Conveying Meaning!

1. Use 11x17 discarded poster as background
2. Sew another piece on top.
3. Begin breaking up the space by adding a variety of media.
4. Add an image transfer
5. Look at your image and start to develop an idea about what you would like to communicate.
6. Start thinking about where your focal point will be?
7. Get away from your work while you are working, it will help you see things more clearly!

Composition and Collage

THE PLAN!

1. Watercolor/ 3 envelopes- Remember to use more water than pigment. We are making
washes. Use complementary colors in order to create contrast.

2. Cut each envelope into 3 equal sections using the papercutter.

3. Label the back of each envelope. Each squares emphasis should be one of the elements of composition which is listed on the board in the front of the room.

4. Tape each square to a piece of paper and turn in.

5. After grading, remove the squares.

6. We will now use the squares to create one large composition using a variety of media that uses all of the elements of composition.

7. Sew magazine cover to the paper that has been provided.

8. Dry brush acylics onto the piece.

9. Stay tuned! Let's get all of this done! I will post more later!

CULTURAL ICONS ON DISPLAY IN COMMONS

Andrea Sugg

Derrick Salgado

Syera Diggins

Alicia Ibarra
Great Job Everyone! It was great to see old car hoods and doors get new life!

Some pieces will be permanently on display in the Little Theatre at THS!

Cultural Icons

Begin on large stencils!
Remember you must communicate and idea! It is not enough to just put a bunch of images on your piece. You must relate the images to one another!

Use your space effectively! See board in the room!

Piece must be able to be able to be hung on the wall when you are finished!
Please put your name on the item you have chosen to stencil!

Check out this artist!

Stencil art/graffiti continues to evolve as a means of expressing messages throughout the world whether they be political, emotional, or spiritual. PaperMonster's work as a stencil graffiti artist and designer explores the beauty behind eyes and emotions conveyed through the facial expressions of women. His artwork can be found on surfaces such as wood, plastic/plexi, canvas and any other flat surface imaginable. PaperMonster incorporates both stencil and pasting collage techniques to create one of a kind pieces of art. Each piece brings together cultural fragments consisting of anything from Asian typography to original paper currency from countries throughout the world.The sheer amount of paper that he consumes in his collage and stencil cutting truly demonstrates the meaning behind the name "PaperMonster." Since each piece involves an unique and delicate composition of paper, vibrant color, and stencils; no single piece is identical. PaperMonster has been featured in several magazines and exhibitions throughout the world such as Stolen Space Gallery (London) and Rokon Magazine (Seoul, Korea). PaperMonster consistently has exciting and new projects that truly demonstrate his capabilities as an artist. He is featured in Stencil Nation, by Russell Howze and has upcoming exhibitions for DirtyPilot.com, Art Whino, Crybaby Art Gallery, Melbourne Stencil Festival (08), Stencil Nation Tour, International Poster Festival (Italy), 400ml Project (France) and Metropolis Gallery.Websites: http://www.papermonster.orghttp://myspace.com/elpapermonsterhttp://papermonster.wordpress.com
WebsitesPaperMonster Blog PaperMonster's MySpace PaperMonster.Org

10 PHOTOS DUE!

Make sure to turn in 10 photos.

-Save all photos

-Alter in photoshop

-print/out for work.

Check out this website: http://www.aaronkratenart.com/available.html

Composition and Focal Point

1. Pick an image to be your focal point. (One of the glue drawings!)

-Begin thinking about the message, or idea you are going to be conveying to the viewer.

-How will you use text as a background in order to convey your idea?

2. Review the elements of Composition that were talked about in class. Look at the board!

-Include all elements in your composition!

3. Begin laying out your design!