Lesson 1:Miscellaneous Barbara Kruger
•Objective:• Students will learn about politically charged messages in art and the relationship
between visual and verbal imagery. • FL.VA.AES.6-8.1.2 ...uses research and contextual information to identify responses to works of art.• FL.VA.C.6-8.1.3 ...understands and distinguishes multiple purposes for creating works of art. • FL.VA.S.6-8.1 The student understands and applies media, techniques, and processes
•Procedure:• Students will create their own piece using found images of famous figures and
incorporate a statement which relates to that person.•Assessment:• Students will be graded on their craftsmanship, effort and creativity.
•Origin:• Jean Robertson and Craig McDaniel “Language” from Themes of Contemporary
Art: Visual Art After 1980
“Not Angry Enough”
Lesson 2: Drawing Duane Michals
•Objective:• Students will learn about the idea of identity in art. They will learn how to tell a
story about themselves through a series of images and will become familiar with creating still-life’s with found objects.
• FL.VA.AES.6-8.1.3 ...understands how an artist's intent plays a crucial role in the aesthetic value of an object
• FL.VA.S.6-8.1.3 ...understands what makes various organizational elements and principles of design effective and ineffective in the communication of ideas.
• FL.VA.S.6-8.1.4 ...creates two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art that reflect competency and craftsmanship
•Procedure:• Students will create a series of still-life’s using objects they find significant.
Pictures will be taken of each configuration of the objects and students will draw from these pictures and by observing the objects.
•Assessment:• Students will be graded on craftsmanship, effort and creativity.
•Origin:• Duane Michals photography
Lesson 3: PaintingDavid Salle
•Objective:• Students will learn about the idea of time and growth in art. They will learn about
layering objects and recreating former ideas along with mixing seemingly unrelated ideas to make them relate.
• FL.VA.C.6-8.1.4 ...knows and uses the interrelated elements of art and the principles of design to improve the communication of ideas
• FL.VA.APP.6-8.1.2 ...understands the skills artists use in various careers and how they can be developed in art school or college or through internships.
•Procedure:• Students will create a painting which depicts their growth as an artist using past
ideas found in their sketchbooks and old works of art. They will cut out and layer old sketches, along with sections of old artworks they may not have liked on top of a painted background which will be created for this piece.
•Assessment:• Students will be graded on Craftsmanship, effort and creativity.
•Origin:• David Salle art.
Lesson 4: SculptureJonathan Keegan
• Objective: • Students will learn the importance of recording and saving their thoughts,
feelings, and ideas. Students will learn the book binding process.• FL.VA.AES.6-8.1.3 ...understands how an artist's intent plays a crucial role in the aesthetic value of an object• FL.VA.APP.6-8.1.1 ...understands how knowledge, skills, and attitudes gained from the visual arts can enhance
and deepen understanding of life.• FL.VA.C.6-8.1.4 ...knows and uses the interrelated elements of art and the principles of design to improve the
communication of ideas
• Procedure:• Students will create a sketchbook using book binding methods. They will use
this book for sketching throughout the year. • Assessment:
• Students will be graded on their craftsmanship, effort and creativity in creating their sketchbook. They will be graded on their weekly sketch entries.
• Origin:• Robert W. Rice and Sue Ellen McNeil “Sketchbooks” from Secondary Art
Education: An Anthology of Issues.
Lesson 5: Ceramics The Luo Brothers
•Objectives:• Students will learn about the consequences of globalism, consumerism and
advertisement. They will also learn how art can be used to make a statement. • FL.VA.APP.6-8.1 The student makes connections between the visual arts, other disciplines, and the real
world• FL.VA.APP.6-8.1.1 ...understands how knowledge, skills, and attitudes gained from the visual arts can
enhance and deepen understanding of life.• FL.VA.S.6-8.1.1 ...uses two-dimensional and three-dimensional media, techniques, tools, and processes
to solve specific visual arts problems with refinement and control. •Procedures:• Students will create a ceramics piece which makes a statement about
consumerism. •Assessment:• Students will be graded on craftsmanship, effort and creativity.
•Origin:• The Lou Brothers artist statement.
References:• Essig, Daniel, Double Banded Centipede Book, 2007
http://pics.livejournal.com/enthusemarc/pic/000w8epr• Keegan, Jonathan, Sketchbook Montage Postcard, 2001, image of
postcard http://jonkeegan.com/images/sketchbooks_card_front.jpg
• Keegan, Jonathan, September 13, 2004, image of sketch http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://jonkeegan.com
• Kruger, Barbara, Not Angry Enough, 1997, image of collage http://photoscope.iatp.by/kruger/notstupid.jpg
• Kruger, Bush, 2000/2004, image of collage, http://ana-b.com/blog/media/blogs/new/barbkruger_bush.jpg
• The Luo Brothers, Welcome to the Worlds Famous Brands, 2008, http://www.robischongallery.com/html/..%5Cpublish%5Cworksimages%5Cweb-luobrothers-welcomewelcome-babyonbooks-25x18x14_sm.jpg
• The Luo Brothers, Welcome to the Worlds Famous Brands, 2007, http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.chinesecontemporary.com/images/luo_bros/luo_bros_11_sml.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.chinesecontemporary.com
• Michals, Duane, Alice’s Mirror, 1997 http://www.re-title.com/public/exhibitors/3939/archive_290_NohraHaimeGallery-1.jpg
• Michals, Duane, Things are Queer, 1971 http://www.myraintreehouse.net/pic/Duane_Michals.jpg
• Salle, David, Old Bottles, 1995, Oil and acrylic on canvas http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/imgs/artists/salle-david/david-salle-old-bottles.jpg
• Salle, David, Lunch Box, 1994, oil and acrylic on canvas http://splashgallery.com/images/artist/David_Salle/lg_lunchbox.jpg
• Wertheim, Margaret and Christine, Hyperbolic Coral Reef Project http://scienceculturebulletin.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/reef1.jpg
• Wertheim, Margaret and Christine, Hyperbolic Coral Reef Project http://www.designboom.com/tools/WPro/images/rid27/cor1.jpg