    | This summer, you will be required to create a minimum of 3 works of art that are all somewhat connected by either the medium, theme, or style. You will also be required to write a cohesive artist’s statement about the work that you have created. That statement must be posted on your blog before the first day of school. As you begin to think about your work this summer, consider building off of what worked well for you in Art 3 or Art 4. Please do not wait until the last two weeks of summer to get started. I’ve been teaching long enough to know that several of you will actually wait to the last minute and will turn in artwork that you aren’t proud of. Those of you who take this seriously, and work hard to create conceptually and aesthetically sound works, will be much better prepared when the Scholastics Competition comes around. Please know that you are not required to make paintings or drawings. Art comes in many forms… sculpture, installation, video, etc. Take risks and don’t be afraid to try a non-traditional form of art. I’m more likely to celebrate risks taken than I am anything else. When we return from the summer break, we will jump right into the critique of the work you created over the summer. Do not think of this summer work as something that is meant to keep you busy. Instead, think of this work as a competition for a juried exhibition that will take place upon your return to school. You and your peers will evaluate the merit of each student's “body of work” that was created this summer, and as a group you will decide which 5 students works are conceptual and technical enough to be showcased in our gallery for the first two months of school. The 2014-2015 Senior Exhibition series will begin on the first Friday of November (unless there is a student prepared before that). There will be a new senior exhibition on the first Friday of each month thereafter. Finally, as you prepare to get started on this summer work, consider the list of possible topics that I have pasted below. This list was generated by PBS and their ART 21 series of documentaries about contemporary artists. What you choose, and how you choose to complete your work it is completely up to you. Read through each of these possible themes, and take the time to brainstorm what could be done. The more you think about your work, the more likely it is to be successful. Good luck with this project. I look forward to seeing what each of you will create. POSSIBLE TOPICS TO EXPLORE 1: Place In the Landscape Landscape & Place Ode to a View Public Façades, Private Interiors Understanding Home 2: Spirituality Re-Making Myths What is the meaning of Spirituality? Spirituality through color and scale 3: Identity Cartoon Commentary Characters & Caricatures Honoring Heroes & History Migrating Viewpoints New Rituals The Alter-Ego Saves the Day The Face of Fame Wartime Voices Looking at Likeness Digital identity vs Reality 4: Consumption Mediating Media New Tools, New Materials Consumption in America The Habits of Consumption 5: Stories Arbitrary, Made Meaningful Untold Personal Accounts Honoring Heroes & History Migrating Viewpoints Remaking Myths Understanding Home Wartime Voices Describing the Real Personal Stories in the Public Systems & Styles 6: Loss & Desire Systems & Styles War on Film Confronting Conflict 7: Time Landscape & Place Ode to a View The Face of Fame Impermanence and Fleeting 8: Humor Cartoon Commentary Converging Media Visual Puns Funny to some, offensive to others 9: Power Cartoon Commentary Personal Stories in the Public The Face of Fame Mediating Media Confronting Conflict 10: Memory Describing the Real Looking at Likeness Understanding Home Traditional Crafts, Contemporary Ideas Remaking Myths Honoring Heroes & History Wartime Voices 11: Structures Converging Media Systems and Styles Mediating Media New Tools, New Materials 12: Play Cartoon Commentary Characters & Caricatures The Alter-Ego Saves the Day New Rituals 13: Play Protest Romance Paradox Ecology |
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