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COMPOSITIONS:

Composition is a search for a unified visual statement. It articulates meaning through control of elements and their relationships. The student organizes visual material to generate thought and to make thought visible.

 

DRAWINGS:

Record: Students will record single images and simple units.

Concepts

C. Describing the planes and volumes of forms is one of the purposes of drawing.

 

Investigate: Students will select and identify line, value and texture in the natural and manmade environment for image making.

Concepts

C. Texture as the character of a surface can be depicted in drawing by the arrangement of lines and marks.

 

Communicate: Students will use expressiveness in their use of elements in the making of images.

Concepts

A. Mood or emotion in an image can be affected by the balance of values and the quality of lines.

B. Characteristic qualities of a person or object can be emphasized by the quality of line used in an image.

C. Unusual combinations of shapes can suggest the invention of fantasy or mysterious images.

 

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ENCOUNTERS:

Art-making articulates thought and imagination. Through images, we communicate with one another within our communities and across time and cultures. Encounters with the sources, transformations and impact of images are essential for understanding art.

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