STUDIO IN ART

ONLINE ART GALLERIES

Oaxacan Folk Art Animal Gallery: 2009 - 2010

Oaxacan (wa-HAH-kan) painted wood carvings are created by the Zapotec Indians who live in the Oaxaca Valley, located in the southern part of Mexico. Students researched various types of colors and patterns used in these carvings, and created their own plaster animals in the style of Oaxacan Folk Art.

Studio in Art (9,10,11,12) Full Yr., 1 Cr.
This course may be used to satisfy the Art requirement for graduation. This foundation course is used as an introduction
for the advanced art courses offered by the Art Department. A student who intends to major in art can develop their talent and creativity. Through the elements of art and principles of design, the course will journey the student through an exploration of a variety of media and materials. The development of skills and techniques needed to create successful drawings, paintings, prints and three dimensional art will be achieved.

ELEMENTS OF DESIGN


Line:
Contour lines; hatching and cross-hatching; gestural lines; implied lines; and expressive lines.

Shape:
Geometric and organic shapes; positive and negative spaces; abstract shapes; and outlines shapes.

Form:
Geometric, organic, and natural forms; realistic, abstract and nonobjective forms.

Color:
Primary and secondary colors; warm, cool, and neutral colors, color value; hue; and intensity.

Value:
High key - -light - - and low key -- dark -- paintings; value contrasts; graded values; and values in atmospheric perspective.

Texture:
Actual and simulated texture; textures in fabric, wood, metal, and in nature.

Space:
Two-dimensional and three-dimensional space; creating space with different sized overlapping shapes; and linear perspective.

PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

Balance:
Symmetrical and asymmetrical balance; radial balance; value, shape, color, and texture balance.

Movement:
Linear movement; visual movement; visual movement with lines and shapes, value and perspective.

Rhythm:
Regular, irregular, and progressive rhythms; repetition of colors, shapes, and lines to create rhythm.

Contrast:
Value contrast; color intensity; texture, shape, and warm and cool color contrast.

Emphasis:
Color dominance, focal areas, and visual emphasis with shapes.

Pattern:
Planned or random repetitions of colors, lines, values, and textures to create patterns.

Unity:
Color, texture, shapes, and value are used to create unity.

"If you use your hands to work you are a laborer. If you use your hands and your head to work you are a craftsman. If you use your hands, your head, and your heart to work you are an artist. "

- St Thomas Aquinas