Artscape 2012 kicked off last Thursday here in the Tokyo area. It’s an annual event showcasing student artwork from grades 5-12 involving various schools (mostly international) in the Tokyo (Kanto) area. The exhibit is held annually in Tokyo at Kodomono Shiro (National Children’s Castle) and is free (info below). I’ve embedded pictures below. The exhibit closes March 11, 2012.
Artscape 2012
February 27th, 2012 by visualart · No Comments · News & Announcements
Tags: Artscape
Student work exhibiting in the British Residence building
February 15th, 2012 by visualart · 1 Comment · News & Announcements
Across the street from school, in the park, there is some student work exhibiting in the British Residence building. Stop by to have a look.
On a similar note, Artscape will be starting late next week as well. More details on this to follow.
Tags: Photopeach·Student Work
G12 workupdate
February 15th, 2012 by visualart · No Comments · Gr 12, News & Announcements, Uncategorized
Hi G12
I hope the IWB selection is going well. Use eachother to help advise you…and re-check the advice I posted about the selection process.
see you next week
mrmc
G9 work update
February 15th, 2012 by visualart · No Comments · Gr 10, News & Announcements, Uncategorized
Hi G9
I think you mostly on track to start drafting in the painting next lesson… you have to get on with it as time is pressing.
Please upload a picture of the work you complete in the next lesson to your wiki, along with a photo of your plan/references.
Just mail me the link.
Good luck and see you next week!!
G11 work update
February 15th, 2012 by visualart · No Comments · Gr 11, News & Announcements, Uncategorized
Hi G.11
I am in the process of uploading the videos of your presentations the other day here . You raised some good points for eachother and you should go over these as there were a couple of ‘aha’ moments.
There were plenty of ideas for what to do next and how to do it. Let me know what you are doing next.
Thursday:
Please go to the CHATSWORTH Student presentations page on vivacritique. Each of you choose a student you want to give feedback to. Check the examples from last year here and read the FEEDBACK GUIDELINES document below… and then POST YOUR WRITTEN FEEDBACK HERE
Please post any other work that you do on Friday on your wiki, whether it is IWB pages or planning, roughs, media experiments etc. I noticed a lot of stuff missing..make sure you are keeping good record of your work as you go along and building your eportfolio. See you next week!!
Grade 8 Digital Characters
February 13th, 2012 by visualart · 2 Comments · Gr 8
Grade 8s have finished creating their digital characters using Adobe Illustrator’s live trace and live paint tools. Students looked at stereotypes and and how pictures can tell stories. Research was also conducted on how stereotypes are often embedded into cartoons for the portrayal and depiction of characters.
Students were then assigned a font where they conducted basic research and brainstormed what their font represents. The students’ task was to create a character that personifies the font and to consider if stereotypes aided or hindered the development of their character. You can see a full breakdown of the unit here. You can view the student work below or by going directly to Flickr here.
*Note: Not all student work has been uploaded. Additional student work will be added to the folder shortly. Update: All student work has now been uploaded.
IWB pages
February 7th, 2012 by visualart · No Comments · Uncategorized
When preparing your IWB submissions remember to consider the balance in the selection of your 30 IWB pages
Try not to select random, single pages where possible. Be careful and select pages in a series of at least 2-3.
1. research – artists/art movements - good breadth and some depth (that means more than 2 pages for at least 2 artists) – if possible, include any references tot he context they worked, and any comparing/contrasting – any interviews
2. research – cultural (more than one – refer to the significance of the work- include a comparison
(peer critical analysis – if you wish you could your reviews of other students work)
3. experimentation/synthesis – how you developed your research to mix with your own ideas in sketches, experiments, notes and extended writing
4. planning – include rough sketches of possible compositions of paintings/3D work
5. process – avoid the ‘I did this then I did that’ pages…process pages without comment and reflection do not address the higher level assessment criteria,
6. reflections – these can include reflection made during project, at the end of a project, where possible show how this made you change your subsequent work
Ensure all pages have ALL references cited, both written and visual!!
Grade 9 Pastel Drawings
February 6th, 2012 by visualart · No Comments · Gr 9
Grade 9 students investigated pastel techniques and created a final composition based on their field studies trip, where they were required to consider how to implement colour, various pastel techniques and methods into a well balanced and attractive landscape composition. Students were given the choice of soft or oil pastel. You can view the work below or via Flickr here. You can also view the week by week breakdown of what was done in class here if interested.
Gr10 Art & Design Figure paintings
January 9th, 2012 by visualart · No Comments · Gr 10
Grade 10 Art & Design students finished their experimental portrait paintings. They were experimenting with the human form, colour and brush techniques. You can view them in the slideshow below or by clicking here.
Tags: Figure Painting·Painting
week Jan 9th-13th
January 7th, 2012 by visualart · No Comments · Gr 12
G12…..welcome back and a Happy New Year!!
Please ensure you are up to date on your workbook page selection, (you should have selected and copied 20 pages by now). These can be handed to the cover teacher.
…then please continue working to continue on your personal projects, focusing on completing studio work.
email me if any problems
good luck!!
MRMC
