70 Million on Facebook Fan Page

Looks like Hold Your Horses is on to us. This week, the Apex Art History version of the 70 Million video appeared on the official Hold Your Horses Facebook Page.

check it out --> Official Hold Your Horses Facebook Page


Here is our original post:

After almost nonstop requests to play the 70 Million video by Hold Your Horses, the class decided it would be fun to recreate the video using our own artwork selections.

Here is our version:

Summer Test Project

Localized Perspective!



This is a test for a project I want to do next year with the Art One students. It's called Localized Perspective. The idea is to create an image on a non flat surface that looks correct but only from one point of view.



We started by writing our words on a transparent viewfinder. Even though we wrote UP using block letters, we decided to start by only creating the P.





One person looks through the viewfinder and gives directions to the other person who lays the guide tape.




After all the guide tape is in place, duct tape is laid on top. In the future I'd like to use different colored duct tape... red, blue, pink.. something more colorful.




Here you see the "P" from the wrong angle...



Here it is from the right angle. Of course, this would have worked out better if the baseboard and the tape weren't the same color.. but the concept works!

The Balloon Mosaic

This was our last Art History project. The idea was to create a 40' x 46' mosaic of the Mona Lisa out of balloons. We created a grid using yarn then started blowing up the 2,000 balloons.

Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate. The wind kicked in by afternoon, twisting our grid and popping our balloons. In the end we decided to dismantle. However, we will try again with a new approach... stay tuned!

Figure Drawings and Tape People

We started a unit on proportion which includes daily figure drawings and life size tape people!

Art History Kites

Today was kite flying day in art History. We took the kites we designed, Van Gogh, Haring, Dali, Munch and more into the sky... sort of...

Keith Haring's Birthday

Today in Art History we ate Keith Haring cake and watch Drawing The Line.

70 Million: The Video

After almost nonstop requests to play the 70 Million video by Hold Your Horses, the class decided it would be fun to recreate the video using our own artwork selections.

Here is the final version:




The making of:

Pastels

We finished our pastel still life drawings. We took a look at how cross contour line, optical blending and highlights and shadows can enhance a pastel drawing. Each table arranged their own still life composition considering asymmetrical balance and a pyramid configuration.

National Gallery Trip DC

Trip to the National Gallery in Washington DC



Forget about the 20 million dollar Pollock painting, find the dead bug stuck in the paint!



"You can't take a photo of that painting!" “No cellphones!” "This is not a park!"



The weather was great!



Dali stache mandatory



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