1. “I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order to learn how to do it.” - Pablo Picasso

2. Ceremonial Artworks created to support worship ceremonies (rituals and celebrations). Artworks to express or communicate emotions, ideas, feelings, or to decorate objects. Artworks that tell stories, describe and illustrate experiences, communicate information, or document historical events. Artistic objects used in everyday life Artworks that promote ideas, philosophies, or products. Purposes of ART TheThe

3. MEDIUM The materials used for creating artworks

4. MEDIA A technique involving the use of two or more artistic media that are combined in a single artwork.

5. A serious dialogue expressing ideas about world hunger. Loud forceful sounds expressing rapid marching movements of people. Expression of a deer leaping and bounding through a meadow. Expression of a big city’s fast paced night life. Soft piercing sounds expressing movement of a bird in flight. Humorous dialogue expressing an obsessive interest in sport. DRAMA- TRAGEDY MUSIC- TRUMPET DANCE-BALLET MUSIC-JAZZ MUSIC-FLUTE DRAMA-COMEDY

6. VISUAL ART Stephanie Gilbert, Thief, Mixed media on felt, 2007.

7. SUBJECT MATTER The objects represented in the artwork. It can be… REPRESENTATIONAL Clearly represents a specific subject ABSTRACT Taking a subject matter and breaking it down into shapes, lines, colors, and textures. NON OBJECTIVE No recognizable subject matter. Only line, shape, and colors are used.

8. SUBJECT MATTER

11. CEILING TIME! Look at the ceiling and find an artwork that represents each type of subject matter: REPRESENTATIONAL Clearly represents a specific subject ABSTRACT Taking a subject matter and breaking it down into shapes, lines, colors, and textures. NON OBJECTIVE No recognizable subject matter. Only line, shape, and colors are used.

12. It has a height, width, and actual depth Two-dimensional media Has a height and width and implied depth. These are “flat” art pieces such as drawings and paintings. Three-dimensional media Examples: Sculptures, Ceramics and Pottery.

13. What are two capacities of a medium that an artist should understand? 1.What can be done with the medium 2.How far it can be taken to support the artist purpose.

16. When analyzing a work of art, a good relationship of what three things should be looked for? A good relationship between MEDIUM, SUBJECT and EXPRESSION of IDEAS ( purpose )

18. A Landscape Describes the environment Becomes part of the environment. Provides tactile and visual information. Information gained mainly by visual perception. Appropriate for portraits. OIL PAINTING SCULPTURE OIL PAINTING OIL PAINTING & SCULPTURE Choose the best MEDIA for the purpose listed below: Select OIL PAINT or SCULPTURE

19. TWO DIMENSIONAL Art Processes Have a height and width but no real depth. The depth is IMPLIED.

20. TWO DIMENSIONAL ART PROCESSES 1.DRAWING 2.PAINTING 3.PRINTMAKING 4.PHOTOGRAPHY 5.GRAPHIC DESIGN 6.MIXED MEDIA A complex operation involving a number of methods or techniques

21. With every medium, there are a variety of techniques used to work with that medium. Technique Any method of working with art materials to produce an art object.

22. DRAWING MEDIA Graphite Pencil Charcoal India Ink Coloring Pencils Chalk Pastel Oil Pastel

23. Charcoal

24. Oil pastel

25. Graphite Pencil

26. Pen and Ink

27. Juan Francisco Casas

28. Coloring Pencil

29. Chalk Pastel

30. Please duplicate on a sheet of sketch paper in your sketchbook. Write the following questions on the BACK of the same sheet. FINDINGS 1.List at least 3 characteristics For EACH media (mixed media included). 2.Which media did you prefer? WHY? 3.Which media was your least favorite to work with? WHY?

31. Your EXPERIMENT In each square make marks with the media indicated. Use a variety of different marks to make a small composition. O Try using light pressure and heavy pressure O Try smudging the media with your finger O In the mixed media square, experiment with layering different media. RECORD YOUR FINDINGS 1.List at least 3 characteristics For EACH media (mixed media included). 2.Which media did you prefer? WHY? 3.Which media was your least favorite to work with? WHY? 4.What media did you layer? What did you find out?