ARTISTIC PROCESSES MINI PORTFOLIO
3B: understands a minimum of five artistic processes (e.g., printmaking, fiber arts, photography, sculpture, and electronic media).
3C: describes how the selection of tools/techniques and processes creates specific effects.
3D: analyzes and evaluates how the selection of media, tools, technologies, and processes is used to support and influence the communication of ideas.
4A: understands the manipulative skills necessary to draw and build works of art, using creative processes
to express ideas.
4C: creates artworks in two and three dimensions and in the time arts.
4D: creates artworks that are realistic, abstract, conceptual, functional, and decorative.
4E: demonstrates manipulative skills to draw and build works of art in a range of media.
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Description: This mini portfolio features work I created in multiple media such as painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, and digital art. Each work was created in my sequence in school and explore the various techniques that I found interest in and will teach my students.
Rationale: This mini portfolio demonstrates my ability to master multiple media so I may be able to teach my students anything they might want or need to learn. I have dabbled in a bit of everything so I chose the works that were the most meaningful to me and the most diverse, showing a range of skill and conceptual thought.
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STUDIO COURSE MINI PORTFOLIO
4B: understands how to communicate clear and focused ideas based on planning and problem solving techniques in creating visual arts.
Description: This studio course portfolio features paintings I made based on photographs I took of floating fabric in the air. I created this series of paintings to explore the manipulation of paint and to see how realistically render an image that had a lot of visually challenging areas.
Rationale: I thought this series was an excellent example of how much I can grow as an artist in a short time. The paintings are in the slideshow in chronological order and the progression of realistic rendering from the first to the third image is clear. When I got to the fourth painting, I went on a whim and decided that since I felt comfortable painting the scenes, I needed to challenge myself and take a risk outside of my comfort zone. I decided to create an abstract painting which wasn't something I had much practice in as I enjoy rendering. It was a very difficult process and many times I went to trash the painting, however I kept going and I ended up very pleased with the results, but more importantly learned more about the manipulation of paint than I ever had when creating realistic paintings.
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309 UNIT PLAN (primary handout, secondary handout, rubric, artwork, artist statement)
5C: understands how the function of the visual arts changes over time.
5D: understands how careers and jobs in the visual arts vary based on historical and societal changes.
5E: analyzes how the visual arts have contributed over time to communication, celebrations, occupations, recreation, politics and entertainment.
7C: understands the ongoing process of curriculum development, taking into account local, State, and national standards.
7I: develops a comprehensive and sequenced visual arts curriculum.
7J: effectively uses resources (technology, materials, and physical environment) to facilitate students’ learning.
Description: I have attached documents of my unit plan, primary and secondary artist handouts, artwork, and artist statement that I will use in my teaching. The unit plan centers around students creating a cut paper light box that illustrates a time in their life when they realized or learned something.
Rationale: These documents demonstrate my ability to curate relevant and diverse artists for my students and create a meaningful art making activity wherein they learn something not only about art making, but themselves and their peers. These also show my ability to scaffold a lesson for students to derive meaning from multiple sources, partake in multiple art making activities, and have meaningful discussion/reflection about important life lessons.
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ART HISTORY COURSE PAPER
5G: analyzes the function of the visual arts in various eras and cultures.
6A: understands the distinguishing characteristics of historical and contemporary artwork from a variety of periods and cultures.
6B: understands how the visual arts change in response to the changes in society.
6C: understands how popular media and the visual arts influence society.
6D: analyzes and classifies the distinguishing characteristics of historical and contemporary artwork from a variety of periods and cultures.
6E: analyzes how the arts shape and reflect ideas, issues, or themes in a variety of cultures and historical periods.
Description: This paper analyzes the Van Gogh exhibit at the Art Institute in Chicago as well as the works of Van Gogh.
Rationale: This paper is a great example of each of the listed standards because not only did I evaluate the work of Van Gogh, but also the exhibition in this culture and the curation of the show. This paper demonstrates my ability to analyze a work of art by taking it in and out of different contexts, such as in a museum in current day and then back when Van Gogh painted it himself.
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PROFESSIONALISM, ADVOCACY & LEADERSHIP: PAL 2 (2 submissions)
7N: advances his or her knowledge of current developments in the field by participating in professional development activities (e.g., coursework, professional organizations, and workshops).
Description: I participated in the Art Education senior show and contributed three paintings that I love.
Rationale: In participating in this show, I learned how select artwork that is important to me and that I want to show. I also learned the unique artistic style of each of my art ed classmates and I think I could now spot their artwork in a room full of art, which is something that will be important when I have students.
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Description: I took a day to teach my two younger cousins how to paint landscapes and put their own twist on it to make it theirs. We each painted the same scene, however they all turned out vastly different from one another and you could tell who painted each one.
Rationale: This was really great practice for me to show my cousins how to paint something in their own style because I know I will need to do this with my future students. Photo references are great and sometimes necessary, but it's really important to make your work your own and add your own unique style to it so someone will know it's yours.
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