Day 11 of Class - 23 March 2009

Posted by: Emily Kruszynski:

...today we looked at the NEW Formalist Theory which looks at the formal qualities of an art work using other/alternative elements and principles of design, that have new context or meaning. (For example, instead of saying that an artwork is good because of how the elements of line and color are used to achieve the principle of harmony, you could say that the edges and brightness achieve excitement...or any other new vocabulary that describes the formal qualities of that work.) We made mosaics and next week we will be eating something yummy to remind us of this theory.

...Dan talked to us about CRAFT. We looked at artist Gabriel Craig (www.conceptualmetalsmithing.com) that makes jewelry and we made our own rings out of Fimo and Sculpey. *Finish them, bake them, and bring them to class next week.