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CERAMIC SCULPTURE LESSON -Wassily Kandinsky

TITLE: Three-Dimensional Ceramic Sculptural Forms Inspired by the Paintings of Wassily Kandinsky

"Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul.'' ~ Kandinsky

OBJECTIVE: The student will analyze / deconstruct elements of design used in Wassily Kandinsky's paintings in order to synthesize the elements into a three-dimensional form. Works may be functional or non-functional.

MATERIALS: clay, canvas cloth, rolling pins, guide sticks, clay tools, glazes, underglazes, brushes.

ACTIVITY:
Beginning -
The student will examine selected paintings of Wassily Kandinsky. Students will use critical analysis to identity the elements and components that Kandinsky uses to create his compositions. Students will be
able to identify representational designs versus non-representational designs.

The students will be asked to draw small groups of designs based on the analysis of the shapes used by Kandinsky. Student will create a paper sculpture from construction paper and poster board that incorporates the elements of non-representational designs as drawn by the student.

Exploring -

The student will compare the artistic elements of Kandinsky's work in relation to musical elements. Vocabulary for both music and art will be discussed and compared. The student will sketch ten variations of compositions into mini musical sketches, which utilize non-objective forms. The student will transpose one of the mini musicals into a three-dimensional form using clay as the medium.

Accomplished -

The student will design a vessel utilizing the concept of non-objective art incorporating design elements as investigated in the work of Wassily Kandinsky. Using clay, students will construct a slab vessel as a three dimensional manifestation of a musical composition using non-representational symbols. The work may be geometric, organic, or a combination of both. The work is to be freestanding, balanced, and in harmony with the elements used.

RESOURCES -

See Untitled by Tom Huck - 1998 Arkansas Art Center

Visuals of the following Wassily Kandinsky Paintings:
Composition X, Succession (1935), Horizontale (1924), Ausgewogen, Bleu de
Ciel (1940), Aquarelle mit Drei Punkten (1914), Seven, 1943, Geflecht von Oben, No. 231 (1927), Lines of Marks, Mitund Gegen, (1929), Structure Joyeuse (1926), and Small Yellow

Lesson Plan by: Vivian Komando, Pope John II High School
DIGITAL IMAGING
This one is similar to the Bryce lesson by Connie Bocko:
http://www.modelschools.org/mspart/landscapes.pdf

TITLE: Digital Imaging - The Manipulation of an Image - Using the Computer as a Tool in Art Making.

OBJECTIVE: The student will use the computer as a tool to alter and
manipulate personal images to create an individual surreal environment.

ACTIVITY-

Beginning

The student will learn how to import images into a digital format (scanning,
digital file from a digital camera, public domain images), how to use the
computer to edit a digital image, and how to use filters in a program to
alter their image.

Students will choose a personal image, edit the image by varying contrast,
hue, saturation, or by changing size, scale, proportion, and/ or by applying
filters to change images from a realistic mode to an artistic / imaginary
rendition.

Exploring -

Students will look at the work of digital artists such as
Martina Lopez. The student will learn how to combine images into one digital
composition by using  layers, transparency, and / or masking. Students will
combine images that have not coexisted before their digital manipulation.

Accomplished -

The student will investigate Surrealism and the artwork of
Salvadore Dali and Joseph Cornell. Contemporary Digital Artists, such as
Corjan, Stephen Marc, and others will be investigated as will be their
artists' statements,  and their personal work. The student will create a
surreal digital image. The student will alter and compose images into unique
environments or surreal situations by using editing techniques, filters,
layers, transparencies, and masking.

DIGITAL PROGRAMS USED:

Microsoft Picture It
Adobe Photoshop

ARTISTS:
Contemporary Digital Artists:
Christopher Burnett, Donna Reidland Bourret, Corjan, Franco Donaggio, Diane Fenster, Rudolf Kinsky, Stephen Marc, Arnon Moscona, Alfredo Consalez Nunez (Also see site), Olivia Parker (more images) - More Digital Artists Preview these sites before using with students.
Serdar Camlica - Surreal 3d artworks - from Istanbul, Turkey. 3-D rendering and photography.