Author Archives: Mr. Elam

You are to construct an original timeline.  The timeline must do the following things: The timeline must include the required artworks, artistic periods, and historic dates listed below. The timeline must demonstrate the sequential nature of some of these events. … Continue reading →

Attached our the photos from our first tableaux vivant.  I think if you click on the photo, you should be able to download.  If not, just let me know.   1st Place:  Fowling Scene   2nd place:  Darius and Xerxes … Continue reading →

“Drawing is a way to see.”  Since the early 1800’s art educators have put forth the idea that drawing is just one more way to understand a topic, whether it is a diagram to show a process, a map to … Continue reading →

Today in class we went over the critique method.  A breakdown of the critique method can be found here. We then had some time in class to begin writing a critique of the work seen below. If you did not get … Continue reading →

Smarthistory.org can be an excellent resource and supplemental tool for your studies. For this homework assignment, I want you to bump around the smarthistory website and kind of explore what is available to you.  As you do so, I would … Continue reading →

Your assignment is to find images which demonstrate each of the following terms: Formal Balance Informal Balance Color (intense) Line Proportion (unusual) Rhythm Texture Unity (aka harmony) Value Variety For the images I only want graphic, advertising, or popular art.  … Continue reading →

There are really two reasons we do Tableaux Vivant. The first is to make you truly consider what the important details of an artwork are – if someone could only show you a select detail or two, what would those … Continue reading →

Bring in a printed copy of your favorite artwork to class on Monday, May 11th.  Our next assignment will involve this image.  It needs to be a hard copy – not one on your phone or other device. This is a formative grade.

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You are to construct an original timeline.  The timeline must do the following things: The timeline must include the required artworks, artistic periods, and historic dates listed below. The timeline must demonstrate the sequential nature of some of these events. The timeline must also demonstrate the overlapping nature of some of these events.  How you […]

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