Blogger APPS!

Here are some links for those of you that have smartphones (iphone or Android) to use apps and upload straight to our blog!

ITUNES:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blogger/id459407288?mt=8

ANDROID!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.blogger&hl=en



After you download the app everything should be pretty straight forward. You can upload pictures of your sketches, work, or make comments straight from the app. I use the Android version and its pretty sweet!

-Just make sure not to upload anything during school hours!! This will get you in trouble!

If you need any help setting this up find Mr. Bustamante after school or during your lunch hour!

-Mr B

Pop Tab Artist Herman Divers --- Fall/Transitions

Herman Divers worked with pop tabs (pull tabs)

http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-mind-blowing-pull-tab-sculptures-of-herman-divers.html

This link will provide you with more details regarding Herman Divers incredible pop tab (pull tab) artwork.  Repurposing materials is another way of looking at transitions in art.  The artist takes the materials and finds new ways of using them in unexpected contexts.  Such artwork encourages us to make a transition in thought and perception as we seek to find meaning in the new piece(s) of artwork.

Look around you.  What might you repurpose on your way to creating a new unusual work of art?

Iran Cruz

Maggie Kazmer

Kurt G.

Jake Wirth - A Traditional Landscape Painting - Fall/Transitions

I want to paint a traditional fall landscape using colorful trees like the one in the top picture,

but I also am attracted to the shoreline in the picture below. 

So, I'll do my best to compose my painting using both of these pictures.

Jake Wirth

Rosemarie Luther - Fall/Transitions

  'Transitional' phases of birds flight pattern. Specifically a peregrin falcon that will be gradually getting larger and swooping in to full wing span in the front. The farther back, the lighter and less focused the falcon will be. Hopefully this will show more technique than anything else.

Mei-Li Hey - Fall Transitions

Marie Santoro - Fall/Transitions

Berlin Wall Graffiti

"The Berlin wall was the largest canvas in the world. Unfortunately, much of the artwork was not claimed by artists and remains anonymous"

I decided fall was best interpreted as a literal fall. The Berlin wall was built to seperate Germany and parts of Berlin. This was a catalyst for a TON of interesting political art to be displayed prominently on the wall by graffiti artists.

-B

Bobby Chiu Concept Artist

Bobby Chiu is a concept artist that has worked for many movies, his work came to mind with the theme of transitions because of the way he is able to meld several different types of animals into more unique creatures.

He's created creatures for several pixar movies as well as certain Tim Burton films.

-B

Alex Ross Kingdom Come

When I think of transitions the first thing that comes to mind is the transition from one frame to another. Being a huge nerd, I had a lot of trouble picking just one comic book or artist but settled on Alex Ross, and his book "Kingdom Come"

Any person that is even remotely interested in comics should read this. LIKE NOW!

-B

Close up view of Turtles and Transitions by Adrian Arleo

Turtles and Transtions

Adrian Arleo

2008

 Sculptor Adrian Arlo's "Turtles and Transitions" is a touching depiction of two turtles transporting a baby and old man on their respective journeys.  The hands motif used on the turtles communicate "loving care" or comfort for the riders.

Fall / Transitions with John Everett Millais

Autumn Leaves

Sir John Everett Millais (1829-96)

1855-56I found "Autumn Leaves" by John Everett Millais to be a rich painting in terms of symbolism: dried leaves, smoke and partially eaten apple, which represent just how brief and fleeting our earthly existence really is. As a reuslt, a feeling of melancholy may envelop the viewer.

Fall / Transitions

Andy Goldsworthy

Another composition in nature by Andy Goldsworthy.  It can be interpreted in so many ways.  What do you think of or feel when you look at this artwork?

Mr. Exner



Andy Goldsworhty and fall leaves

Andy Goldsworthy, Rowan leaves and hole

I immediately thought of Andy Goldsworthy, an artist from the United Kingdom, when we decided on Fall / Transitions as one of our themes. I have great respect and admiration for the way Andy Goldsworthy is able to engage us in a deeper dialgoue with nature.  He makes the viewer more aware and hopefully more appreciative of nature and how interact with it on multple levels.

"Andy Goldsworthy carves, melts, or otherwise shapes various natural elements into impressive, often temporary works of art around the globe in what is known as "land art." The British visionary uses only snow, stone, wood, water, mud, flower petals, or even his own saliva to construct his works, which have ranged from frozen arches at the North Pole to a seven-foot-long chain of red poppy petals."

