the skills you learn and develop in art benefit your everyday life?        

*Explain 3 ideas that answer this question.

Read Elliot Eisner’s “10 Lessons the Arts Teach” to further your thinking about the connections between art class and life.

Click here to read "10 Lessons the Arts Teach"

"Snowflake" Bentley

Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley

"The Snowflake Man" (a short film about Snowflake Bentley)