The 2015-2016 AP Art class will have a short meeting today
Wednesday June 10 at 2:05pm in room 161 to discuss the schedule and summer
assignments which are posted below. If you cannot attend for any reason make
sure you see Mr.Needles and complete the 26 assignments by the first week of
class because they are a large part of the first quarter grade and the AP test
itself.
As an example of what a finished work should look like in terms of the
art/design principals above is an example of the first assignment (listed
below) by Shelby and below are examples of Clay's concentration pieces and some
of the finalists for the Shanti Peace Posters by Lisa and others from the AP
Art class a from earlier this year. If you have any questions about the
assignments feel free to email me or come speak with me, other than that
remember to enjoy the work and don't stress out because it usually means death
to creativity!
Summer Assignments:
All assignments can be done in any medium, technique
and style you desire but should be 2-Dimensional work (flat) not 3-Dimensional
(sculpture) work in any media that is 18”x24” or smaller and should be entirely
original (do not use other people’s pictures, characters, or content in any
way).
Part I: Breadth
Assignments:
(these 5 assignments should be
sent to me via twitter or instagram- @timneedles
with the #needlesclass or mail tneedles@smithtown.k12.ny.us by August
1 for feedback. These works will also count towards your 1st Quarter grade and
will be critiqued during the first week of classes.)
Assignment #1: Inspiration- Take a look at this list of 100
Artists from Art 21, choose any artist and create a piece responding to (not copying or in their
style) their work. The list includes everyone from artist who use traditional
media such as: Cindy Sherman and Richard Serra to artist like: Ai Weiwei,
Marina Abramović, and Laurie Anderson who do performance pieces. Video clips
are available for each artist on the website so do a bit of research, find
something in one of the artists that you connect to and create a piece on it.
Assignment #2: Design with Texture –Create a piece that incorporates elements of design and features
texture in an important way. It can be
any 2D media but make sure the composition and rhythm of the piece stands out
and draws the eye.
Assignment #3: A mixed-media portrait – Create a portrait using various media in monochrome or in color.
Feel free to use any medium you desire (ink, collage, newspaper, paint, &
other mixed media) and as many media as you like. The style may be handled in
any way you wish: realistic, abstract, expressive, impressionistic or cubistic,
etc. This portrait should reveal something significant about the model. Hands,
torso and face are important features and should be included in the work. Try
an unusual surface. The portrait may be done on any flat smooth unbreakable
surface such as cardboard, mural paper, plywood, masonite, plexiglass, homasote
board, etc.
Assignment
#4 -Intransigent - Create a piece based on interpreting the following term:
intransigent
(adj.) refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion
(The intransigent child said he would have 12
scoops of ice cream or he would bang his head against the wall until his mother
fainted from fear.)
Assignment #5: A Day In Your
Life - Choose a moment from your
everyday life and express it visually using any media. This can be a moment
that’s memorable or very average, reoccurring or just a moment you remember. Try
to use media that helps illustrate the moment and think about your perspective
vs. others when creating the imagery.
Part II: Shanti
Peace Poster
Create
a 8"x10' poster for the Shanti Peace Poster Contest, the theme is peace
and you are free to use quotes from Gandhi and/or Martin Luther King if you
wish. Here's a link to the some winning Smithtown designs from past year's: 2011
Peace Poster
Part III:
Process Assignments:
Create new 20 pages in your sketchbook or a series of 20 photographs/works on
paper in 1 or 2 themes of your choice. Use any media that you want to work with for
the AP test (pencil, photography, mixed media, ect.). Experiment with creating
multiple pieces with the same theme or if you aren't sure what theme to work
with create pieces then go back and identify what the themes you tend to work
in are. Try to work with concepts that you might consider for the concentration
portion of the AP test (Examples from the past include "A Day In The Life", "A Reinterpretation of the Past through Steam
technology", and "Perspectives
of the Brooklyn Bridge" so it's really wide open but if you
want to run your idea past me before you begin I'd love to hear it). Here's a
link to the College Board website which has information about the test with
examples of Concentration pieces that have scored well in the past: AP: Studio Art
