April Showers bring ART Powers

8th Grade

Kehinde Wiley...I'm obsessed and you should be too.

Bring in a drawing or picture of an object that means something to you.  We have started looking at the artwork of Kehinde Wiley and his use of pattern in his portraiture.  GO SEE HIS EXHIBIT @ THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM, it closes May 24th so there is only one more month to see it in person.  

**GET 5 DOJO POINTS when you bring in or email (jhillman@cpcsschool.org) your baby picture (this week only!).  Bye.

7th Grade

Proper proportions = realism

Human body and facial proportions continue this week.  You will learn how to draw realistically if you are paying attention...so pay attention.

**GET 5 DOJO POINTS when you email (jhillman@cpcsschool.org) the name of one artist who is famous for drawing people realistically AND the credit line for one of their pieces of artwork.

6th Grade

Basquiat Postcards

We complete our "Road Trip" Postcards this week.  If you can, go to the Brooklyn Museum to see the artwork of Jean-Michel Basquiat and his notebooks.  He made and sold postcards among many other amazing things!  You will be learning more about him this week as well.

**GET 4 DOJO POINTS if you can tell me Jean-Michel Basquiat's nationality.  Put it on a post-it!

5th Grade

SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!!

The Autobiographical Comics were a success! The bulletin board in the 5th grade hallway will be where these live for a little while.  The amount of focus and hard work that went into these pieces truly is inspiring.  I'm so proud of my scholars!

**GET 4 DOJO POINTS if you bring in money (dollar notes) from another country to show during art class this week.  It will be returned!!!!

Art Homework - GO OUTSIDE

Play and be Safe!

See you next week...if not in class (because we are not sure what the schedule is just yet), then in the hallways!  If you have a questions about any of this, email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.

ENJOY THE WEATHER!

Go OUTSIDE NOW.

Welcome to Quarter 4 Art Class 2015

Here's what's happening in your upcoming art classes:

5th Grade Xavier & Tuskegee

Artwork by Philip McAndrew

We complete our Autobiographical Comics in the next couple classes.  This is the first grade for the 4th quarter!  We will have a publishing party when everything is complete.  We will primarily be working with colored pencils and markers to make our comics POP!  

Please, ask your scholar about the progress of their autobiographical comic ...you might have made an appearance in their story!

Questions about any of this? Email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.

8th Grade Spelman & Morehouse

"Shantavia Beale" by Kehinde Wiley

Spelman artists will have a class critique in the next class and then will venture into the next project based on the work of artist Kehinde Wiley, who currently has an amazing and WONDERFUL show at the Brooklyn Museum called A New Republic.   Wiley uses famous old portraits to redefine portraiture in the African American community using pattern and fashion.  This project we are doing is inspired by his work.

7th Grade FAMU & Howard

Micrography work should be completed by now and we will critique those.  Then...we delve into the next project.  

It's all about you.  

Intrigued?  You should be.  

Bring a THESAURUS to art class and receive 4 DOJO points because you are prepared for class in our next project.  You will be expected to come up with 25 words that describe you and your personality for the first half of class.  You will be creating a type of self portrait based on several artists you will become very familiar with.  

6th Grade FISK & Hampton Artists

Have a THESAURUS for art class (You will get 4 dojo points for doing so)!  Next project is a culmination of what we have been doing in  class for the past couple months.  You will need to bring your creativity and understanding of the PARTS OF ARTWORK (foreground, middle ground and background).   

Questions about any of this?  Email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.  See you soon!