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Inside this Blog you will follow along with my students and I as we explore art. We will be looking at different cultures, techniques, meduims, artist , and art history. Our artwork will be displayed along the way, from idea to sketch to final. So follow along as we explore the visual arts and enjoy the ride.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Critique Day-Mandala & Op Art

Toady we critiqued the Symbol project, picking out the strengths, weaknesses, and creativeness of each piece. Many of the students liked their final piece but would also like to add more or make changes. We also looked ahead to our next project which will computer generated. We looked at OP Art as one approach, concentrating on repetition of design. OP is short for optical. The other options is for students to create their own Mandala. A Mandala in many ways is a design based on radial symmetry however not always. The students will be creating designs with multiple layers and based on the idea of radial symmetry. One of the more famous Mandala is the Yin Yang symbol and their many other examples throughout time and cultures.

Here is a link to practice Mandala making
http://www.girlsgotech.org/mandala.asp

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