Robert Indiana Research and Project

Read about Robert Indiana answer the following questions:

robertindiana.com

http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/RobertIndiana

http://www.artnet.com/artists/robert-indiana/

http://www.moma.org/collection/artists/2812


1. Provide the dates and places of artist's birth and death. 
2. How/where did she/he train? Did she/he receive formal arts instruction? 
3. Discuss some of the people and/or events that influenced their art. 
4. What were her/his political or religious beliefs? 
5. Discuss her/his relationship with artists of the time period. 
6. What art movement(s) are they considered to be a part of? 
7. Describe the artist's style. 
8. Describe any recurring subjects, symbols, images, and/or themes in the artist's work. 
9. Tell 2 or 3 interesting stories or facts about your artist. 
10. If your artist is no longer alive, what kind of legacy did they leave behind? If your artist is still alive, what are they currently working on? 
11. Copy and Paste and Analyze two examples of the artist's work that you would consider representative of her/his style. Use the Elements and Principles of Art to desribe the works.

Describe any additional qualities of your chosen artist.

Critique 2 classmates work

• What materials do you think the artist used?

• Do you agree or disagree with the artists analysis of thier own work? Is there anything you would add or take away from the description?

• How is the work constructed or planned (i.e., shapes,movements, lines)?

• Identify some of the similarities throughout the work (i.e., repetition of lines,color, or shapes).

• Identify some of the points of emphasis in the work (i.e., specific scene, figure, movement).

• If the work has subjects or characters, what are the relationships between or among them?

• Describe the expressive qualities you find in the work. What expressive language would you use to describe the qualities ( tragic, ugly, funny)?

• Does the work remind you of other things you have experienced ?

• How does the work relate to other ideas or events in the world and/or in your other studies?

• What qualities of the work make you feel it is a success or failure?

• Compare it with similar works that you think are good or bad.

• What criteria can you list to help others judge this work?

• How original is the work? Why do you feel this work is original or not original?

• What title could you give this artwork?

Assignment 1 - Using the Elements and Principles in an Artwork

Today You will post your work to your blog and answer the following questions:

What are the main ELEMENTS of Art the you used in your work?

How did you use the PRINCIPLES of Art to create an interesting design?

Elements and Principles of Design

Elements of Art

Principles of Design

Principles of Design Handout

Create Your 2D Class Blog

oday we will each use blogger to create our own blog for this class.

You will upload projects and document your progress as you work throughout the semester. This is where you will also upload your final portfolio.

You automatically have an account in blogger because you have your school google account. You will use the same login and password as your Ozark google mail.

We'll do this together and i will walk you through the process. Hint... if you took my Art foundations class last year then you've already done this! 

Let's get started! 

Create a new blog and create the web address in the following format:

firstnamelastinitial2dfall15

for example: johnnyc2dfall15

You may title the blog however you'd like.

Next, create a new post. Title it Elements and principles of Design. Then add a link to a web resource that describes the Elements and Principles of Design.

We'll discuss these elements and principles next class. be prepared to participate.

Welcome to 2D Design

This will be our class blog for the semester. Please open this page in your computer and bookmark the web address.

Today we'll go over the syllabus, look at some examples of great design, and go over the basics of using Blogger to set up our own blog.

IMPORTANT NOTE!!!! Please have your parents read the syllabus. to get to the syllabus click on the Syllabus page above .

after you and your parent or guardian have reviewd the syllabus please click the link below to confirm you have read it.

Syllabus Confirmation

You will recieve 25 points credit as soon as I get the form.

You will also need to bring a sketchbook of some kind to class every day

Here is a link to a brief video about the Bauhaus. Please take a look at it before next class.