Project #1: Super Print
MIRO BOARD-LINK
Pinterest Board Printmaking |
PINTEREST BOARD Art and Social Change
|
Possible Themes/Big IDEAS to ground your project:
Artists who address the theme of social justice/PROTEST
Jose Posada
Banksy Kathe Kollwitz Prune Nourry Kara Walker Shepard Fairey An My Le Jenny Holzer Yreina D. Cervantez |
Tehching Hsieh
Ai Wei Wei JR Barbara Kruger Swoon Nancy Spero |
Artists who work in the media of printmaking
Elizabeth Catlett
Alison Saar Jose Posada Shepard Fairey Kathe Kollwitz Hokusai Hiroshige Andy Warhol Leopoldo Mendez Luis Arsenal |
Edvard Munch
Tom Killion Nancy Spero Ryan McGinness Swoon Tugboat Printshop Sister Corita Kent Self Help Printmaking-East LA Lynd Ward Darrel Perkins Yreina D. Cervantez |
Art 21 Video of artist Nancy Spero working on a large scale printmaking project.
Student examples of this project
Media: Stencils, Relief Printmaking (stamps), CoLLOGRAPH
Resources
The Noun Project Website-Icons
If you need help finding a symbol/icon to help you as you brainstorm what relates to your chosen topic,
browse The Noun Project for help.
browse The Noun Project for help.
The Creative Process: Sketchbook work
Class studio time: Media Testing
-monotype printmaking
-relief printmaking
-ink mark making
Art Analysis and Research: Mini Artist Investigation of 2 artists- we chose from a PADLET -Google Presentation
Deep dive analysis of 1 artwork from 1 artist - Google Presentation
STEP 1: Free Write about possible direction of project using THEMES and CONTEXT as a guide (see above) -MIRO BOARD LINK
STEP 2: IDEA WEB of IMAGERY/SYMBOLS/TEXT that come to mind from your Free Write
STEP 3: Begin sketching out your Initial Ideas for imagery/symbols/text you could possibly use. You should have at least 1 page of at least 4 initial sketches (thumbnail sketches) laid out. Use the imagery/symbols/text you brainstormed in these thumbnail sketches
STEP 4: Brief Form/Theme/Context of 1 artist of your choice - choose an artist working with a similar theme or similar media you plan to work with.
-Include all citations of where you pulled information and images, and write in your own words. Include the image of the artwork you are critiquing for the Form analysis. -Google Presentation OR in sketchbook
STEP 5: Developing Ideas: Draw out 2 sketches of how your work could look like
CONSIDER:
-VARIETY of SIZE: small stamps, medium stamps, large stamps
-OVERLAPPING: What stamps will overlap in your composition?
-SHAPE: What variations of stamp shapes will you include?
-REPETITION / PATTERN: How will you repeat certain stamps in your composition OR use pattern in your composition?
-EMPHASIS: What is most important in your composition and how will you visually emphasize it?
-COMPOSITION/LAYOUT? Will you create a series of smaller pieces (diptych or triptych) or 1 larger composition?
-COLOR SCHEME? What limited color scheme will you use in your project?
How will your use of color to help you create UNITY in your work?
How will you use color to help you create EMPHASIS?
STEP 6: Final Idea Look below for details about the Final Idea page.
STEP 7: Group Critique on Final Idea See below for details on the Group Critique. You will be responsible to collect and record feedback from your group mates in your sketchbook.
-monotype printmaking
-relief printmaking
-ink mark making
Art Analysis and Research: Mini Artist Investigation of 2 artists- we chose from a PADLET -Google Presentation
Deep dive analysis of 1 artwork from 1 artist - Google Presentation
STEP 1: Free Write about possible direction of project using THEMES and CONTEXT as a guide (see above) -MIRO BOARD LINK
STEP 2: IDEA WEB of IMAGERY/SYMBOLS/TEXT that come to mind from your Free Write
STEP 3: Begin sketching out your Initial Ideas for imagery/symbols/text you could possibly use. You should have at least 1 page of at least 4 initial sketches (thumbnail sketches) laid out. Use the imagery/symbols/text you brainstormed in these thumbnail sketches
STEP 4: Brief Form/Theme/Context of 1 artist of your choice - choose an artist working with a similar theme or similar media you plan to work with.
-Include all citations of where you pulled information and images, and write in your own words. Include the image of the artwork you are critiquing for the Form analysis. -Google Presentation OR in sketchbook
STEP 5: Developing Ideas: Draw out 2 sketches of how your work could look like
CONSIDER:
-VARIETY of SIZE: small stamps, medium stamps, large stamps
-OVERLAPPING: What stamps will overlap in your composition?
-SHAPE: What variations of stamp shapes will you include?
-REPETITION / PATTERN: How will you repeat certain stamps in your composition OR use pattern in your composition?
