Dawn S. McFadden ART 131 2-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN Dawn S. McFadden, Instructor, Community College of Denver NOTES for construction your artist statement for the painted object project Your typed Artist Statement is “due” at the time of our final critique. You will read your artist statement as part of your project #5 presentation. What should the artist statement for this project look like? The statement should include: State the theme, style and/or mood of your art work Support your remarks with examples of how the “form” enhances the meaning. Use design vocabulary to elaborate on how the work meets your intentions/goals. Describe how the style, media and formal choices of your work support the theme? Media, and Influence/Inspiration Student highlights their historical references. How is the purpose of the work is expressed, demonstrated or reinforced through the choice of media. What have you “taken” from your hybrid artist? In what ways has your artist influenced this work? Organization, Style and Fluency Sentences, paragraphs, and ideas are well organized. Correct sentence structure is used. There are a variety of sentence types that create rhythm and invite reading. Correct design vocabulary is used in a creative and elegant manner. Correct grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation have been incorporated. 2 Student Examples – Project Artist Statements ARTIST STATEMENT - Master artist/Student Hybrid painted chair: homage to Roy Lichtenstein It could be said that Roy Lichtenstein changed the way we view art. Being one of the most popular artists of the 60’s to the 90’s, he’s left the world of hundreds of fantastic pieces. He showed how simple printing techniques, primary colors and recognizable shapes can go from simple to sophisticated, from dull to dynamic. When I think of Pop art, I immediately think of Lichtenstein. His work, to me, is the true epitome of dynamic art, and his work in marketing and comics is a true inspiration. You really can’t look at a piece of Liechtenstein's work without being engaged. Every ironic comic piece he did forms an instant storyline in your head, and every marketing piece he did instantly makes you want to buy. I am in awe of his work, and wish to one day emulate his path. For my “art history” painted chair piece, I took my favorite aspects of Liechtenstein's work and used them to create a bright, energetic artifact. He has created many comic-style scenes and is well known for them, so I created my own Comic panel using the back of the chair. For the rest of the chair, I used some of his common patterns; Benday dots, diagonal lines, and brush marks. To finish it off, I used his well-known ‘paintbrush’ style to sign my name on the seat of the chair. This final touch was particularly inspiring. To see my signature with his ‘signature’ I felt as though it connected us over time. MASHUP of 2 ARTISTS - STATEMENT The task I set ...

1. Dawn S. McFadden
ART 131 2-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN
Dawn S. McFadden, Instructor, Community College of Denver
NOTES for construction your artist statement for the painted
object project
Your typed Artist Statement is “due” at the time of our final
critique.
You will read your artist statement as part of your project #5
presentation.
What should the artist statement for this project look like?
The statement should include:
State the theme, style and/or mood of your art work
Support your remarks with examples of how the “form”
enhances the meaning.
Use design vocabulary to elaborate on how the work meets your
intentions/goals.
Describe how the style, media and formal choices of your work
support the theme?
Media, and Influence/Inspiration
Student highlights their historical references.
How is the purpose of the work is expressed, demonstrated or
reinforced through the choice of media.
What have you “taken” from your hybrid artist? In what ways
has your artist influenced this work?

2. Organization, Style and Fluency
Sentences, paragraphs, and ideas are well organized. Correct
sentence structure is used. There are a variety of sentence types
that create rhythm and invite reading. Correct design vocabulary
is used in a creative and elegant manner.
Correct grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation have been
incorporated.
2 Student Examples – Project Artist Statements
ARTIST STATEMENT - Master artist/Student Hybrid painted
chair: homage to Roy Lichtenstein
It could be said that Roy Lichtenstein changed the way we view
art. Being one of the most popular artists of the 60’s to the
90’s, he’s left the world of hundreds of fantastic pieces. He
showed how simple printing techniques, primary colors and
recognizable shapes can go from simple to sophisticated, from
dull to dynamic.
When I think of Pop art, I immediately think of Lichtenstein.
His work, to me, is the true epitome of dynamic art, and his
work in marketing and comics is a true inspiration. You really
can’t look at a piece of Liechtenstein's work without being
engaged. Every ironic comic piece he did forms an instant
storyline in your head, and every marketing piece he did
instantly
makes you want to buy. I am in awe of his work, and wish to
one day emulate his path.
For my “art history” painted chair piece, I took my favorite
aspects of Liechtenstein's work and used them to create a
bright,

