HS Extra Credit

Choice #1

What's in an idea? (worth 50 points)

Watch the video.
After you finish watching the video, respond.
How does this video inspire you?
Respond in at least 200 words.

Choice #2

Respond with an image (worth 75 points)

To the left and below are different videos to evoke different thoughts and ideas.
Choose one of the videos to watch in full.
When finished watching, please respond to the video, but not in words.
Respond to the video by drawing alone.
At the bottom of your response or on the back of your drawing please write the title of the video you are responding to.

Choice #3

Sketchbook Journal (worth 100 points)

Create the art journal.

Construct a six page art prompt journal
- Fold two pieces of sketch paper in half and bind them together with staples.
Create a cover for the art journal and include your name.
Follow the link below to get your prompts
- Choose a category (may use a different category for each page)
- Hit the refresh button and create according to the prompt.
- Please list the prompt at the bottom of the journal page.

Art Prompts Generator

Choice #4

Write an Artist Statement (worth 75 points)

Your artist's statement can be anything you want it to be, but it should primarily help people understand your art and the techniques you use to make it. The statement should summarize these things in as few words as possible, preferably short ones, and not a lengthy prediction of your place in the future history of art. A paragraph or two consisting of 250 to 300 words is plenty long.

The time you spend in developing a worthwhile statement is most important in helping you define your art for yourself. You may not have given this much thought before. Do some brainstorming or journaling on these questions, as though you were interviewing yourself:

Why do you like to make art?
What subjects do you prefer? Why?
What processes and techniques do you use? Why?
How is your work different from others?
What do you see in your artwork?
What do other people say they see?
What are your goals as an artist?
Who or what inspires you?

Everything in your statement should be relevant to your art.

Choice #5

Artist Essay (worth 100 points)

Artist List:
1. Christo & Jean Claude
2. Imogen Cunningham
3. Jim Dine
4. Red Grooms
5. David Hockney
6. Amedeo Modigliani
7. Judy Chicago
8. Edouard Manet
9. Faith Ringgold
10. Barbara Kruger
11. Norman Rockwell

Essay Requirements:

Choose an artist from the list
Research the artist
Must be at least 500 words.
What should be included in an effective artist’s essay?

1. Anyone or anything that has influenced the artist’s artworks.

2. Any education or training in the field of art.

3. Any related experience in the field of art.

4. A summary of the artist’s artistic philosophy if applicable.

5. Any artistic insights or techniques that are/were employed by the artist.

6. A short description of what the artist would like to accomplish or did accomplish with their art if applicable..

7. List the date of birth and date of death if applicable.

8. List three things that you did not know about the artist before you began researching.

9. List why you chose this artist to write your essay on.