Dan Steinhilber

I decided to revisit this exhibit because I wanted to go back with a perspective of a teacher and see what I could gather to teach to students. I had a very interesting experience while I was there. I was at the exhibit all by myself and could only hear the faint sounds of music and running water. I felt something new than last time; I felt eerily sad. I had to pause and think why I might be feeling that way; and I discovered that I wanted to teach students the reasons why this exhibit exists. Is it because we are all concerned about our planet and take care and gratitude in the daily things? Or is it because we take for granted so many things and let things that are necessary go to waste in the name of vanity? I then decided that I wanted to teach my students the sanctity of life and how we need to take care of what we have by recycling and stretching our resources in order to preserve a better way of life for future generations.

Walter Wick

I loved loved loved this exhibit! I would definitely take students to see this. I was fascinated with his ability to make the ordinary extraordinary! I think there are great lessons such as recycling to be used. In the exhibit shown in the picture above uses absolutely random things to create this extremely imaginative city. The I Spy pictures were fantastic and I would use those to teach lessons in illusions and something to do with a theme like "In the Eye of the Beholder". The recreations of traditional fantasy books was really wonderful and something that would be enjoyed by all if used as nothing but pleasure. It was fascinating and fantastic!

Neo-Rationalist and Photography

I think I would use this theory for older students so we can take a more abstract view of it.
After studying various artists and styles I would have the students decide which one they like the best. After choosing their top two I would want them to combine them and make it their very own. Perhaps some students will like Monet and the meaning behind the impressionist movement. But perhaps they do like Jackson Polluck's style; by combing these two movements the students can come up with something very unique and something they can claim as their own!

To make your own Jackson Polluck, simply take varying shades of colors and random utensils (Paint sticks, screwdrivers and the like). Polluck's original artworks were very large but you can accomodate the size to your needs.

Ecology and Complexity Theory

This is a fantastic theory to use in teaching cultural diversity, community unity and interactions. I would have them identify communities that they are involved in (Church, family, friends, sports etc) and how they had to adapt when these communities changed ( moving, new friends, new babies etc). I think this would really help them to internalize the idea of communities and the relationships. As a science "experiment" I would have them find an ecosystem they were interested in and figure out the food chain of that system and how they are all necessary!

Artists Discussed:

Andy Goldsworthy,

Harrell Fletcher and Miranda July,

Michel Swaine,

Mel Chin,

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Using these textures is a great way for students to explore their classroom and "feel" things rather than "see" them. It would be interesting to find what textures they come up with!

Drawing

This was a great intro to the class. I think that working on the right side of the brain from the VERY beginning will have a great impact on each students' actual and perceived abilities in their success at school. Doing excercises like we did in class will help them to use their right side of the brain and thus enhancing it's ability to be used. I enjoyed the contour drawing a lot and it could even be used as a good quiet time activity since there is no talking allowed!!!

5 ways of achieving PERSPECTIVE:

1. linear perspective (1, 2, & 3 point-perspective, vanishing point w/ a line of horizon)
2 overlapping (layering)
3. size (the larger the object the closer it is, usually)
4. placement (the lower on the page the closer it is, usually)
5. atmospheric perspective (the more detail or intense the color, the closer it is, usually)

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Draw---Basic-Linear-Perspective/

Contour Drawing (using the left side of the brain):
1. no lifting your pencil off paper
2. no talking
3. no naming
4. no looking
5. go slow

Gesture Drawing: quick, loose drawings of only the main shapes/forms of where things are in relation to each other

Drawing Techniques:
1. cross-hatching (grid-like)
2. stipple (pointillism, dots)
3. shading
4. erasing
5. smudging
6. sketching (loose)etc, etc, etc...

http://www.portrait-artist.org/basics/techniques.html

Drawing Media (tools):
1. pencil/graphite
2. pen/pen & ink
3. charcoal
4. pastels (oil/chalk)
5. colored pencils, crayons, markers, etc

http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/graphicsblog/2008/05/16/online-drawing-tools-free-online-painting-sketching-tools/ - free online source for drawing

Art encounter

This was by far the most awesome art encounter EVER! My sister and I went to try our luck to see Wicked in Salt Lake and we actually WON the drawing!

The sets were absolutely incredible! I was so impressed by the designers' abilities to give a whimsical spin on these sets and yet make them look so normal. I was especially impressed with the Wizards' "head". It was incredible puppeteering and I thought it was a really creative spin on the movies version.

Defying Gravity was an incredible scene and great use of artistry and techinical abilities. They really brought the characters to life by using technology to further their development.

Socially Engaged Art Project

I created this blog http://haughtart.blogspot.com/ to add new art that I like or is of interest and share it with the readers!

http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/100_mile_clothing/- I thought this idea would work as social engagement because it requires the skills of others and teaches an eco-friendly message

Hedonist Theory and Habitat

This theory would work well with Expressionist Theory, Queer Theory and even New Formalist Theory. Just about anything could work using this theory since it's anything that brings you pleasure or joy.

I liked using the water color collage and would definitely do it again since it is pretty basic for young artists. This lesson would also work great in learning about different cultural experiences/norms. By teaching that art can be anything that brings any one person joy, I think students would also be able to draw conclusions that differences in others can still be acceptable and even fascinating.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonism

http://www.artic.edu/artaccess/ ,http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/, http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/MWEB/index.asp- good online source to find artworks

To make this collage take water color paper and water color paints (Crayola paints would work fine). Have the students paint different aspects of the habitats and tear them apart then glue together. It is a pretty cool affect!

Color Wheel

All color theory is based on this wheel.
There are three primary colors: red, yellow and blue. These are the only colors that can’t be made by adding any other colors together. You can’t add two other colors to make red. But, you can combine two or more of the primary colors to make all the other colors.



To describe a color with reasonable accuracy, there are three basic properties used to identify the qualities of color:
1. Hue - the name of a color
2. Value - the degree of lightness or darkness in a color; can be expressed by tones, tints and shades
3. Intensity - the degree of purity or strength of a color (hue) or how bright or muted the colors are. For example, an intense red is one that is a very strong, pure red color. When a lighter or darker color is added to a color, the intensity will be less bright. (If you add white to red you get pink, a less intense color strength)

In color theory, a tint is the mixture of a color with white, which increases lightness, and a shade is the mixture of a color with black, which reduces lightness

Feminist Theory and textiles

In the classroom we discuss a lot of different cultures over the course of grade school; yet somehow female artists, authors, icons, heroes etc. are looked over. I think this would be another great route in showing the influence that women have had on society through out the ages. I think using textiles is an awesome way to break down that barrier of male vs. female because it is and can be done by both genders. Doing the God's Eye is simple enough for most grades to be able to get the feel for textiles without making it too complicated. You can make the details more intricate for older grades or more advances textilers!

Online Sources:

http://www.textileartists.org/

http://www.wta-online.org/ING/

http://www.allfreecrafts.com/nature/ojo-de-dios.shtml- Awesome source- God's eye directions