3. energetic artifact. He has created many comic-style scenes and
is well known for them, so I created my own Comic panel
using the back of the chair. For the rest of the chair, I used
some of his common patterns; Benday dots, diagonal lines, and
brush marks. To finish it off, I used his well-known
‘paintbrush’ style to sign my name on the seat of the chair. This
final
touch was particularly inspiring. To see my signature with his
‘signature’ I felt as though it connected us over time.
MASHUP of 2 ARTISTS - STATEMENT
The task I set for my final assignment was to use a post-modern
strategy in art: appropriation.
The idea was to pick two contemporary artists, and borrow
elements from each, to combine onto a painted, found object. I
picked my two artists, Chuck Anderson, and Josh Brill, because
I admire their styles, and thought the two would contrast
each other well.
Chuck Anderson is known for his use of highly saturated,
polychromatic color schemes, which, in an assignment that was
intended to build color acuity, seemed like a perfect first pick.
Josh Brill, on the other hand, is known for his use of layered
geometric shapes. I knew that his simple, geometric forms and
layers would contribute nicely to the color palette I had in
mind.
My found object, an old am/fm radio, had a nostalgic character
that caught my eye. In addition to the two artists, I also
wanted to incorporate styles from the era of the radio, the
1980s. The style of the piece is a throwback to the 80s, while
the
polychromatic color scheme echoes the vibrant colors used in

4. Anderson’s work. The prismatic shapes were inspired by the
geometry in brill’s works, yet give the overall work an 80’s
feel.
Dawn S. McFadden CCD 1
ART 131 2-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN
Dawn S. McFadden, Instructor, Community College of Denver
SPRING 2015
TITLE PAGE including (but not limited to);
Define UNITY, VARIETY, EMPHASIS
VOCABULARY WORDS (written and visual DEFINITION)
COLOR
How Color is Perceived/Made Visible (written)
1. Additive color
2. Subtractive color/Pigment
Color Relationships/Color Schemes
(written except as noted)
1. color wheel – find, print or make a 6 or 12 color
wheel (acrylic paint or cut magazine images)
Use your wheel to identify:
primary colors

5. secondary colors
complementary colors (3 pairs)
2. analogous colors (find printed example)
3. monochromatic colors (find printed example)
4. split complements (find printed example)
5. triadic color scheme (find printed example)
6. local color
7. subjective color
8. disharmony
9. Temperature (How does it help indicate spatial
cues? how can it affect meaning?)
10. Name several types of hues that you could
add/mix to produce a grayed/neutralized color.
Physical Properties of Color (written except as noted)
11. hue
12. value; tint, tone, shade (written + visual examples)
13. intensity / chroma, saturation (written + visual
examples of high chroma & desaturated colors)
14. How is saturation used to indicate spatial cues?
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
UNITY / HARMONY (ILLUSTRATE)
1. Closure

6. 2. Visual linking (leading lines)
3. Continuity
4. Containment
VARIETY
5. Contrast
6. Elaboration
EMPHASIS (DOMINANCE/SUBORDINATION)
7. Focal point
8. Isolation
9. Anomaly
10. Grouping
11. Hierarchy
(EXTRA CREDIT – 5 pts.)
POSTMODERNISM – (from lecture) –
List the main concerns, strategies and start date
12. List, find or draw images that depict 5 or more
postmodern approaches. (Identify each approach)
In preparation for the Final Critique and to help with writing
your Artist Statement (see separate handout for writing a
statement)
Prepare your
SELF-CRITIQUE – 1 page of notes in your journal…Respond to
these questions:
What does the artwork communicate? (It can be helpful to list

7. adjectives here)
What influences from your “master” artist are evident in your
painted object?
What is the most important aspect of the design in relaying the
content of the work and why? (focal point)
How does the use of color relate to the overall subject and
content (mood) of the work?
What is most successful about the piece and what do you think
could be improved?
– Consider/note
How you achieved balance and movement in your composition.
Are your value patterns strong? How is emphasis created?
Ideation – what did you do? Surface preparation– any? Media or
style that worked best for your rendering? What still needs
attention? What phases of the process were most problematic?
What you learned from creating this object that could affect
your strategies for future work?