Check List for
Assignment 2 - Sketch Book Assignment
Art
Instructor: Derek
Brueckner
Email: Derek.Brueckner@ad.umanitoba.ca
Objectives:
- Connect
mathematical concepts to formal ideas of line, shape, colour, physicality of
materials (thick thin application of materials and variations of mark making),
transparency and opacity of art materials, space and composition when
visualizing mathematical concepts.
- Develop
own style and themes ideally in an innovative manner.
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Experiment with: new processes, art materials and organize unique ideas and
conceptualizations.
- Involve a layering and editing process (additive and subtractive process)
- Demonstrate trial and error processes (Process Description)
- Demonstrate broadest range of approaches possible (Process Description)
Due Date: Friday June 14
Any sketchbooks that are
handed to instructor outside of the classroom after class is completed will be
considered late, and will be penalized (one letter grade). Will not accept
anything beyond 1pm on the day the assignment is due.
Required Format of Sketchbook:
- 8.5 x11
inches with 40 pages of your own: illustrations, drawings, designs, patterns,
paintings, collages, visual notes/ideas for new work or works in progress,
drawings on (taken or found) photographs/photocopies, this could also include
multiple photocopies of your drawings provided the original drawing is
presented in the sketchbook.
- If using photocopies of your drawings apply a variety of hand drawn/painted designs and art materials on the photocopies.
- You must use and experiment with at least one wet medium. Wet medium means you must use some form of paint in both sections of the sketchbook i.e.: watercolour, acrylic and or gouache.
- In all 40 pages incorporate the background, colour, lines, shapes with composition.
- In some of the work consider construction lines as part of the over all design in composition.
- Overall learn to investigate with overlapping shapes and lines layering and editing with art materials - additive (opaque art materials) and subtractive processes.
- Overall the 40 pages should emphasize a thorough investigation with there being an eventual discovery and or resolution in demonstrating which materials work best together and which materials do not work well together. Generally all 40 pages will require experimentation and editing but the 10 pages will emphasize extra experimentation, editing and risk taking.
- Your name should be neatly printed on the top right corner of the outside front cover
(PLEASE NO STUDENT NUMBER ON THE
ASSIGNMENT)
- Each page with work on it should be numbered.
- Create a table of contents (with corresponding page numbers) adhered to the inside front cover.
Specifically Include and Tab the
following points in the 40 pages (Sketchbook Format):
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Select specific pages that work well combining and layering different art
materials.
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Pages that synthesize ideas, unknown materials that are resolved in terms of
interesting compositions, space and mastering new materials or materials that you do not
have any experience with.
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The page that best represents your other side or your extreme side(s).
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Explore range of physicality in art materials (controlled, expressive, thin,
thick, transparent, opaque, smooth, and rough applications of art materials)
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Indicate where your wet media was used
Specifically Include and Tab the
following points in the 30 pages (Sketchbook Format):
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Various Euclidean constructions integrated with a variety of colour
explorations
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Perspective
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Representational or Abstract work in relation to golden ratios/sections
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Symmetries, patterns, wallpaper, tiling and tessellations
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Various types of Fractals
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Associated Objects: conics, platonic solids and other polyhedra
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Hyperbolic Plane and Geometry (optional)
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Additional information not handed out with checklist in class on June 12.
Additional information from pages 4 to 7 in course syllabus regarding grades and evaluation:
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Additional information not handed out with checklist in class on June 12.
Additional information from pages 4 to 7 in course syllabus regarding grades and evaluation:
Letter Grade Grade Point Value
A+ 4.5 Exceptional
A 4.0 - 4.4 Excellent
B+ 3.5 - 3.9 Very Good
B 3.0 - 3.4 Good
C+ 2.5 - 2.9 Satisfactory
C 2.0 - 2.4 Adequate
D 1.0 - 1.9 Marginal
F 0 – 0.9 Failure
P Pass
S Standing
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EVALUATION - Grading Criteria (continued):
A to A+ (GPA of 4.0 to 4.5) Excellent to Exceptional:
Reserved for Exceptional performances and usually achieved by a minority of students. The “A to A+” grades indicate rare students who are extremely self-initiating, consistently exceed expectations and demonstrate unique and astute comprehensions of assignment objectives and requirements. The “A to A+” assignment overall consistently demonstrate the ability to critically analyze and to consistently synthesize issues and problems in a very sophisticated resolution. Specifically there is consistently clear evidence of extremely advanced levels of research that perfectly synthesize art materials, art process, art concepts and mathematical concepts all together.
Grade of A+ (GPA of 4.5) Exceptional: The “A+” assignment demonstrates an exceptionally rare and perfect command and broad range of chosen art materials, processes, math with art concepts and overall thorough contextual awareness of assignment requirements and objectives. Perfect treatment of the assignment is presented consistently throughout the entire assignment in an original, logical and convincing manner. The “A+” assignment has perfectly, consistently and clearly articulated formal ideas and conceptual ideas, which are innovative, complex, and thoroughly researched. All aspects of the assignment objectives and requirements are extremely clear, flawless, engagingly executed and perfectly organized. Overall the “A+” assignment demonstrates clear, rare versatility, and perfect command of the art materials, art process and in combining both math and art concepts with art materials and art processes. The “A+” assignment consistently exceeds all the minimum expectations of the assignment while demonstrating perfect, exceptionally sophisticated and original insights in the interpretation of all the assignment’s objectives and requirements.
