ELECTIVES
Visual Art II
Middle School · 6 – 8 Courses
Visual Art II
Overview
Ready to continue your artistic journey? In MJ Visual Art II, you will explore artistic themes as you continue to plan, create, and reflect on your own art. You’ll work to grow your artistic skills and will experiment with mediums and techniques you’ve already experienced while learning to use even more! You’ll need to purchase supplies for this class. But don’t worry, you have choices in what you can use.
Major Topics and Concepts
Identity
8- Why is art created?
- Where and when can people experience art?
- What are the principles of art?
- How do artists use proportion and balance to convey ideas?
- How do artists generate ideas for creating art?
- How do we analyze art?
- How do artists create unique self-portraits?
- What mediums can I use to create a self-portrait?
Earth Art
6- What is movement, and how do artists use it to convey ideas?
- How can I use my art analysis skills to interpret and discuss a work of art?
- What is earth art?
- How can studying art help me develop goals for art I create?
- How will I create earth art that has natural materials and movement?
- How does my earth art convey my art process and goal?
Design Art
6- What is pattern, and how do artists use it to convey ideas?
- What is repetition, and how do artists use it to convey ideas?
- How can I use my art analysis skills to interpret and discuss a work of art?
- What is paper art?
- How will I create art with flexible materials and pattern or repetition?
- How does my design art convey my art process and goal?
Pop Art
7- What is rhythm, and how do artists use it to convey ideas?
- What is emphasis, and how do artists use it to convey ideas?
- How can I use my art analysis skills to interpret and discuss a work of art?
- What is digital art?
- How can studying art help me develop goals for art I create?
- How will I create art with digital art techniques and rhythm or emphasis?
- How does my pop art convey my art process and goal?
Global Inspiration
6- How do we interpret and talk about art?
- How do artists use variety to convey ideas?
- How do artists use unity to convey ideas?
- How do artists incorporate cultural elements in their art?
- How are utilitarian objects and artworks similar and different?
- How can I present my global inspiration art to make it gallery-ready?
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