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Week of November 16 - November 20 Artstyle of the Week: Character Design 1. Direct Draw: Among Us Characters. Watch Video How to Draw Among Us NO KNIVES or GUNS PLEASE 2. Who Inspires You? When we were studying the Mexican Folk Art, Alebrijes, we met Disney character designer, Alonso Martinez. In the video we heard him talked about a teacher who inspired him. His math teacher was so passionate about teaching math that his class was a source of motivation for Martinez. Think about a teacher who has inspired you. It can be a teacher that you have now, or one that you have had in the past. Reflect upon ways that they have helped you, encouraged you or taught you important life lessons. Write a 1 - 2 paragraph thank you letter to this teacher. a. Open a Word Document b. Write your letter. Use complete sentences, correct spelling and punctuation. c. upload to synergy |
Week of November 2 to November 6
Artist of the Week: Yayoi Kusama Artwork of the Week: "My Eternal Soul"
Kusama Pumpkins due Tuesday, Nov. 3 Kusama Wordsearch: due Tuesday, Nov. 3 Kusama Reflection: due Friday, Nov. 6
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Yayoi Kusama: Connection the Dots Upon seeing Yayoi Kusma's "My Eternal Soul" series of paintings, you might wonder if you are looking through the lens of a microscope. Each canvas is filled with boldly colored, organic shapes that look like parts of plant and animal cells up close. Also mixed in are more recognizable images of eyes, faces in profile, flowers, nets, and of course, pumpkins. "What would she paint these things?" you might ask yourself. To make sense of Kusama's artwork, you have to understand that she grew up on a seed farm in Japan amongst flowers and pumpkins. As a child, she spent her free time drawing them, sketching leaves and plant stalks as chains of small cells (dots) in a row. She became obsessed with them, seeing them everywhere. Later in life, Kusama said this about her dots: "One day I was looking at the red flower patterns of the tablecloth on a table, and when I looked up I saw the same pattern covering the ceiling, the windows and the walls, and finally all over the room, by body and the universe." She realized her dots created a sense of infinite (never ending) space in the same way that looking up at the stars in the night sky has on its viewers. But also that it connects us to the universe because we on Earth are amongst one of those tiny dots. As a result, Kusama began using these dots in her paintings, sculptures, art installations (large-scale artwork designed for a specific location), and live performances.
One example is her most known artwork, called, "Yellow Pumpkin" which is created with a web of polka dots. Yayoi Kusama's use of dots has made her one of the most recognizable artists ever! |