6th Grade artists begin Surrealism Unit

This week the 6th grade has begun their Surrealistic unit of study. Students are creating a photomontage composition with a hand drawn image integrated into the compositon.

Students are using overlapping of forms,silhouettes,and the illusion of space in their work. Students will use the elements of line,shape,value,space,texture and color to enhance their work of art.
In addition, the principles of unity,proportion,and dominance will be used.
In the area of art history and art appreciation, the 6th grade is reviewing the work of Salvatore Dali, Rene Magritte,and M.C. Escher who are 20th century artists known for their unique fantasy-like transformation images.


In the area of community news, any 7th or 8th grade Lakeview student may enter their 2D or 3D artwork in the annual Darien Junior Women's Club Junior High Art Contest.

See Miss Lehrer in the art room for contest details and an entry form or go to the website below:

http://www.dgjwc.org/

6th Grade art and Exciting Jr.High Art Contest for 7th and 8th Grade Artists...

This week the 6th grade art students have been studying the elements of art. The students have also begun to explore famous paintings and their relationship to the elements of art.

The element of line and form has been incorporated into the 6th grade cartooning exercises this week.



In the area of art news, congratulations goes to 8th grade artist Christine Hood for her beautiful winning design for the Class of 2009 Grad Cover Design Art Contest!!
The 8th grade students put a lot of effort into their creative entries again this year.

In the area of community news and events , any 7th or 8th grade Lakeview student can enter their 2D or 3D artwork in the exciting Downers Grove Junior Woman's Club Art Contest!!!! See Ms.Lehrer in the Lakeview Jr.High Art Room for an entry form or pick one up from the hall poster advertisements posted in the Lakeview halls.

All artwork will be picked up on Tuesday April 14,2009 for the judging from Lakeview.

Awards will be presented on April 28 and winning artwork will be displayed at the Downers Grove Public Library.
Further information can be found at the Downers Grove Junior Woman's Club website: http://www.dgjwc.org/

The 3rd Trimester Art Begins for 6th Grade

This is the first week of the 3rd trimester at Lakeview Junior High for the 6th grade students. We have begun our Drawing unit and introduction to our Elements of Art unit, as well.

Students have created an imaginary drawing using one or more of the Elements of Art in their work such as line, shape, color, value, texture, and space. In addition,each student wrote a description of their artistic theme and discussed their use of an element of art in their work.

Also, this week we started our cartooning unit which is explored throughout the trimester since this enhances drawing skills.

Currently, parents,students and the community-at-large can view examples of recent 8th grade artwork from the 2nd trimester on my blog,as well as on the Center Cass School District 66 website by looking at the Lakeview link. www.ccsd66.org/lakeview

Some recent 8th grade artwork can be found on this blog.

Last week for 8th grade art

For this last week of 2nd trimester, the 8th grade students have been involved in a graphic design and advertising arts unit of study.



Students are completing the final details on the Class of 2009 Graduation program cover.



This work will be evaluated as a graphic design assignment, as well as an entry in the annual Grad Cover Design art contest at Lakeview Jr.High.



Also, this week we will begin an overview of the concept of logo design,trademarks,and symbols in art.

Students will begin some creative exercises in this area of study.



Examples of 8th grade gold metal scratchboard images and a variety of clay sculpture is currently on display in the small showcase area by the hallway lockers.

In addition, a variety of 8th grade drawings and clay sculpture will soon be included in the web gallery for the Lakeview Jr.High website for viewing.
Some examples of recent 8th grade artwork can be viewed on this blog.

Graphic Design Unit continues

This week the 8th grade art students have been working on their design of a graduation cover design for the 8th Grade Commencement in June.

Students have used graphic symbols that express learning,achievement,the future,and life at Lakeview Jr.High School in their designs.

The art principles of unity,contrast,proportion and dominance have been stressed in this unit of study. In addition, students have used different fonts or typefaces to enhance their designs with a message,quote or inspirational phrase.
For our art appreciation unit, we have begun to explore the life and work of the 20th century
Dutch artist known as Mondrian who is considered to be one of the artists that has greatly influenced architecture,industrial design and graphic arts due to his use of abstraction from nature and simplification of an idea.

Sculpture unit ends and Graphic Design unit begins for 8th grade art

This past week students have completed painting details on their clay sculpture and have done some finishing touches on their work.

In addition, 8th grade art students have started their unit on advertising arts and graphic design. Students are learning about the principles of good graphic design in the creation of a program cover for the upcoming 8th Grade commencement ceremony.

This is an exciting real-life application of their knowledge of design,typefaces, and pictorial symbols. The students will be using principles such as unity,repetition,contrast and emphasis in the design of their program cover.

In addition, the 8th grade students are using various inspiration sources from their internet research to create a preliminary rough layout for their design. This rough pencil layout will be the basis for a final graduation cover design for the June commencement at Lakeview Jr.High School in June of 2009.

THIS ART CONTEST IS ALSO OPEN TO ALL LAKEVIEW 8TH GRADE STUDENTS FROM THE CLASS OF 2009.
See Ms.Lehrer in the art room for entry requirements and contest details if you are not currently in art class at Lakeview Jr.High.

Sculpture unit comes to a close this week....

This week the 8th grade art students have been finalizing their clay and metal sculptures in class. Students have explored various painting techniques such as stippling,drybrush, and the use of glazes on their clay sculptures.

We have also briefly experimented with impressionsitic style techniques.

For art appreciation this week,we will continue to view and discuss the exciting sculptural work of the 2oth century sculptor named George Segal who is best known for his plaster life-size sculptures of people in everyday settings.