DAILY MASTERPIECE

Who: Henry Matisse What: Blue Nude I When: 1952 Where: France Why: Modern How: Lithograph and

Gouache

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DAILY MASTERPIECE
Who: Pablo Picasso What: Three

Musicians
When: 1921

Where: done in France but Picasso is spanish

Why: Modern How: oil painting

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DAILY MASTERPIECE
Who: Piet Mondrian What: Broadway Boogie-Woogie When: 1943 Where: Dutch but moved to United States Why: Abstract De Stijl (The Style) How: Oil on Canvas

DAILY Exercises
Pre-AP Art
Grab 3 army men or 3 cowboys and indians Arrange them into a scene/composition that looks interesting.

Draw the composition you have 15 minutes

Turn it in to Mr. Gerard.

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Shape

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Objectives: To understand shape and to use shape in the creation of works of art.

Shape:

an enclosed space. Shapes have two dimensionsheight and widthand are often enclosed and defined by lines.

Shapes Can Be:

Geometric: Mathematically devised i.e. circle, square, triangle, octagon, etc Organic: They appear to be from or related to a growing organism.

Geometric or Organic

Shapes Are: Two dimensional (compared to a Form that appears to have three dimensions)

Shape

Form

Positive Shapes (also called positive space): In a drawing or painting positive shapes are the solid forms in a design such as a bowl of fruit. In a sculpture it is the solid form of the sculpture. Negative Shapes (also called negative space): In a drawing it is the space around the positive shape or the shape around the bowl of fruit.

Examples of Artwork using Shape

Who: Piet Mondrian What: Composition When: 1921

Where: Dutch
Why: De Stijl (The Style) How: Oil on Canvas

Who:. John Van Hamersveld What: 60's TRIP When: 1968 Where: U.S.A Why: Pop Art How: Silk Screen Print

Who: Piet Mondrian What: Broadway Boogie-Woogie When: 1943 Where: Dutch but moved to United States Why: Abstract De Stijl (The Style) How: Oil on Canvas

Who: Joan Miro What: The Policeman When: 1925 Where: Spanish Why: Abstract-Surrealism How: Oil on canvas

Who: Paul Klee What: Senecio When: 1922 Where: Swiss Why: Abstract-Surrealism How: Oil on Gauze

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Who: Miriam

Schapiro
What: The Twinning

of

Adam & Eve

When: 1990 Where: American Why: Modern

How: Color Etching

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Who: Miriam

Schapiro
What: Provide When: 1982

Where: American
Why: Modern How: Acrylic and Fabric on Paper

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Who: Miriam

Schapiro
What: Popova When: 1992

Where: American
Why: Modern How: screenprint on

custom paper

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Who: Miriam

Schapiro
What: Children of

Paradise
When: 1984 Where: American Why: Modern How: Lithograph and

Fabric
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Who: Miriam

Schapiro
What: Alexandras

Puppet
When: 1995 Where: American Why: Modern How: Color Lithograph

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Who: Miriam

Schapiro
What: Handmaiden When: 1996

Where: American
Why: Modern How: Acrylic and Xerox on paper

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Who: Miriam

Schapiro
What: Sisters When: 1990

Where: American
Why: Modern How: Acrylic and Fabric on Canvas

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Who: Miriam

Schapiro
What: Pas de Trois When: 1990

Where: American
Why: Modern How: Lithograph and Collage

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Who: Miriam

Schapiro
What: Anna and

David
When: 1987
Where: American Why: Modern How: painted

aluminum and stainless steel

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Who: Miriam

Schapiro
What: High Steppin

Strutter I
When: 1985
Where: American Why: Modern How: Acrylic on

Paper
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Who: Henry Matisse What: The Sorrows of

a King
When: 1952

Where: France
Why: Modern How: Gouashe on cut

paper

Who: Henry Matisse What: The Circus When: 1947 Where: France Why: Modern How: screen-print

after gouache cut-out

Who: Henry Matisse What: Blue Nude I When: 1952 Where: France Why: Modern How: Lithograph and

Gouache

Who: Henry Matisse What: Icarus When: 1947 Where: France Why: Modern How: screen-print

after gouache on paper cut-out

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ART I Mr Gerard Joan Mir - The Nightingale's Song at Midnight... - 1940 September 2, 2008

ART I Mr Gerard Joan Mir Ski Lesson - 1966 September 2, 2008

ART I Wassily Kandinsky - Composition 9 - 1939 Mr Gerard September 2, 2008

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Paul Klee - Lovers - 1920

Note the use of positive and negative value In these shapes. Using one color to express The positive space on one side and the negative Space on the other.

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Assignment: To use Shapes to create a composition

Materials: Construction Paper Scissors Glue

Directions: Using cut paper,you will create an original Work of art using geometric and/or organic shapes. Today you will just be planning the artwork on white paper with pencil

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