The Conceptual, What's the Idea
Throughout history art has been burdened with the responsibility of advancing culture, politics, technology, and psychotherapy. Art is a wonderful outlet to discover the world, understand concepts, and self-reflect.
ALTERED BOOKS (Big Idea1: Investigate Materials, Processes, and Ideas)
Learning Objective
1. A Document experiences to generate possibilities for making art and design.
1.C Document investigation of viewers’ interpretations of art and design.
Essential Knowledge
1.A.1 An experience is an event or occurrence. Experiences include interacting with actual surroundings; imagining abstract and fictional concepts; communication; and research. Reflecting on experiences often sparks questions and inspires investigation. Experiences can be documented by recording observations and perceptions related to an experience.
1.C.2 Examples of how inquiry guides sustained investigation through art and design can be documented by recording questions, lines of inquiry, investigative processes (e.g., practice, experimentation, revision), and outcomes (e.g., learning about materials, processes, and ideas and asking more questions). Documentation becomes a resource for the artist/designer. Documentation can be shared with viewers; it can be presented as a work and/or as part of a sustained investigation.
Instructions:
Altered book assignments are due once a week. These assignments should be completed outside of your class period. They are meant to develop your independent thinking skills, your voice, your ability to experience and experiment with art techniques and ideas. There are no right or wrong answers and you will be scored on your ability to lose control and simply create. Make sure each art piece is a two-page spread.
Print out the list and paste it inside the front cover of the book.
Keep your book as a surprise for sharing day. During the critique, look for commonalities and differences in your classmate’s visual interpretations of each idea. Allow others to speak about your work first to see if the understood your intent.
Follow the link to see examples: https://mariaknuckleyrobin.wixsite.com/digitalclassroom/conceptual-curriculum
If you are using your week's book in your portfolio, make sure to produce a digital slide to include in your portfolio.