Studio Art
Syllabus @ Westerly Learning Center
Jr. High & High School
Kyle Stevenson
Course Blog: www.professorkylestevensonwesterly.blogspot.com
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Course Description
Throughout the year the student will explore a variety of
artistic approaches and techniques. The
emphasis will be on the foundational principles that bind seemingly disparate
artistic traditions together. The
mastering of these principles will provide a point of departure for the student
to continue his/her own artistic inquiries beyond the classroom and school
year.
Course Structure
The first third of the school year (September through
November) will emphasize drawing and artistic processes that involve drawing
issues. Observation, perspective, light
and shadow, and linear structure are among the foundational principles
introduced in this first phase of the course that are found in almost all
visual arts disciplines.
The middle third of the school year (December through
February) will emphasize painting.
Painting deals with all the issues that drawing does, but also adds some
to the mix, like color and surface. Using
acrylic painting media, these will be explored along with abstraction and
non-objectivity. Skills such as canvas
stretching and panel preparation will also be introduced.
The final third of the school year (March through May) will
emphasize sculpture and 3-D arts processes.
Simple casting, papier mache, and mask making, among other media, will
be explored.
Materials To Be
Purchased By Students(all other materials will be provided)
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Zip-up portfolio large enough to carry a 16x20
drawing pad
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8.5 x 11 hard bound sketchbook (homework will be
assigned to be done in sketchbook)
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Assorted pencils/erasers as needed for weekly
assignments in above sketchbook
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Smock—apron/large t-shirt/jump suit (art can get
messy)
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