Art Journals Visual Verbal Journals What is an
Art Journals Visual Verbal Journals
What is an Art Journal? It is similar to a sketchbook, yet different Through visual and verbal expression, journals allow us to consider how and why we think they way that we do and avoid simple reflex reaction Visual Verbal Journals
What can an Art Journal include? Visual Verbal Journals
Art Journals include… -visual thinking -words as both literal expressions of our thoughts and as design -personally meaningful images, symbols and words Visual Verbal Journals
What is Visual Thinking Seeing words as a series of pictures. Visual Verbal Journals
Words as literal expression vs. design Visual Verbal Journals
Universal and personally meaningful symbols Visual Verbal Journals
How can these ideas be communicated? SKETCHES DRAWINGS WORDS: support depictions and become graphic devices Visual Verbal Journals
PHOTOGRAPHS WORDS: Support depictions and become graphic devices Visual Verbal Journals
COLLAGES and MIXED MEDIA WORDS: Support depictions and become graphic devices Visual Verbal Journals
What are the uses of Art Journals? Visual Verbal Journals
-Research -Source of ideas for future artworks -Working out composition -Exploring new ideas -Exploring new media -Expressing thoughts and ideas -Reflection Visual Verbal Journals
Artists’ Art Journals Visual Verbal Journals
- Artists using Visual Journals: • Leonardo da Vinci recorded questions and daily observations visually and verbally in a sketchbook Visual Verbal Journals
- Artists using Visual Journals: Frida Kahlo Visual Verbal Journals
How do you benefit from keeping and art journal? -Realize how daily life influences art work and your own artistic expression -A source for future artworks -A safe place to take risks and experiment -A place for your visual “voice” Visual Verbal Journals
Writing helps develop ideas: "I write so I can find out what I am thinking" Jerome Bruner Drawing helps develop ideas: Visual imagery offers a freedom that words do not. Visual Verbal Journals
Journals are low risk places to experiment : - Multiple solutions can be explored--Fluency - Ideas can be embellished--Elaboration Visual Verbal Journals
Benefits to teachers: -Provide insight into students’ emotional and cognitive experiences -Can show teaching style students’ are most responsive to -Can be used as authentic assessment (Zimmerman 1994) Visual Verbal Journals
Creating your own Art Journal: Your First Steps are to choose a: 1. Composition 2. Subject Matter 3. Medium Visual Verbal Journals
COMPOSITION : Full Page Design Visual Verbal Journals
Bleeds Visual Verbal Journals
Borders Visual Verbal Journals
Grids Visual Verbal Journals
Mandala= Radial Design Visual Verbal Journals
Columns Visual Verbal Journals
Diagonals Visual Verbal Journals
Organic Shapes Visual Verbal Journals
Cut Outs and Windows Visual Verbal Journals
Some examples: Subject -Personal-school, friends, family, interests, state of mind -Social/political-world and community issues, injustice, war, rights, etc. -Humorous-irony, puns, spoofs -Narratives-tells a story Visual Verbal Journals
MEDIA Pecil-colored, drawing, etc. Pens and markers Printing ink Paint-water color, acrylic, tempera, etc. Papers-tissue, ephemera Collaged items-found objects, papers, etc. Visual Verbal Journals
Transparent Overlay Visual Verbal Journals
Suggestions for New Journals: -Tear random pages -Paint washes -Gesso pages -Glue in tissue paper, found objects, leaves -Cut holes through several pages -Cut and fold pages to hide or reveal areas -Do rubbings on parts of pages Visual Verbal Journals
More Examples Visual Verbal Journals
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