Springman Visual Arts

The Pegasus team has been hard at work for the past two weeks working on the concept of perspective in a drawing. We looked at 1, 2, and 3 point perspective in a PowerPoint presentation, as well as in practice drawings worked on in class. To see the PowerPoint from class, click on the resources link above or click here. In the next step, students brought in images that expressed perspective, and have been using the images as a starting point for creating new images. Next week we will be looking at the artwork of Vincent VanGogh and Paul Gauguin for inspiration in the application of color and texture to create mood and emphasis in the perspective drawings. Click on the image here to go to a gallery of the work in progress! Pegasus Team members, If you really want to be amazed check out the perspective work of artist  Dick Termes. Click on his name or his image to go to his website and see still photos of his 4 and 6 point perspective spheres, really amazing work. I’ve linked a copy of his online video for creating a 4 point perspective drawing  in the videos of interest link to the right!

This evening there was an awards presentation for the students who’s artwork was selected for the Studio 3 show at Oakton Community College. The student work from 19 different north suburban schools, with over 100 students being honored was quite the sight! It was interesting to see the different media and materials used by the other schools in the creation of their artwork. There was even a giant self portrait made entirely with ink fingerprints! Refreshments and viewing the artwork was followed by an award ceremony were the students received a medal and an award for their work. Click on the image here of the Springman award winners to see a gallery of images from the show!

The Pegasus team has been finishing their graphic design prints in class this past week, great job guys! Each student was asked to represent themselves with their print. Look for items and symbols that represent personal interests and who they think they are, or would like to be. What do you think Olivia M. was trying to tell us with her design? Each student was asked to create a contrast of value within the design, making the print “POP” from the colors of the tie-dye. Click on Olivia’s print here to go to a gallery of the finished prints!

The Pegasus team has been working on a unit involving graphic design. Each students was asked to come up with a design that uses symbols to tell us something unique about who they are. Some students chose to express this by illustrating a talent, hobby, sporting activity, or a special trait. Others decided to incorporated text into their designs. The designs were limited to black and white for high contrast, and when finished, are hand cut to remove the black spaces and create individual stencils. Later this week we will begun to print the stencils utilizing silk screen printing onto the Tie-Dyes created in class last week. Click on the image here to go to a gallery of the work in progress, and check back soon for images of the finished prints!

Coming home that is!

All Blocks have completed their tie-dyes today and will be bringing them home for washing. Remember to let your tie dye soak in the bag for 48 hours, so blocks 1 & 2 can wash on Saterday, and blocks 3, 4, and 5 can wash on Sunday! If you are looking for the washing instructions, you can download them from the resources link above, or click on the image here!

The Pegasus team finished up on their Gesture Wire Sculptures this week. The students were challenged to create a gesture sculpture based on the drawings created earlier in the year. Students were asked to look for movement in their line, proportion in their form, and to use details to emphasize what the action was. Click on Allison B.’s outstanding example of “Slipping on Ice” to go to a gallery of the finished projects. Students, all finished sculptures have been placed in the gallery, so please remember to post your image into your Gesture Wire Sculpture Artist Statements on you online accounts! If you did not finish your sculpture, be sure to come in early after the break to get caught up, the artist statements are due on January 8th, and we will be starting our next unit after the break.

Have a great holiday break, and I’ll see you in the art room in the new year!

The art club kids have been making great progress in drawing out the Granville set for the play. The kids have created a 33′ x 13″ mansion that we will be painting over the winter break. Students who are interested in attending the winter break sessions should see Mr. Kolber for a permission slip, or click here to download one. We will be working on January 28th, 29th, 30th, and 31st from 9 A.M. until 3 P.M. Have your parents drop you off at the middle door of the north side of Springman, on Central Ave. where the buses normally pick you up. If the door is locked, knock on the window to the art room.

Hope to see you there!

The Pegasus team has been doing an outstanding job with their gesture wire sculptures. We have transferred the ideas worked on in class from gesture drawing to 3 dimensional forms in the sculptures, and have been focusing on proportion, movement, and rhythm. Click on the image here to go to a gallery of the work in progress!

Hey guys,

Don’t forget to start thinking and collecting items to use for your wire sculpture details. Remember to think about details that enhance the sculpture’s pose, not just details for fun!

Recently a parent asked if they should purchase any items for this project. My response was, one of our objectives in this lesson is to utilize and recycle from found objects. For example,

• Paint a marble for a baseball
• Use cardboard from a box for a surfboard
• Create a mitt cut from a scrap of leather from an old shoe tongue
• Use the wire and tinfoil to create a sword and shield
• Use yarn to create a pon-pon for a cheerleader or hair
• Make a cape cut from a discarded item of cloth

We will be using the week of December 14th before the holiday break to construct the items in class. Remember, the gesture sculpture is more about the action; the details are ways to suggest what that is. Try to be resourceful about finding and recycling materials from disposable old items around the house , so a trip to an art supply store might not really be necessary!

The Pegasus team has completed their gesture drawings in class. The gesture drawings in the gallery are just a small selection of the hundreds produced in class by the team. Each gesture drawing is trying to capture the essence of the action happening in the image. Click on the image here to go to the gallery, or go to the links to the right to see examples of the finished drawings.