-EMPHASIS: What is most important in your composition and how will you visually emphasize it?
-COMPOSITION/LAYOUT? Will you create a series of smaller pieces (diptych or triptych) or 1 larger composition?
-COLOR SCHEME? What limited color scheme will you use in your project?
How will your use of color to help you create UNITY in your work?
How will you use color to help you create EMPHASIS?
STEP 6: Final Idea Look below for details about the Final Idea page.
STEP 7: Group Critique on Final Idea See below for details on the Group Critique. You will be responsible to collect and record feedback from your group mates in your sketchbook.
Final Idea:
2 pages in sketchbook-The final idea page is a thorough plan in your sketchbook of what you plan to do in your project before you begin.
The final idea should include:
-VISUAL: half page sketch in color of what you imagine your project to look like. Think about your layout and composition (organization of shapes within the picture plane). What type of compositional balance are you using? Symmetrical, Asymmetrical? Where will the visual weight lie in the image?
-WRITTEN:
-What is the driving question for your project?
-What is the message/meaning in this artwork related to your chosen theme(s)?
-How are you expressing this message visually? This can be from a variety of things: your chosen color scheme, use of value contrast, symbols, imagery, how you create visual emphasis etc.
-What do you hope your viewers experience while looking at your work? How are you thinking of "audience" as you plan? What do you want them to notice as what's most important (EMPHASIS) and how will you create this?
-What will your steps be in making this work? List out your steps of what you need to acquire, what you need to do first, second, third etc.
-What artist has influenced your ideation so far? Explain what you are "borrowing" from them.
The final idea should include:
-VISUAL: half page sketch in color of what you imagine your project to look like. Think about your layout and composition (organization of shapes within the picture plane). What type of compositional balance are you using? Symmetrical, Asymmetrical? Where will the visual weight lie in the image?
-WRITTEN:
-What is the driving question for your project?
-What is the message/meaning in this artwork related to your chosen theme(s)?
-How are you expressing this message visually? This can be from a variety of things: your chosen color scheme, use of value contrast, symbols, imagery, how you create visual emphasis etc.
-What do you hope your viewers experience while looking at your work? How are you thinking of "audience" as you plan? What do you want them to notice as what's most important (EMPHASIS) and how will you create this?
-What will your steps be in making this work? List out your steps of what you need to acquire, what you need to do first, second, third etc.
-What artist has influenced your ideation so far? Explain what you are "borrowing" from them.
Student Examples of their Final Idea
Media Testing:
Collagraph
Linocut Relief - stamps or plate
Monotype
Styrofoam Stamps
Stencils
Linocut Relief - stamps or plate
Monotype
Styrofoam Stamps
Stencils
Media Testing #1 -Collagraph PrintsMaking a Collagraph printing plate:
A collagraph print is made by glueing different materials to cardboard and creating a kind of collage. During the inking process the ink will rub off surfaces that are smooth or higher and stay on surfaces that hold more ink, at edges and at lower points thus creating the image. |
|
Media Testing #2 -MonoTYPE PrintA monotype is one of a kind, a unique piece of artwork. It is the simplest form of printmaking, requiring only pigments, a surface on which to apply them, paper and some form of press.
|
|
Media Testing #3-Relief LinocutRelief printmaking is a form of printmaking in which the image to be printed is raised from the surface. Pieces of material are removed from the surface using sharp tools called gouges. This creates a surface similar to a stamp and is sometimes referred to as "block printing".
Media Testing #4 Making a Stencil |
|
Stencilling produces an image or pattern by applying pigment to a surface over an intermediate object with designed gaps in it which create the pattern or image by only allowing the pigment to reach some parts of the surface. In practice, the (object) stencil is usually a thin sheet of material, such as paper, plastic, wood or metal, with letters or a design cut from it, used to produce the letters or design on an underlying surface by applying pigment through the cut-out holes in the material.
The key advantage of a stencil is that it can be reused to repeatedly and rapidly produce the same letters or design. Although aerosol or painting stencils can be made for one-time use, typically they are made with the intention of being reused. To be reusable, they must remain intact after a design is produced and the stencil is removed from the work surface. With some designs, this is done by connecting stencil islands (sections of material that are inside cut-out "holes" in the stencil) to other parts of the stencil with bridges (narrow sections of material that are not cut out). |
|
Artist Statement Guidesheet
Your artist statement should be both summarize your intentions with your artwork, how you visually communicated your intentions and also give us insight into your learning.
Click here to view a couple Artist Statements written by students.
Write in complete sentences in paragraph format.
The title of your artist statement should be the title of your artwork.
Your artist statement should fit on 1 page single-spaced.
Click here to view a couple Artist Statements written by students.
Write in complete sentences in paragraph format.
The title of your artist statement should be the title of your artwork.
Your artist statement should fit on 1 page single-spaced.
artist_statement_printmaking.pdf |