Shrinky Dink Stars with Ryan McGinness (ASAP)

Discussion: Symbols 

What is a symbol?

What does a heart stand for? 

A lightbulb?

When you see a woman in a dress on a door what is behind the door?

A Star? What does it mean? How does it make us feel to get a star on our test?

What artist’s have used stars in their artwork?

Show any piece of  art from Ryan McGinness

How does he use symbols in his artwork?

        Overlap? how does he overlap in his work?

Why does he layer them?

Is he trying to get us to think about where we see symbols in our daily lives?

ARTIST: 

RYAN MCGINNESS

1971-

American artist, 

living and working in New York City. 

He grew up in the surf and skate culture of Virginia Beach, Virginia

studied at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as an Andrew Carnegie Scholar. 

During college, he worked at the Andy Warhol Museum as a curatorial assistant. 

Known for his original extensive vocabulary of graphic drawings which use the visual language of public signage, corporate logos, and contemporary iconography, 

McGinness creates paintings, sculptures, and environments.
for additional information, please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_McGinness

PROJECT 1: Using a star create an interesting statement on shrinky dink paper

Step1: Draw a star on the ROUGH side of the paper

Step2: fill in the star anyway you like, pattern, etcd.

Step3: fill in the background, think of the colors you will use

Step4: label your shrinky dink with your name

MATERIALS: 

Shrinky dinks

Colored pencils

Screen Printing symbols with Ryan McGinness

DISCUSSION: What is a symbol? (9:45-10)

A picture tells a location or idea

What picture do you look for if you are tring to find a bathroom?

What symbols says love?

What symbols say I have and idea?

What symbol says good luck?

What symbol says I am happy?

Screen Printing: 

You are going to get a screen in a minute 

Right now the entire screen is closed

You are going to get a pencil and open some of the screen to create a picture

When you put paint on the screen the paint will only come through your scratch

                      Marks to make your drawing

This is how they art on t-shirts

ARTIST: RYAN MCGINNESS

(Example of his work below)

1971-

American artist, 

living and working in New York City. 

He grew up in the surf and skate culture of Virginia Beach, Virginia

studied at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as an Andrew Carnegie Scholar. 

During college, he worked at the Andy Warhol Museum as a curatorial assistant. 

Known for his original extensive vocabulary of graphic drawings which use the visual language of public signage, corporate logos, and contemporary iconography, 

McGinness creates paintings, sculptures, and environments.

PROJECT:  (10:00-10:30)

Step 1: Pick a symbol that best describes you today

Step2: using a pencil scratch that symbol onto your screen

Step3: place it on your t-shirt exactly where you want it to be

Step4: pick an acrylic paint color

Step5: Apply paint to your screen 

Step6: Pull up your screen to reveal your picture on your shirt

Step7: decide if you want more of the same print in the same or diff colors

Materials:

Scratch screen print from dick blick 

White t-Shirt 

Acrylic paint

Overlapping, Symbols, Color and Balance with Ryan McGinness

I showed the students the following video on your laptop/iphone:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbgJA5iSx6g&feature=player_embedded#

If this is not a possibility just print a couple of his pieces of art and watch the video to explain his work.

Discuss his artwork
his theory about mistakes
his messages in his artwork
His method of applying paint

ARTIST: RYAN MCGINNESS: 1971-
American artist,
living and working in New York City.
He grew up in the surf and skate culture of Virginia Beach, Virginia
studied at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as an Andrew Carnegie Scholar.
During college, he worked at the Andy Warhol Museum as a curatorial assistant.
Known for his original extensive vocabulary of graphic drawings which use the visual language of public signage, corporate logos, and contemporary iconography,
McGinness creates paintings, sculptures, and environments.

PROJECT:
Use stencils to overlap and make a statement about your art
I found stencils at the doaller store and they worked great.

Step1: Large white paper
Step2: Think out your ideas in a sketch
Step3: Use oil pastels to get a hang of how they work
Step4: Begin to overlap your ideas
Step5: think about Color, balance and the visual statement you are creating

MATERIALS:
Oil pastels
Chalk Pastels
Paint
Stencils
Letter stencils
White paper

ADAPTATIONS: grades k-3
have students cut symbols out of card stock to create symbol stencils
each student could cut three and all the stencils could be shared