BELL WORK 12.4.131. Copy the following definition of BALANCE into your sketchbook

2. Write the following 3 types of balance:

Symmetrical, Asymmetrical, Radial

Balance: an equal amount of visual weight in a piece of

art

SYMMETRICAL if a line were drawn down the center of an

image, it would be equally balanced on both sides

ASYMMETRICAL the amount of visual weight still “feels” balanced,

although it is not exactly the same on both sides

RADIALall elements radiate

from a center point

Do you recognize this image?

ANDY WARHOLAugust 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987

(Pittsburgh, PN) (NYC, NY)

"I'd prefer to remain a mystery. I never give my background, and, anyway, I make it all up different every time I'm asked." – Andy Warhol

FAMILY

• Parents were Slovakian immigrants• Father was a construction worker• Mother was an embroiderer

childhood-8 yrs old: contracted Chorea (a rare disease that left him bedridden for months)-his mother would give him art lessons-loved movies and photography

College & After

• Graduated with his Bachelor of Fine Arts

• Moved to NYC• Got a job with

Glamour magazine• Used rubber stamps

to create his drawings

1950’s & 60’s

• Warhol began exploring other forms of printmaking and painting

• Debuted the concept of “pop-art”• Brought himself and pop-art into

NATIONAL spotlight for the first time

Pop art: art based on modern popular culture and the mass media

"popular, transient, expendable, low cost, mass-produced, young, witty, sexy, gimmicky, glamorous, big business."

"Once you 'got' pop, you could never see a sign the same way again. And once you thought pop, you could never see America the same way again."

POP ART

Subject matter:Coca-cola, vacuum cleaners, hamburgers

Celebrities:Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Mick Jagger

EIGHT ELVISES

SOLD FOR ___________________ DOLLARS IN 2008, MAKING IT ONE OF THE MOST

VALUABLE PAINTINGS IN WORLD HISTORY

THE FACTORY

• Opened his own studio in 1964• Became one of the hottest places

to be in NYC• Lavish parties with the city’s

wealthiest people and major celebrities

Islamic Tiles

Muhammad

• Born in 570 in Saudi Arabia

• Wrote the Qur’an and began to preach in 610

• Islam is Arabic for “submission”

• The Qur’an teaches against idolatry and realistic images are not often seen in Islamic art

5 Pillars of Islam

• Profession of faith

• Prayer (5 times a day)

• Almsgiving (tax to the poor)

• Fasting (during Ramadan)

• Pilgrimage (to Mecca)

3 types of Islamic patterns

• Calligraphy

• Geometric designs

• Plantlike designs

Calligraphy• The art of beautiful writing

• Found in the Qur’an, books, on buildings, etc.

Geometric Designs• Express the logic and order of the

universe

Plantlike Patterns

• Show appreciation for the Earth’s creation

Tiles

• Decorate buildings

• Patterns can go on forever

1. Draw 2x2 inch square in sketchbook

2. Create your RADIAL design within the 2x2 inch square (think about negative space!)

3. Have design approved by Miss Bruggner

4. Transfer design onto Linoleum Block (& re-trace design with pencil)

5. MAKE SURE NAME IS ON BACK OF BLOCK!!!

 Art AppreciationStudents learned about the linoleum printmaking process and created a series of Op Art prints.  Students studied optical illusions and designed a linoleum tile that created a pattern or optical illusion artwork.  The repetition of shapes helps show visual rhythm and movement in their artworks. Craftsmanship with the design and carving of the linoleum block.Pattern is consistent and the linoleum block was rotated correctlyPrint quality and technique are clean and crispContrast between the print and the oil pastel backgroundCompletion of at least one small print and one large print