Guest Artist: Alexi High!

Thank you so much to Alexi High for visiting Art Foundations yesterday! I met Alexi while volunteering at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival this year. Next week he will be heading to Paonia with his wife for an artist residency! How exciting!
Alexi showed students his innovative ceramics techniques and students had fun trying it for themselves.
You can view Alexi's art at https://www.alexihigh.com/.

Mirror - Kynetic Sculpture

Mirror - Kynetic sculpture from mihai bonciu on Vimeo.

Innovative Artists

How have artists taken risks and changed the art world? How have artists changed the world? Did you know that prior to the invention of photography, art was mainly used to document events and important people? Once photography came along, it freed up artists to be more creative, and to try new things. Change can be difficult though. Here are some videos explaining more about art history. There is so much more than what I am including here! I highly recommend taking an art history class, or researching for yourself. You never know what you may find!

Essential Question: How have artists in the past taken risks to create new techniques and concepts?

Enduring Understanding: New ideas are often the result of risk-taking.


Arts and Culture during the Industrial Revolution




Landmarks of Western Art Documentary: Impressionism and Post Impressionism




Mad about Monet




Pablo Picasso




Pop Art




Basquiat




Judy Chicago (Women and Art)




Guerilla Girls (Women and Art)




BBC: This is Modern Art




TED TALK: The power of photography to change the world

Artists and their studios

I'm sure you will find these pictures as fascinating as I do! The environments where artists create their work. Some are messy, some are not. All are inspiring. Check out all of the artists here.

For the "Da Rules" project: Have YOU found out what YOUR artist's studio looked like?

TITAN, Paper Sculpture

TITAN, Paper Sculpture from Thomas Voillaume on Vimeo.

Recycling Plastic Into Art with Aurora Robson

Recycling Plastic Into Art with Aurora Robson from The Lincoln Motor Company on Vimeo.

Diana Fayt on Creativebug

Diana Fayt on Creativebug from Creativebug on Vimeo.

Doug Herren

I thought this was a great artist to view before starting our teapot projects.

Doug Herren from David Scott Kessler on Vimeo.

Sculpture By The Sea

Sculpture By The Sea, Bondi 2010 from Marcus O'Brien on Vimeo.

Makoto Azuma - Botanical Sculpture

Makoto Azuma - Botanical Sculpture from Institut für Kunstdokumentation on Vimeo.

Ellen Jewett - Fantastical Animals!

Hey there, my dear ceramicists! Check out this amazing sculptor, Ellen Jewett.

This is Colossal

Seminario Ceramics Workshop, Urubamba

Seminario Ceramics Workshop, Urubamba from Jahanshah Javid on Vimeo.

Ceramics master: Lee Hyuang Gu from South Korea

Ceramics master: Lee Hyuang Gu from South Korea from taif nasim on Vimeo.

Ceramics I

Ceramics 1 from Swaan Produkties on Vimeo.

Ben Medansky Ceramics - Throwing HD

Ben Medansky Ceramics - Throwing HD from Jeremy Zander on Vimeo.

Friendly Ceramics

Friendly Ceramics from Jorge Cuevas Jr on Vimeo.

Prepare to be amazed!

Remember our "Pursue Your Passion" lesson? Well, THIS is what it's all about folks!

Ceramics With Catalyst

Ceramics With Catalyst from Princeton Artist Brush Co. on Vimeo.

Ceramics

Ceramics from Steven McCurdy@StoryCollectors on Vimeo.

Seeds of Clay

Seeds of Clay from José Costa Barbosa on Vimeo.