Art Studio II/III is a continuation of Art Studio I. Students continue to work in various media and build their technical skills, however they are also asked to begin thinking about the subject matter of their artwork. Each year, the students work under a particular theme given by the instructor, and they work to communicate their own personal experiences within that theme. Here are examples of some of the projects done in Art Studio II/III.
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Cut Paper Mandalas Inspired by a food that sparks joy
Honors Colored Pencil Drawings communicating something that sparks joy
Sparks Clay Treasure Containers
Honors Oil Pastel Drawings communicating something that sparks compassion
Honors Conte Drawings Communicating something that sparks frustration
Magazine Collages and Dry Point Engravings
Honors Spark Ball Point Pen Drawings - Students were asked to communicate something that motivates them.
Honors Interaction Conte Drawings Communicating an Interaction with an Exterior Space
Honors Interaction Oil Pastel Drawings Communicating an Interaction with an Interior Space
Interaction Collagraph Prints
Scratchboard Honors Drawings Communicating an Interaction with a friend or family member
Colored Pencil Honors Drawings Communicating an Interaction among strangers
Observational Interaction Graphite Drawings
Identity Mixed Media Self-Portraits
Identity Sgraffito Plates
Identity Collages and Dry Point Engravings
Honors Core Value Conte Drawings - Students were asked to define what four core values were most important to them and then visually communicate one of them in conte crayon.
Honors Core Value Oil Pastel Drawings - Students were asked to define what four core values were most important to them and then visually communicate one of them in oil pastel.
Honors Core Value Graphite Drawings - Students were asked to define what four core values were most important to them and then visually communicate one of them in graphite.
Honors Core Value Colored Pencil Drawings - Students were asked to define what four core values were most important to them and then visually communicate one of them in colored pencil.
Revelation Scratchboard Drawings
Revelation Oil pastel Honors Drawings - Students were asked to reveal an aspect of their zodiac sign.
Revelation Clay Containers
Honors Conte Revelation Drawings - Students created drawings that revealed one of their favorite or least favorite activities.
Graphite Revelation Drawings - Students created a large and small drawing of objects that communicated a revelation about them. They then combined the drawings so that the small drawing was revealed through a window in the large drawing.
Colored Pencil Revelation Honors Drawings - Students were asked to visually reveal some of their favorite objects
Tempera Revelation Paintings
Mapping Clay Sphere Sculpture
Honors Compassion Drawings - Oil Pastel
Mapping Conte Self Portrait
Honors Respect Drawings - Graphite
Honors Responsibility Drawings - Conte
Collograph Prints - Mapping
Honors Oil Pastel Drawings Communicating an Aspect of the students' appearance
Ego/Alter Ego Gridded Graphite Drawings - using the sculptures created below, students did a series of observational drawings.
Ego/Alter Ego Clay Vessels
Honors Colored Pencil Drawings Communicating a Collection/Hobby
Honors Conte Drawings Communicating a Tradition/Ritual
Ego/Alter Ego Collages and Dry Point Engravings
Honors Graphite Drawings Communicating a Habit
Honors Colored Pencil Drawings Communicating "Compassion"
Juxtaposition Diptych Paintings
Juxtaposition Stamp Prints
Honors Oil Pastel Drawings Communicating "Responsibility"
Honors Scratchboard Drawings Communicating "Respect"
Juxtaposition Ceramic Plates
Honors Conte Drawings Communicating "Honesty"
Juxtaposition Graphite Drawings
Hand Painted Travel Posters
Clay Monument Sculptures - Students created a monument communicating a culture of their choice
Still-Life Dry Point Engravings - Each student created a still life set up using objects that symbolized a culture they are a part of.
Themed Pen and Ink Drawings - Each student created three pen and ink drawings of objects that symbolized a culture that they are a part of.
Micro/Macro Mixed Media Drawings
Micro/Macro Graphite Drawings
Micro/Macro Collograph Prints
Micro/Macro Clay Tiles
Treasure Still Life Drawings in Graphite
Treasure Sculptures - Students were asked to create a container that could hold something they treasure. Both the shape of the container and the black and white design had to speak back to the object they treasured.
Treasure Papercuts - Students were asked to create a black and white designed inspired by their Treasure sculptures
Honors Oil Pastel Drawings
Students created still-life set ups that represented an object they treasure
Honors Graphite Drawings
Students created still-life set ups that represented a place they treasure
Honors Conte Drawings
Students created still-life set ups that represented a person they treasure
Graphite Drawings
Students created a still-life set up of their abstract sculptures (seen below) and objects that related to their design.
Digital Manipulations
Students digitally manipulated their Contrasting Collages using Photoshop
Contrasting Collages
Students had to create two collages that communicated contrasting words. The collages had to be made from found objects.
Students had to create two collages that communicated contrasting words. The collages had to be made from found objects.
Abstract Ceramic Sculptures
These sculptures had to communicate two contrasting words in an abstract way.
These sculptures had to communicate two contrasting words in an abstract way.
Honors Mixed Media Drawings Communicating Compassion
Honors Oil Pastel Drawings Communicating Honesty
Honors Conte Drawings Communicating Responsibility
Honors Pencil Drawings Communicating Respect
Eraser Prints
Art Studio II/III Drawings 2012-13 - Various Media
Vintage Travel Posters
Connections Pencil Drawings
Ceramic Plates
Digitally Manipulated Collages
Art Studio II/III Honors Drawings - Various Media
Collograph Printmaking
Form and Function Clay Sculptures
Form and Function Pencil Drawings
Journey Pencil Drawings
Paintings
Dry Point Engravings
Graphic Design Food Posters
Form and Function Ink Drawings
Clay Cubes
Black and White Clay Bowls
Printmaking
Portraits - Students did a portrait of a relative in a medium of their choice and then replicated the pose in their own self portrait