Grade of A (GPA of 4.0 to 4.4) Excellent: The “A” assignment demonstrates a confident, broad range of chosen materials, processes, math with art concepts and overall thorough contextual awareness of the assignment’s requirements and objectives. Generally the ”A” assignment consistently demonstrates an excellent level of research, criticality, and sophisticated versatility that has a breadth of formal and conceptual skill sets. Like the A+ assignment the work consistently exceeds all the minimum requirements of the assignment. All of the assignment’s objectives in terms of quality and quantity are achieved in an excellent manner, which is rarely seen by the instructor. The “A” assignment has consistently and clearly articulated formal and conceptual ideas, which are innovative, complex, and thoroughly researched. Overall the A assignment has an extreme amount of consistency in achieving and exceeding assignment requirements and objectives, but does not demonstrate the ultimate perfection of the A+ assignment.
Grade of B to B+ (GPA of 3.0 to 3.9) Good to Very Good:
This is a good or very good assignment in most ways, but it is generally less thoughtful than an “A” work. Normally the largest number of students achieves the combined category of B to B+ grades. Often the “B to B+” assignments are those that mostly repeat what the instructor has taught along with the presented images and text in class and on line. The “B to B+” assignment presents itself in a way that makes it apparent that the student understands the use of art materials, art processes, combining Math and art concepts and the assignment’s overall requirements/objectives, but does not add much to them. The “B to B+” assignment may be less sophisticated than an “A” assignment, but the “B to B+” assignment may still be reasonably competent in synthesizing both math and art concepts together with art materials and art processes.
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EVALUATION - Grading Criteria (continued):
Grade of B+ (GPA of 3.5 to 3.9) Very Good: Generally the “B+” assignment objectives are achieved with less sophistication and innovation than the “A” assignment. At times the “B+” assignment may even offer some originality or go beyond certain parts of assignment requirements but simultaneously may be disregarding some of the assignment’s other objectives, or some of the other assignment requirements/objectives are presented in a less sophisticated manner than the “A” assignment. For example the “B+” grade could indicate a very good grasp in the use of art materials, or art processes or in combining math and art concepts in one area, but simultaneously only have a satisfactory grasp of art and math concepts in another area of the same assignment. As well in some “B+” examples, slight problems may occur in terms of either art materials or art process and or problems in synthesizing both math and art concepts together with art materials and process, or the “B+” assignment may have one or more subtle combinations of these problems.
Grade of B (GPA of 3.0 to 3.4) Good: The “B” assignment could have variables of problems ranging from the simple execution of assignment to an inconsistency in achieving assignment requirements and objectives. For example the “B” assignment may have a good demonstration of concepts but the execution of art materials may be very straight forward and or there may not be any innovation and or sophistication in terms of synthesizing art materials and art processes with both math and art concepts. As well the assignment could show a reasonable ability with chosen art materials, processes and concepts but may have inconsistencies in addressing the assignment’s objectives and requirements regarding combining math and art concepts together. Specifically there could be some problems with the interaction of math and art concepts and or examples where math and art concepts are combined with art materials and art processes in simple and or unoriginal ways. There could also be problems in various other combinations regarding synthesizing math/art concepts with art materials and art process.
Grade of C to C+ (GPA of 2.0 to 2.9) Adequate to Satisfactory): The C to C+ assignment demonstrates a very basic understanding of most concepts and or presents the assignments objectives in an extremely simple way and does not treat it thoroughly or does not synthesize the assignment into an entirely clear or consistent manner. As well in the C to C+ assignment in some areas the assignment may be a very good demonstration of concepts and or use of materials and art processes but in that same assignment some key assignment requirements or objectives may be weakly demonstrated and or missing completely. Particularly in the C assignment the ideas are visually and or conceptually vague and may even appear to be contradictory, or visually noisy or confused. Strong efforts by a student may be given for a C assignment, but ultimately the work struggles to clearly convey the assignment objectives in terms of demonstrating a synthesis between math and art concepts working together when combining art materials and art processes.
Grade of D (GPA of 1.0 to 1.9) Marginal: Seriously flawed. The assignment neither demonstrates an understanding of the material nor articulates any coherent ideas or concepts. The assignment might wander among several ideas with out developing any single one idea or requirement/objective. There is no focus in this kind of work usually culminating with very minimal assignment objectives being demonstrated at all. Often a D assignment will be presented as incomplete or unfinished. In a “D” assignment a student might rely on others’ work rather than developing her/his ideas. The instructor might wonder if the student had tried at all in terms of time and or effort. Overall there are significant problems with all of the assignment’s objectives and requirements
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EVALUATION - Grading Criteria (continued):
Grade of F (GPA of 0 to 0.9) Failure: Little redemptive value appears in “F” work. The assignment fails to address the assignment in fundamental ways. There is no real answer to any of the problems posed by the assignment, and there is no real engagement in the topic in any way. The work often fails to be coherent at all and demonstrates no effort or achievement of any assignment objectives. Generally the student who receives an F on their assignment does very little of the required work, often the F assignment is extremely incomplete, definitely demonstrates a lack of any effort and or time put into the assignment, and often their classroom attendance is in violation of university policy. Overall the F assignment does not meet any of the minimum requirements and objectives of the assignment and fails to demonstrate even the most basic use of materials, processes and neither demonstrates an understanding of any concepts.
If there are any questions or comments regarding the above grading criteria feel free to talk to the instructor during class, or after class, or schedule a meeting outside of class.
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