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Course Offerings
• All Visual Arts courses offered will be U.C. approved and standards-based.
• Foundation Art is a co-requisite for all Visual Arts students.
Foundation Art
Foundation Art is a standards-based, U.C. approved visual arts course
exploring the elements of art and the principles of design. It exposes
students to a wide variety of media and to the fundamentals of 2-dimensional
and 3-dimensional art. It integrates technology, research, reading,
and writing in units that include art making, art history, and cross-curricular
and cultural connections with the goal of increasing visual literacy.
Students create an ongoing journal/sketchbook, assemble and present
a portfolio of their work, and explore careers in the visual arts.
Foundation Photography
Foundation Photography is a standards-based, U.C. approved visual arts
course integrating traditional film-based photography and darkroom technique
with digital imagery and manipulation. It explores the history of photography,
the elements of art, and the principles of design while developing student
visual literacy and ability to analyze and interpret images. Assignments
are designed to introduce and reinforce basic camera, darkroom and lighting
techniques in the creation of images that are creative and technically
proficient. Students learn to use current industry-standard digital
tools to manipulate images and present a portfolio of their photographs.
Digital Art and Photography
Digital Art and Photography is a standards-based, U.C. approved studio
art course using digital media. It is based on the elements of art and
principles of design and exposes students to a variety of digital tools
to create art and to communicate meaning and intent through image making.
It integrates photography, technology, and research in units that include
art making, art history and cross-curricular and cultural connections
with the goal of increasing visual literacy. The course will emphasize
reading, writing, problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Students
will create and organize an on-line digital archive of their work, assemble
and present a portfolio, and explore career opportunities in the digital
arts.
Painting and Drawing I
First Semester: Students develop perceptual skills through a variety
of specific materials and techniques. The abilities to observe, execute
and articulate basic visual problems are explored through units that
address the art elements and principles of design.
This class concentrates on understanding and manipulating the 2-dimensional
surface through a series of structured drawing and painting problems
including still life, portraiture, perspective, landscape, commercial
design, images drawn from the imagination and the study of value and
color.
Second Semester: This semester builds on the introduction to drawing
and painting by strengthening understanding of basic concepts and technique.
Through continuing investigation of a variety of images that draw from
art history and contemporary art as well as other cultures past and
present, the students will begin to develop a more personal approach
towards their work. These insights will be applied to thematic subject
matter, non-representational, and narrative imagery.
Painting and Drawing II
Open to students with permission of instructor.
First semester: This semester, students will investigate broader technical
areas such as color theory and value rendering. This knowledge will
be applied to traditional formats and mixed media, assemblage, and collage.
Work will begin with a series-based project developing an in-depth approach
to painting and drawing ideas that express student interests and personal
reflection. Throughout this class, art movements of the past and present
are explored and incorporated in class work.
Second semester: In the second semester students will produce works
that reflect their perceptual expansion and internally generated imagery,
based on life studies. The emphasis will be on composition, process,
and concepts in relation to the development of the individual’s
vision and expression. Students will complete their chosen “series”
of drawings and paintings and participate in critiques and discussion
of their processes. Individual and group critiquing are an intrinsic
part of this course.
Painting and Drawing III
Open to students with permission of instructor.
First semester: Advanced drawing and painting is an opportunity to establish
and pursue a personal aesthetic within the discipline of working in
a concentrated and directed way. At this level, students may choose
to focus on either drawing or painting as their medium, and will begin
organizing a portfolio. Students will research aesthetic issues and
art history that have informed their evolving interests and style. At
the end of the semester this research paper will be submitted and reviewed
individually with the instructor.
Second semester: The final semester of Drawing and Painting III, is
the resolution of a cohesive body of work, which culminates in a senior
exhibition. Students will also complete their portfolios that should
reflect an in-depth understanding of their own visual vocabulary and
the progressive development of their work. Portfolios will meet all
A.P. requirements and art college entrance reviews.
State Visual and Performing Arts
Content Standards for California Public Schools
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