IB Still Life Drawing

(Recommended working time: Three Weeks)

In this assignment students will:

• Plan and execute a still life drawing that exhibits an understanding
  of casual and linear perspective.

• Complete a drawing using traditional media that reflects personal
  concerns or interests through the use of metaphor.

• Research the still life genre across a century or more.

Investigation Workbooks: (9 pgs.)

• Research the topic of still life and critically analyze the work of at
  least two artists, a contemporary artist and an artist working more
  than a century ago.

• Use the in-class text books to research art criticism and then write about the artists' work through the use of a description, analysis, interpretation, and judgment or evaluation.

• Research and evaluate the use of value and value keys to create and control the mood or feeling of a work.

• Practice several thumbnail sketches of a still life to emphasize casual and linear perspective.

Studio Work: (1-2 large drawings: at least 18"X24")

• Complete a still life using traditional drawing media that reflects an understanding of casual and linear perspective.

• Your drawing should reflect your research into art history and the use of value to control mood or emotion.

• Be prepared to discuss your use of visual metaphor to reflect your personal interests or concerns.

Assessment: Students will show their work for critique and submit their sketchbooks for evaluation.