Fine Arts Department/ Visual Art

Studio Art: Drawing and 2-D Design AP

The student enrolled in the course will produce a portfolio of at least 24 works including a concentration in an independent theme of study as outlined in the bulletin Advanced Placement Course Description: Studio Art. Course information can be found in the AP Studio Art descriptions in www.apcentral.collegeboard.com.To begin the course, students must maintain an extensive sketchbook and will prepare at least six works for the portfolio during the summer. Students will choose to produce either a drawing or a 2-D design portfolio according to AP Studio Art guidelines. Students will participate in peer critiques, and they will research select artists and periods of art for class discussion.  Students will increase their knowledge of current artists and art movements by reading art periodicals. An art exhibit during the second semester gives the students the opportunity to demonstrate their accomplishments to parents, faculty, and the public.

Course Content

Composition and the Principles of Design (Movement, Rhythm, Balance, Emphasis, Contrast, Unity, Pattern)

What to include in the AP Studio Art Portfolio

Developing an Independent Concentration (a related body of works produced around one theme)

Defending one’s Artwork

Current Trends in Art

Careers and Programs of Study in the Visual Arts

 

Each student will choose either a Drawing or a 2-D Design portfolio to complete. Students will make a commitment by the end of the first quarter to one of the portfolios.

The drawing portfolio contains...

Spatial systems (close-ups, linear perspective, aerial view), subject matter (human figure, landscape, still life), various kinds of content (observational, expressionistic, social commentary, personal), unusual visual space (unexpected viewpoints, creative use of reflection) and approaches to line and value (rendering, gesture, brushstrokes, expressionistic and creative use of line).

The 2-D design portfolio contains...

Line, shape and color to create unity or contrast, figure/ ground relationship, color theory, balance or anomaly (symmetry and asymmetry), repeat pattern to create rhythm, and exaggeration of proportion or scale.

 

 

Contact Mrs. Johnson:

School voice mail: 849-9599 ext. 313

School fax: 843.849.9221

School email: ajohnson@behs.com