❏ What is important about that art movement?
❏ How do you see yourself being able to use or apply ideas/take inspiration
from your selected art movement?
❏ Collect Resources (and some junk too!)
❏ In a box, collect interesting found objects, junk, artifacts, photos, broken items,
machine parts, natural objects, household items, merchandising or packaging,
etc. Basically anything of interest to you in terms of shape, volume, texture,
color, symbolism, or socio-political meaning. Use these collected items as a
source for inspiration. You may even wind up using them in a future art project.
❏ Collect at least 30 images from a variety of resources: magazines, internet,
photographs, etc. These need to be printed out and pasted into your sketchbook.
WHAT the images are of is completely up to you. The goal is to gather some
inspiration for future assignments, concentration ideas, etc.
❏ Work in your Sketchbook:
❏ Create a list of at least 20 ideas or concepts for the concentration section of your
portfolio.
❏ If you having a hard time coming up with ideas, go back to sifting through
portfolio examples. Read through past students concentration statements
to get some ideas. Google “AP Concentrations” or something of the like.
❏ FYI your concentration work can be in whatever
material you like: clay,
metals, found objects, etc.
❏ Pick 3 of your concentration ideas and create 5 thumbnail sketches (small
planning sketches to begin generating ideas and making plans) for each of the
concentration ideas. This means you will need to consider 5 projects you can
create that will fit into or align with that single concentration idea.
❏ Concentration Idea 1>5 sketches
❏ Concentration Idea 2>5 sketches
❏ Concentration Idea 3>5 sketches
❏ Create
❏ Create an art piece inspired by a work of art that you saw on your visit to a
museum. Make sure you have a photograph of the piece you selected as
inspiration. Use that image as reference. I will ask for the photo in the fall.
❏ Using the museum piece you selected as inspiration, create a sculptural
or functional piece. You may use found objects, materials purchased on
your own, or you can come to me if you would like to bring some clay and
tools home with you.
❏ The museum piece is the only REQUIRED work you will need to make over
summer break. HOWEVER, it would be VERY wise to work ahead. Feel free to
just CREATE
with the idea that the pieces you make can be used as a part of
your portfolio for the school year.
