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The
Art Experience at the Sullivan School is a progression of learning.
Students will be introduced to many different forms of media, and will
visit many historic periods of art. We
will build on the present by revisiting our student’s past experiences,
whether through language, history, math or art.
The Art Room is a place where we learn to create realistic or abstract
compositions. We accomplish this through painting, drawing or sculpture.
We work as a team to create displays, props for performances, sculptures
for competition and to beautify the walls of the Sullivan School halls.
6th GRADE INTRODUCTION
to 2D and 3D
(two dimensional and three dimensional)
This
year the students will be introduced to drawing and sculpture. We
will work on developing their drawing skills by using one and two point
perspective. A one-point perspective drawing uses one vanishing point and is mainly used
for interior views. A
two-point perspective drawing uses two vanishing points and is mainly used
for exterior views. In addition, we will be studying and using shading (value drawing)
to create the illusion of three dimension in a completed drawing.
Also
the students will be challenged to solve the problem of movement through
sculpture by discussing the work of Pop Artist George Segal and by using
the human form as our subject.
7th GRADE SCULPTURE
Sculpture
as defined is any three–dimensional form created as an artistic
expression. Carving,
modeling, casting, or assemblage can form this
three–dimensional work of art.
Here at the Sullivan School, 7th graders will have the
opportunity to make and design different types of sculpture. Clay,
paper, foam core and various other materials will be used in making their
artwork. Students
experience many different forms of sculpture such as:
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Relief:
Sculpture in which three-dimensional forms project from a flat
background of which they are a part.
The
degree of projection can vary and can be described by the terms high
relief and low relief (bas-relief.)
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Sculpture
in the Round: sculpture which has form on all sides and may be viewed from any angle
(as opposed to relief).
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Mobile:
a moving sculpture in which shapes are balanced and arranged on wire arms
and suspended from the ceiling to move freely in the air current.
8TH GRADE COLOR
THEORY
Color is a powerful form
of communication and it plays
an important role in the world in which we live. Color
can sway
thinking, change actions, and cause reactions. It
can irritate
or soothe your eyes, raise your blood pressure or suppress your appetite. Color
is the most compelling and powerful design
tool of all.
In
the 8th grade experience at the Sullivan School, students will
master the basics of color
theory through the creation of a series of tempera
paintings. Beginning with the basics, the students begin to create
designs after mastering color terminology.
The designs can be created by
mixing and creating their own color wheel, using complementary colors,
warm
and cool colors, value, and monochromatic color schemes.
A
final design project will incorporate a period of Art history, using the
knowledge the students
have gained throughout the course.
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