Development of Personal Voice

Introduction

This unit will pull together all of the lessons from this year, and you will have the opportunity to produce work of your chosen content. However, before we get to that we will look at some mixed- media artworks from contemporary artists. Then we will spend a little time playing through some media exploration before starting your chosen projects.

Module Lessons Preview

In this module, we will study the following topics:

Overview of Artists and Development of Personal Voice: How do we develop ideas for personal artwork?

Practice Work on Media Exploration and Content Development: How can we carry one idea through multiple pieces?

Developing your Personal Voice: How do we critique and revise work in order to develop the idea further?

Module Key Terms

Aesthetics - refers to that which is beautiful and visually pleasing

Conceptual Art - artwork where the idea presented becomes the content of the work

Craftsmanship - refers to skill in producing expertly finished products

Subject Matter - things that are represented in a work of art such as people, buildings, and trees

Medium, media – materials used to make art

Balance - concerning equalizing visual forces or elements (symmetrical, asymmetrical, radial)

Proportion - concerning size relationships of one part to another

Emphasis - one part of an artwork that is dominant over another

Movement - creates the look and feeling of action

Pattern - decorative surface design of repeated elements

Unity/ harmony - stresses similarities of separate but related parts

Rhythm - indicates movement by the repetition of elements or objects

Variety - concerning different or contrasting elements

Symbolism - a form, image, sign, or subject representing a meaning other than its outward appearance

Collage - composition developed by gluing colored paper, photographs, magazine pictures, fabric, and other 2D materials

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