Arts & Activities articles from March 2002

Arts & Activities archives from March 2002

Editor's Note.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
March 1, 2002... We are calling this month's artistic adventure "Drawing with Pencils and Pigments," and it begins with our Cover Story: "Line, Shape, Color" (page 28). Perfect for beginning high-school art students, this project utilizes glue and pastels, and...

Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life. (Reviews: book).
March 1, 2002... [BOOK] BRIDGMAN'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO DRAWING FROM LIFE (2001; $17.95), by George B. Bridgman; edited by Howard Simon. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 387 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016. As a student at The Art Student's League in the...

Exploring the Legends. (Reviews: book).
March 1, 2002... [BOOK] EXPLORING THE LEGENDS: Guideposts to the Future (2001; $25; NAEA Members $20), edited by Sylvia K. Corwin. Notional Art Education Association, 1916 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Viktor Lowenfeld, Edwin Ziegfeld, Victor D'Amico...

Drawing Lessons for Beginners. (Reviews: A-V/Visual/CD-ROM).
March 1, 2002... [A-V/VISUAL/CD-ROM] DRAWING LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS: Drawing Simple Shapes (76 min.); Drawing Nature (58 min.); Drawing People (61 min.); and Drawing Animals (58 min.). Video series/$24.95 each. Level: Grades 4-8. Coyote Creek Productions, 2419...

Shop talk.
March 1, 2002... SAX ARTS & CRAFTS announces its 2002 catalog, which contains many exclusive classroom kits and resources to support you in creating an exciting, effective art curriculum as well as cross-curricular learning enhancements. Be sure to stop by the...

Line, shape, color. (Cover Story).(Brief Article)(Cover Story)
March 1, 2002... My beginning high-school art students--fresh from middle school--are a real pleasure. Interested in their chosen elective, eager to learn more about art, and yet armed with some knowledge, they are a special group. In our fundamentals course,...

About face: the Hundertwasser project.(Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser)(kindergarten art class)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... MATERIALS * Oil pastels (24 set) * Watercolors set and brush, one per student * Water cup, one per student * 10" x 12" watercolor paper, two per student * 18"x 12" bright construction paper, one per student * Face...

Theme and variation: the crosshatch portrait.
March 1, 2002... Picture this: At a typical high school, art teachers find students enrolled in the "Art 1" courses who aren't there of their own volition. Having a limited amount of courses offered as "electives," the counselors invariably place kids in your...

It's a wrap! a study of installations.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will... * discover what an "installation" is in the art world. * make their own installation using chairs. * work on composition. * use drawing skills, especially contrast on fabric folds. ...

Segments of van Gogh.(Vincent van Gogh)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will... * learn about the artwork of Vincent van Gogh. * learn the term "line segment." * review the term "overlap." * learn how to apply oil pastels in line segments in the style of Vincent...

Regionalism. (Classroom Use).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... THINGS TO LEARN * Some art movements have worldwide influence, while others are unique to one place. Regionalism was American. It emerged in the United States some years after the end of World War I, at a time when Americans wanted to be...

clip & save. (Art Notes).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... John Steuart Curry (1897-1946). Tornado Over Kansas, 1929. Oil on canvas; 50 1/2" x 64 3/4" (framed size). Hackley Picture Fund purchase. Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, Michigan. the artist John Steuart Curry (1897-1946) was the...

Young artist.(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2002... I have loved drawing and doing art projects all my life. When I was a baby I would stare at curtains and wallpaper because I was interested in patterns. Also, when I was young, we lived in New York City; our kitchen walls were covered with...

Take out.(teaching art)(Brief Article)(Column)
March 1, 2002... Every year, I attempt to create new assignments in all of my classes. This is a difficult challenge, but I've never wanted my students to say to me, "Yeah, my older brother did that in your class when he took the course--hey, did you know he...

Images that twist and turn. (Teaching art with Art).
March 1, 2002... Of all the problems faced by painters, illustrators and still photographers, one of the most difficult is conveying the sense of movement and motion. Finished artworks are single, flat surfaces made of paper, canvas or wood on which an artist...

The home and studio of Charles Demuth. (Walking through History).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... No collection of paintings by 20th-century American artists would be complete without one by Charles Demuth (1883-1935). Art critic and historian Robert Hughes includes discussion of Demuth's artwork on several pages in his book, American...

Summer Art Experiences.
March 1, 2002... Arts & Activities' listing of Summer Art Experiences provides ideas on how to make the most of art programs this summer. When writing, e-mailing, calling or/axing, be sure to let the schools and camps know that you read about them in Arts &...

Advertising art work in action. (on the Art Career Track).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will... * describe and analyze their own and classmates' posters in terms of the message. * design and create posters/ads that make a point about a social condition or cause. * discuss the visual...

Ticket to ride. (on the Art Career Track).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Anyone who has been fortunate enough to take in a major concert event in the last few years will have noticed that their admission ticket is no longer the simple printed item that it used to be. Ticket stubs are now hot collector's items, with...

Humor in the art room (expect the unexpected). (Forum Thoughts to Share).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The art room appears to be a magnet for the unique. It is a place where interesting projects abound, smells are musty, walls are colorful and the cabinets hold an array of equipment ranging from the usual paint and brush, to unusual metal...

A Monet Garden installation: a momentary gift of art.
March 1, 2002... Each year, my elementary school has an art show. Traditionally, the show was presented on the 36 bulletin boards located throughout the building. The artworks from each grade level were hung in their respective hallways. This seemed to make...

Take 5: Self-Portraits. (Reviews: AV/Visual/CD-ROM).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... [A-V/VISUAL/CD-ROM] TAKE 5: Self-Portraits. Set of five posters/S44. Level: All Ages. Crystal Productions, P.O. Box 2159, Glenview, IL 60025, (800) 255-8629. This set of "Self-Portraits" is a welcome addition to the extensive "Take 5" Art...

The Drawing Book: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artist. (Reviews: book).
March 1, 2002... [BOOK] THE DRAWING BOOK: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artist (2001; $19.95), by Richard McDaniel. Watson-Guptill Publications, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003. Many artists and teachers of art make reference to the very personal...

Teaching Meaning in Artmaking. (Reviews: book).
March 1, 2002... [BOOK] TEACHING MEANING IN ARTMAKING (2001; $17.95), by Sydney R. Walker. Davis Publications, Inc., 50 Portland Street, Worcester, MA 01608-2013. At the outset, the author makes clear her interest in extending more recent ideas about a...