Chapter 4
Guidance
for Visual and
Performing Arts
Programs
Visual Arts
In sketches students demonstrate
and explore Thiebaud’s ideas of
formal compositional units
(e.g., regimentation and variation,
geometric organization, positive
and negative space, and color use).Students create a series of tempera
paintings based on their research of
Thiebaud’s themes, compositional
units, and color theories.Students write about their own
Thiebaud portfolio and assess their
artwork according to their under-
standing of the content standards
and an appropriate rubric that mea-
sures growth over time.Students display their works of art in
an exhibition and write about their
understanding of the importance of
art criticism.Students articulate an understanding
of Diebenkorn’s use of interlocking
colors, bold lines, scale, observation
of nature, and architectonic struc-
tures.Students identify their intentions as
contemporary artists in writing and
peer reviews. They discuss their use
of elements of art, principles of de-
sign, media, and the effect of the
media on their artwork.Students prepare their works of art
for exhibition and inclusion in their
portfolios and write about their
works, identifying psychological
content found in the images.Students apply various art-related
theoretical perspectives to their own
works of art.PROFICIENT LEVEL
(Continued)ADVANCED LEVEL
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