The Future Art Foundations (Grade 7)

Session 1: Challenge Create a work of art that shows a utopic or dystopic version of a place in the future that has changed over time. This can be a literal place (such as New York City, your school, or your bedroom) or a metaphorical place (such as your state of mind or emotions).

Past Vs Future What was the world like in the past? How is it different today? What has changed?

Utopia Vs Dystopia What is a Utopia? A Dystopia? Video (1:53):

Claude Monet, Summer Poppy Field,

Robert McCall, The Prologue and the Promise,

Goya, Disasters of War: And There is Nothing To Be Done,

Tom Hornung, Mind Control,

Challenge: Create a work of art that shows an imagined version of a place in the future that has changed over time.

Agenda Sketch, at minimum, 4 different versions of a place in the future. REMEMBER, this can be a literal place (such as New York City, your school, or your bedroom) or a metaphorical place (such as your state of mind or emotions). After sketching 4, select the one you think is best. Write out in your sketchbook, in at least 3 sentences, why you want to choose that particular sketch to use for your final artwork. (Note if you chose to do a utopia or dystopia.)

Reflection Have you completed your sketching ideas and selected the one you’d like to create? Did your group activity help you to develop ideas?

NEXT CLASS Watercolor begins!!!

Session 2: Challenge Create a work of art that shows a utopic or dystopic version of a place in the future that has changed over time.

Utopia VS Dystopia What do you remember? Video (3:00):

Agenda Watercolor demonstration. Practice the techniques in your sketchbook for 5 minutes. Begin your watercolor. REMEMBER, begin light. You only get one sheet of paper, so make it count.

Watercolor Techniques Wet brush Dry brush Loose wash Layering Splattering Salt bursts Dripping Paper towel subtraction

Reflection What were some of the challenges you faced with watercolor? What would some resolutions for those challenges be? Did anyone develop a unique technique they’d like to share? What are some vocab terms that were learned?

NEXT CLASS Finish Watercolor and begin using Sharpie!!!

Session 3: Watercolor What do you remember?

Agenda Sharpie Demonstration. Practice the techniques in your sketchbook for 5 minutes. If you finished your watercolor last class: Begin to add sharpie. If you have NOT finished your watercolor, finish it. Dry your paint with a hairdryer and once it’s completely dry, then begin to add sharpie.

Sharpie Drawing Techniques Outline Stippling Hatching Cross-hatching Scumbling

Reflection What were some of the challenges you faced with sharpie? What would some resolutions for those challenges be? Did anyone develop a unique technique they’d like to share? What are some vocab terms that were learned? How far along is your work? What will need to be done next class to complete this assignment?

NEXT CLASS Finish projects, gallery walk activity, group critiques, and written reflections!!!

Session 4: Agenda Watercolor and sharpie should both be complete TODAY! Written reflections Gallery walk and group critique

Written Reflection Expectations IN YOUR SKETCHBOOKS, write a description of your imagined future:  What is happening in your future?  How did this future come to be?  Is it utopian or dystopian? Answer the following questions about the assignment:  Were you challenged by the materials? How so?  Did you like or dislike the subject? Why?  What are 3 new vocabulary terms that you learned?

Group Critique 1 thing you found difficult about the project 1 thing you believe you successfully achieved 1 thing you think is successful about another students work Use learned vocabulary and you can use your written reflections