Arts & Activities articles from November 2006

Arts & Activities archives from November 2006

August Sander: People of the 20th Century.(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... [VHS/CD/VISUAL] AUGUST SANDER: People of the 20th Century. VHS or DVD/44 min./$375 (VHS rental, $75). Level: University. First Run/Icarus Films, 32 Court Street, 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; (800) 876-1710; www.frif.com. Back in the...

Community Art in Action.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... [PRINT] COMMUNITY ART IN ACTION (2006, $20.95), by Kristin Congdon. Davis Publications, 50 Portland Street, Worcester, MA 01608. For many who teach art, there is a central concept of "an artist" who works alone. Creativity then leads to...

Artists of the 20th Century: Rene Magritte.(Video recording review)
November 1, 2006... [VHS/CD/VISUAL] Artists of the 20th Century: RENE MAGRITTE. DVD/50 min./$19.95. Level: High School and Adult. Kultur International Films Ltd, Inc., 195 Highway 36, West Long Branch, NJ 07764; www.kultur.com. Intriguing, sometimes humorous,...

Richeson Art.(shop talk)
November 1, 2006... RICHESON ART's Professional Presses can be used for a variety of printmaking techniques, including linoleum block printing, collagraph printing, engraving, etching and monoprinting. These professional-grade presses are manufactured using...

Artograph Inc.(shop talk)
November 1, 2006... ARTOGRAPH INC.'s new high-quality Art-Series Light Boxes are constructed of stainless steel and offer a comfortably slanted surface for convenient viewing and tracing. The translucent surface is flush-mounted for a clean and completely...

Royal & Langnickel.(shop talk)
November 1, 2006... ROYAL & LANGNICKEL introduces its new Mini Engraving Art, the 5" x 7" version of Royal's larger pre-printed Engraving Art. The updated size makes for a petite and powerful introduction to this technique. Royal has chosen its most popular...

Rupert, Gibbon & Spider, Inc.(shop talk)
November 1, 2006... RUPERT, GIBBON & SPIDER, INC., manufacturers of Jacquard Products, announces the release of their Jacquard Screen Printing Inks. The inks are professional-quality, water-based screen inks. They come in 23 colors plus a clear extender and are...

Toulouse-Lautrec: The Moulin Rouge and the City of Lights.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2006... [PRINT] TOULOUSE-LAUTREC: The Moulin Rouge and the City of Lights (2005; $17.95), by Robert Burleigh. Abrams Books for Young Readers, 100 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011; www.hnabooks.com. One of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's friends is...

Learning from exhibitions: William H. Johnson's world on paper.(Cover story)
November 1, 2006... The Smithsonian American Art Museum is the repository for the largest and most complete collection of artworks by the renowned African-American artist, William H. Johnson (1901-1970). Over the years, the museum has done much to preserve and...

Thumb's the word.(artist appreciate thumbs)
November 1, 2006... I had always taken thumbs for granted. Yes, thumbs are a little weird looking and lonely--sticking out there all by themselves, always working in opposition to the crowd. Recent surgery on my thumb during this past school year gave me a...

Print making: a studio level introduction.
November 1, 2006... LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will... * learn and utilize two Principles of Design. * understand the terms pattern and rhythm, and how they relate. * understand the effects of manipulating pattern and negative space. *...

Escape artist.(Al Held, prints)
November 1, 2006... Way back when, spit--yes, saliva--was used to make art. Something so mundane as saliva, when used properly, could create beautiful and poetic effects in printmaking. The work to your left is a "spit bite" aquatint, and the artist, Al Held...

Clip & save art notes.(Melancholia I by Albrecht Durer)(Critical essay)
November 1, 2006... ABOUT THIS ENGRAVING Albrecht Durer's Melancholia I (1514) is perhaps one of art history's most enigmatic and studied works of art. As an example of the use of symbols in art, few works can rival it. To this day, scholars are debating the...

Classroom use of the art print.(Albrecht Durer )
November 1, 2006... Albrecht Durer (German; 1471-1528). Melancholia I, 1514. Engraving. THINGS TO LEARN * Albrecht Durer was a master printmaker. He worked primarily with three methods: engraving, etching and woodcut. The process of engraving involves...

Young artist.(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Ever since I began to draw, art has been a way of expressing myself. Whether I am sketching or painting, I am always speaking out through my art. I like art because it is so personal and I can let my feelings show. My favorite way to make...

Supremely singular.(printmaking)
November 1, 2006... LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will... * learn a new technique that incorporates drawing, but results in a print. * learn printing terminology. * experiment with various media to achieve different results. * work with...

Screaming on scratch-foam.(printmaking)
November 1, 2006... LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will... * learn basic printmaking techniques. * learn how to transfer an image from scratch-foam onto paper. * learn to create a colorful background environment. * learn how to use printing...

The art-bag project: service-learning in art.(art education)
November 1, 2006... LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will... * learn how and why giving to others is important to the community. * help plan a project by brainstorming ideas in a cooperative manner. * plan and create an art-bag design with an...

Mythical mimicry in modeling clay and linoleum.(printmaking)
November 1, 2006... PRINTMAKING LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will... * point out details used to indicate the personalities of particular Greek gods. * identify the details included in the backgrounds and be able to explain why they chose those...

Tried & true tips for Art Teachers: Printmaking.
November 1, 2006... Printmaking is one of my favorite areas of teaching art; there are so many ways to create a print that neither you nor your students will be bored with the many choices of technique. Your students may learn just a few of the ways one can make a...