Studio Art Daily Plans Nov 12-15, 2013 Ms. Livoti

Tuesday 11/12/13 Aim: How can you represent your symbolic self-portrait using Chinese Brush Painting techniques? Do Now: Describe the characteristics of a Chinese Brush Painting Homework: In your Sketchbook: Create a drawing in your sketchbook of the animal, insect or flower that represents yourself. Draw it within a background that it would belong in. Color it realistically. (Due Thursday 11/14) Due tomorrow: A reference photo of an animal/insect/flower that is your symbolic self portrait.

Qi Baishi Qi Baishi ( ) was a famous painter whose life of nearly 100 years spanned two centuries. Qi Baishi His favorite subjects--flowers, insects, birds, landscapes and human figures. Qi Baishi( )

Unity Design Principle Overall sense that the elements in the design are working together In the Chinese Brush Painting project it is achieved by simplifying elements throughout the composition: using simplified shapes, values, lines.

Animals Animals are symbols in many cultures. Choose an animal that represents yourself. Find an image of that animal and practice painting the simplified lines that make up the image. Crab advantage/ benefit in business, prosperity, social status

Snake Supernatural power, cunning; the snake is one of the animals of the Chinese ZodiacChinese Zodiac

Turtle longevity, immortality What steps would you take to create the turtle using Chinese Brush Painting techniques?

Cat Disperses evil spirits, good luck Mantis mystery

Panda symbol of Man

Wednesday Nov. 13, 2013 Aim: How can you practice using a bamboo brush and ink to create your Chinese Brush Painting symbolic portrait? Do Now: Using your reference photo, create a step-by-step outline of how to create this image using Chinese Brush Painting techniques. Homework: Due Thursday: Create a drawing in your sketchbook of the animal, insect or flower that represents yourself. Draw it within a background that it would belong in. Color it realistically.

Thursday 11/14/13 Aim: How can you begin your final symbolic portrait Chinese Brush Painting? Do Now: In Japan, the art of painting with ink is called Sumi-e. Both cultures create paintings about the beauty of nature. Create a Japanese Haiku about your symbolic self-portrait. A haiku is a Japanese poem, with a total of 17 syllables. The first line is 5 syllables, the second is 7, and the third is 5. Homework: Due Thursday: Create a drawing in your sketchbook of the animal, insect or flower that represents yourself. Draw it within a background that it would belong in. Color it realistically.

#ThrowbackThursday! Grazing Horse Xu Beihong (Chinese, 1895–1953) Date: dated 1932 Culture: China Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on bark paper This painting exemplifies Xu's fusion of East and West. While he employed the conventional Chinese medium of brush and ink, his drawing technique was purely Western. Rather than defining the horse with calligraphically energized outlines, he sketched it impressionistically, integrating light and dark washes and uninked areas of paper to suggest light and shadow. The horse's complex pose-foreshortened body, twisting neck, and naturalistically placed legs is deftly rendered with a few well-practiced brushstrokes, while the layered tones of the animal's tail give the impression of movement. Recalling the tradition of the horse as an emblem of state, Xu's spirited animals appeal to national pride. He painted so many of them that they have become synonymous with his name. Xu made this early example for Qi Baishi's son when going to visit Qi's house. Qi explains in his inscription that Xu failed to bring his seals, which is why the painting lacks an impression. ch-the-collections/49637

Friday 11/15/13 Aim: How can you maintain unity in your symbolic self- portrait Chinese Brush Painting? Homework: Due Thursday: Create a drawing in your sketchbook of the animal, insect or flower that represents yourself. Draw it within a background that it would belong in. Color it realistically. Do Now: Explain how this example of Chinese Brush Painting is showing Unity.

REVIEW: Unity Design Principle Overall sense that the elements in the design are working together In the Chinese Brush Painting project it is achieved by simplifying elements throughout the composition: using simplified shapes, values, lines.