Nifty Stuff!

For those of you who are interested in movies, animation, industrial design, sculpture, drawing and Tim Burton should check out the MoMA's exhibit about Burton and it's website.  Cool behind the scenes videos, flash animation, character studies, sculptures, examples of his work before he went to college, during and after, etc.  Worth checking out!

Also, if you're into printmaking like I am, you may want to check out another link from MoMA, explaining the 4 standard techniques/medias of printmaking-and it's interactive!

Happy Birthday Barbara Kruger!

To learn more about Barbara Kruger, visit here.

Adobe Tips - Free!

Lynda.com is one of the best places to learn techniques/get tutorials for Adobe products-however, it costs money.  Adobe has their own free podcasts where you can learn about new tools in Illustrator and Photoshop.  Check it out!

Happy Birthday Paul Cezanne and Cindy Sherman!

Cezanne above, Sherman below

Happy Birthday Jaune Quick-to-See Smith!

 

To learn more about Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, visit here.

Happy Birthday Berthe Morisot!

 

 

 

To learn more about this female impressionist, visit here.

Happy Birthday John Singer Sargent!

To learn more about this master portraitist and his helpful technniques, visit here.

nifty animation!

parkour motion reel from saggyarmpit on Vimeo.

Happy Birthday Barbara Hepworth!

To learn more about this Dame of sculpture, visit here.

Final Reviewing of Artwork

Today, I would like to start reviewing student work, especially work that you have reworked and would like to be regraded.  I will checking in with each of you, making sure that you have completed all assignments-including the mail art project, your open studio write up, and your first concentration assignment.

In addition, grades will be given for posting your Artist Trading Cards on your blog and sketches-which should have been done prior to an assignment.  Also, you should complete a rubric for each assignment!

List of Semester's Assignments: 

1. Artist Trading Cards (15 total)
2. Self Portrait in the style of an Artist
3. Fortune Cookie collage
4. Typography
5. Daily images book (6 images)
6. Mail Art Postcard
7. 1st Concentration
8. Open Studio Response

Please bear in mind-that this means this following semester is going to be much more difficult-we have only completed 6 Breadth assignments and 1 Concentration piece-that means that you'll have at least 6 more Breadth assignments and 11 Concentration pieces to complete by May 7th, including photographing the work, uploading and resizing the pictures-it's going to be a labor of love.

Happy Birthday Yves Tanguy!

To learn more about this surreal artist, visit here.

National Portfolio Day is coming!

For those who are interested/curious in attending art school, SFAI is hosting National Portfolio Day on January 16th.  National Portfolio Day is an opportunity to have admission counselors (of art colleges) review your portfolio.  This is not required, but it's a great chance to check out the competition and to get additional feedback on your work.  Check out which schools are attending here, and to learn more about National Portfolio Day, visit here.