Drawing an ovoid from its minor axis

 

How to draw an oval

 Drawing a random oval with the 1-2-3 method: click here.

Watch the video to understand how to draw an oval knowing its long side:

THIRD TERM THEORETICAL PROJECT

PART 1: Tangencies and curves notes. You take the notes in class and have to present a clean copy. 

PART 2: Artists

Hilma af Klint (1 page): Abstract Art forerunner

·       Time and place of death and birth

·       Short biography (200 words maximum)

·       Impact of her work in future art. Why is she important?

·       Photos of at least 2 artworks where she used curves and tangencies. For each work, write title, year, technique and collection where it's stored/exhibited.

Sonia Delaunay and Robert Delaunay (2 pages in total): Orfism

·       Time and place of death and birth

·       Short biography of each of them (400 words in total maximum)

·       Characteristics and importance of Orphism.

·       Photos of at least 4 artworks  (2 Sonia's + 2 Robert's) where they used curves and tangencies. For each work, write title, year, technique and collection where it's stored/exhibited.

Format: A4 white paper, stapled. Wrte only on one paper side. 

For ideas for your typographies, click here.

EVALUATION RUBRIC

ITEM		MAX POINTS
Cover page	Design inspired by Orphism or by tangencies and curves. The title must be: Curves and tangencies. Include the student's name and class. Design a typography and a background	2
Students’ notes	The theoretical concepts are well explained including good drawings, definitions and steps. All points and segments are labelled	3
Artists & Works	Orphism is well explained with all the information included	3
Presentation	Clean and ordered. Good typographies, clear titles. Good use of pen and pencil. Paper edges respected. Include an index and number your pages (0,5 points) NOTE: Up to 1 point can be taken off because of spelling / grammar mistakes. +1 point if no spelling mistakes	2
TOTAL		10

 

Polyhedrons poster contents

 Poster’s title à POLYHEDRONS

For every solid, write:                  DON’T FORGET to glue the 4 best solids to the poster!!

· Name of the polyhedrons

· Number of sides / Number of edges / Number of vertices

· Polygons that compose it

· Areas calculated in Math

· Volumes calculated in Math

· Any other interesting information about the geometry or your design

The library

 

Written story evaluation criteria

 Remember in this case you don't need to self evaluate but these are the criteria I'll use to mark your story.

Item	Pts
The story includes introduction, middle and end	2
The painting is included as a scene in the story	2
The elements that appear in the painting are the characters/background of the story	2
Originality: the story, title of the story and the characters are original	2
Presentation: words can be read clearly. Includes a photo of the painting, title and artist	2
TOTAL	10

Voluntary Art project. 2nd Term

 For the Second Term, our proposal for the extras work is a research + graphical project about THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN ART

So, before the 8th of March, International Women's Day, you will have to produce a handmade poster in dinA3 size paper, if you want to get up to 1 extra point in the final second term mark. Your teacher will give you a more specific deadline.

When you decide to make the voluntary project, you must check the list below to choose women not repeated and INFORM YOUR TEACHER so she can update the list.

The poster presentation conditions are:

- A3 thick paper (color or white)

- Vertical

- Work on the background of the poster, it mustn't have a flat background

- The poster can have moving parts, foldable tabs...

- Pay attention to the typographies and try to design them according to the project topic

- Write on straight lines and take care of your handwriting

The poster content conditions are:

- 3 women artists from the XXth or XXIst century NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST BELOW (they can't be repeated)

- A photo of each of the artists

- A short artistic biography (don't write too many personal irrelevant details, focus on their artistic and academic life)

- Photos of 2 famous art works by every artist. Write the name of the work, the technique and the museum where they are exhibited

The art categories to which your chosen artist can belong are: painting, sculpture, cinema direction, architecture, graphic design, comic and illustration, video art, fashion design, furniture design.

WOMEN ARTISTS CHOSEN SO FAR... 

- Yayoi Kusama

- Natalia Goncharova

- Sonia Delaunay

- Georgia O'Keeffe

- Frida Kahlo

- Tamara de Lempicka

- Laia López

- Alice Oseman

- Rachel Smythe

- Coco Chanel

- Brenda Chapman

- Helen Beatrix Potter

- Mary Quant

- Marina Abramovic

- Shirin Neshat

- Shamisa Hassani

- Gillian Lynne

- Jennifer López

- Stella McCartney

- Annie Leibovitz

- Niki de Saint Phalle

- Zaha Hadid

- Isabel Coixet

- Helen Frankenthaler

- Florence Knoll

- Mary Pickford

- Käthe Kollwitz

- Greta Gerwig

- Samantha Costatini

- Mikaela Rivero

- Donatella Versace

- Louise Bourgeois

- Mary Cassatt

- Harriet Powers

- Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

- Lavinia Fontana

- Ariana Grande

- Judith Leyster

- Sofonisba Angissola