Discuss the decisions an artist contemplates as they choose a medium for an idea or select a medium as their signature method of creating.

Sub Competency: Identify Patterns

CH 9 (Drawing)- Proving Ground Assessment #3

Students recognize commonalities among situations that may at first appear unrelated; frame problems more accurately; and access relevant solutions

Introducing Art Media

In this assignment, you will be focusing on the use of expressive line by one of our chapter artists.

Before beginning this assignment, reintroduce yourself to the following url
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz_zwsgjRbw (Links to an external site.)

Showcasing Henri Matisses painting The Red Studio. The imagery of this painting depicts the interior of Matisses studio with a display of art objects created with an array of media, such as bronze sculptures, oil paintings, and plaster casts. The history of media used to create art is the history of various technologies employed by artists. These technologies have helped artists both to achieve the ends they desire more readily and to discover new modes of creation and expression. A medium is both the specific material, and the process through which a given work of art is made.

Discuss the decisions an artist contemplates as they choose a medium for an idea or select a medium as their signature method of creating.

What objects in the room appear to be unrelated?

What commonalities are there among artifacts in the room that may at first appeared unrelated?

What types of solutions did Matisse employ to bring unity to the overall painting both in related and nonrelated subject matter?

*While answering 1 -4 above as part of your 300 word essay, also be sure to include art terminology from this chapter and the previous chapters. When art terms are used, please be sure to underline the art term.

Key terms to use where applicable: outline, contour line, implied line, space, negative space, linear perspective, distortions of space, foreshortening, atmospheric perspective, hatching, cross-hatching, contrast, complementary colors, local color, perceptual color, arbitrary color, texture, actual texture,visual texture, time, motion, symmetrical balance, asymmetrical balance, radial balance, emphasis, focal point, scale, proportion, pattern, repetition, rhythm, unity, variety, postmodernism, encaustic, fresco, tempera.

Criteria

Discuss a minimum of three of the artists ideas and choices for the various mediums that were employed.
Listing and discussion of 5 objects that are a part of the artists muse from his painting.
List and discuss the commonalities among 5 artifacts within the painting.
List and describe 5 solutions that Matisse employed to bring unity to his painting.

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