AP/Art IV Mid- Term Breadth Assignments
Art IV must choose one of the following themes for your Mid-Term Project and AP must choose two. This piece/pieces must show your best work and will be done in the medium/s that you feel best suites your idea. The piece/s must be completed for a critique during your mid-term block. This is to be done outside of class and must be no smaller than 9” x 11”.
• Self-Portrait done in analogous, monochromatic or complimentary colors and the colors are used to enhance the emotion of the piece
• Piece that represents the theme “Circus”
• Troubled times – a piece of artwork that shows your views on the current state of our economy and how it has affected the nation.
• Drawing or painting inspired by cells or atomic structures (if you did this for Science, no you cannot use the same piece)
• An illustration of a fairy tale character in a modern setting
• Ink drawings done on printed pages of type.
• A heroic self-portrait – you as your “ideal you”
• Mixed media collage – a 2-D piece using paper and other embellishments combined with drawing or painting.
• Create an artwork that shows the power and stereotypes found in children’s toys.
• Optical Illusion – create a work of art that contains an optical illusion (see Mrs. O’Neill’s book for ideas)
• Take the artwork of 2 different artists and merge them together to create a new unique work of art
Mid-term is Wed 1/28/10, during the 1st block.
Students will have 45 mins. to work during exam block and then have a critique of mid-terms, concentration portfolios to date, followed by time given to fill out self-evaluations.