From: Andy Goldsworthy Biography - children, story, school, son, old, born, college, time, Career, Sidelights - Newsmakers Cumulation http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2007-Co-Lh/Goldsworthy-Andy.html#ixzz28MDtVSOJ

Mr. Exner

Fall / Transitions

Fall /Transitions

Our next Studio Art theme is “Fall / Transitions”, which seems pretty appropriate given this time of year.  Having grown up in the Midwest, southeastern Wisconsin to be more specific, I have always enjoyed the changes each new season would bring.  But, my favorite season has always been fall/autumn for a number of reasons. 

First, early fall affords everyone the opportunity to still enjoy a favorite sport or activity, from camping, swimming, canoeing, boating, hiking, biking, and running, to baseball, soccer, football, basketball, tennis, rock climbing or fishing before things get really cold.  The weather is still warm during the day, but it starts to cool off more at night (great sleeping weather). 

Second, as fall progresses, the changes in the weather and in the natural environment are conducive for spending some time reflecting on the nature of life in general.  Consider the bountiful harvests of assorted crops, and then preparing the fields for a long dormant winter, and yet another hopeful spring planting.  The cycle of life may come into sharper focus for us because of all of these transitions.

Third, I simply marvel at the awesome autumn beauty all around me. Sensual pleasures abound!  The myriad colors of the leaves offer kaleidoscopic viewing experiences, and the way the dry leaves feel underfoot as I wind my way through the woods on a long run gives me the sensation of dancing on cornflakes.

But more importantly, what comes to mind for you when you think about fall /transitions?  We (Miss Dulkinys, Mr. Bustamante and Mr. Exner), are asking you to give this new theme some serious thought.  Transitions can come in countless ways:

·         leaves changing colors

·         anything alive that ages

·         maturing

·         ripening

·         school---advancing to the next grade/level

·         morphing

·         melding

·         increasing awareness

·         deterioration

·         crumpling infrastructure

·         reality-fantasy link

·         past-present-future time considerations

·         going from school to the “real world of work”

the list is endless….

Looking forward to your ideas!

Peace,
Mr. Exner

Being a Ceramics teacher you know I have to include some clay for you. :)  These two cups, titled Boys, are by Tammy Marinuzzi.  She is a contemporary ceramic artist, as well as a teacher, who is inspired by peoples' facial expressions, body language and human imperfections.  I have included her here because when she builds she actually likes for the seams or "transitions" from one clay piece to the next to show on the outside.  Normally you would blend these in, but she chooses to leave them showing as a way to get at that idea of imperfection that she likes.  Can you see them?  Can you see how she incorporates the seams into the overall design of her pieces?  I think they have a unique charm to them.

Feast your eyes upon M.C. Escher's Relativity from 1953.  You've probably seen some of his work before such as the fish that become birds or the two hands that are drawing each other.  He was a prolific artist who liked to create what I would call visual puzzles. Here in Relativity you have one such puzzle.  Where do the stairs begin?  What is the top?  What is the bottom?  The traditional approach to how space transitions on a 2 dymensional plain does not apply here.  Escher plays with those transitions and creates a complex visual world for us to explore.   

This next one is by the English painter JMW Turner.  It's called Rain, Steam Spead - The Great Western Railway and it's from 1844.  I think about the idea of transitions when I look at this painting for 2 main reasons.  The first is that at this point in time, the Steam Engine was a fairly new invention and it transformed the world at that time.  People were able to travel father and faster than ever before so it was really a transitional time.  The second reason that I chose this painting is because of the way in which Turner applied the paint.  The very style of the paint feels like steam and power and speed.  This style marked a new approach to painting, a "transition" from a previous style to something new, that can be seen as a precusor to the Impressionists that were soon to come.

This is Vincent van Gogh's Avenue of Poplars or Lane of Poplars from 1884.  I chose it for this theme because it makes me think of a fall day since the leaves are gone from most of the trees, the sun is setting and all of the colors feel a bit dark and faded. This is quite literally a representation of Fall and you could think about the theme this way.

Hello Studio Art students!  Well, we've been in school for about 6/7 weeks now and you've all been busy with the creation of your first project for "Connections."  It's time to wrap that up (keep an eye out for posted pics of completed work) and move on to Theme Number 2 which is "Transitions" or "Fall."  Take a look at our posted images to get your creative juices flowing.