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Portfolio: AP 2D Art (Photography)

School Code: 102308

Teacher code: xxz2009

This must be completed by Wednesday February 24, 2016.

Follow directions and upload images and then click submit to teacher to complete upload(s). Uploading images is a working submission; meaning that you can continue to modify your portfolio until the due date.If you do not do this, your portfolio do NOT submitted to the College Board

A Portfolio Review will be on Friday, April 1, 2016. All work and commentary must be sequenced and submitted for review.

The portfolio must be complete by Friday April 29, 2016.

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Strong Work/ Dynamic Composition / Good Composition / Good Composition / Strong Work/ Dynamic Composition
Strong Work/ Dynamic Composition / Good Composition / Good Composition / Strong Work/ Dynamic Composition
Strong Work/ Dynamic Composition / Good Composition / Good Composition / Strong Work/ Dynamic Composition

Sequence Breadthby starting with a strong artwork and ending with strongartwork according to dynamic design, voice, craftsmanship and foreground/ background interaction, for example:

Sequence Concentration images by weakest to strongest artwork according to dynamic design, voice, craftsmanship and foreground/ background interaction. (See below for an example of the first row of a Concentration upload to the College Board cite/ AP2DArt)

Then:

Label the PRINT SIZE of eack image and the media, for example, silver print (darkroom print), digital art, digital photography, mixed media, solarized silver print, cyanotype, van dyke print, sabbatier, etc.

Welcome,STUDENT NAMESchool:CREEKSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
Student Portfolio
Section I: Quality
(5 pieces printed, mated and mailed in)
Section II: Concentration
Section III: Breadth
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/ STUDENT NAME, 2-D Design (In Progress)
Section II: Concentration (12 images)
Images Commentary
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Silver Print
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Digital Photography
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Digital Photography
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11x17
Digital Photogrpahy
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Writing Your Commentary

Concentration Statement

With your concentration you will have to write a commentary describing your concentration and how you explored the idea of it. Here is one example of a concentration statement/ Commentary:

1. My concentration is an introspective look at a feminist poem by Adrienne Rich titled “Diving into the Wreck.” Through a series of paintings, I initially planned to represent the poem’s most powerful lines. I decided to achieve this through a series of self portraits because the poem is about one individual’s journey to understand herself and the world shelives in.

2. My first few concentration pieces were fairly straightforwardrepresentations of the literal poem. As seen in the slide entitled “Book of Myths,” I did not use symbolism. Instead, I painted a person reading a book. However, as the concentration progressed, I grew more comfortable with the paintings. I began to use more complex media, such as a combination of collage and chalk pastels, to form stronger atmospheres that, in turn, generated stronger emotions that allowed me to symbolicallyrepresent my themes. For example, in the slide entitled “Turn Without Force,” the darkness of the acrylics, the jaggedness of the lines on the walls, and the girl’s determined expression symbolically instead of literally portray strength. I researched artists such as Alice Neel toinspire color and Egon Schiele to guide with the use of line.

First answer the following questions to spark ideas when writing your commentary.

Title of theme:

Expand on the meaning of the concept:

Why your theme intrigues you or is of particular interest to you:

The media and materials you are using:

Why are you using them?

How does it tie into your theme?

Describe what you principles and elements of design (or metaphor or symbol) you are working with and how it ties in to the theme and concept:

Describe the compositional tools that you are experimenting with and how it ties in to the theme and concept:

List the artists or schools of art that are influencing you.Describe how they are influencing you.

Then in two separate paragraphs answer the Commentary Questions below:

A. What is the central idea of your Concentration?

B. How does the work in your concentration demonstrate the exploration of your idea?You may refer to specific images as examples.

More Resources to help you begin your statement:

Go to read the short write up on how to write a good artist statement.

Read the example below(or refer to past years’ student PowerPoints for more examples):

2 D Design Concentration Portfolio and Statement example

Concentration Section: 4/3

Student's Commentary
What is the central idea of your concentration?
By capturing the nature of Western Florida, various aspects can be seen such as purity, beauty, and tranquility. Through photographs of tall palm trees, shorelines of the Gulf of Mexico, and nautical landscapes reflect these qualities. As the images progress, the horizon line also evolves.
How does the work in your concentration demonstrate the exploration of your idea? You may refer to specific images as examples. When referencing specific images, please indicate the image numbers.
From photographs of the highest treetops to shorelines and the vast ocean, it is clear that the images evolve from being the highest point of Florida's nature to its lowest. Within this, it can be seen that the horizon line begins below the range of the photographs (images 1 and 2) and slowly progresses to being found below half-way on the photographs (images 3 and 4). The next two photographs (images 5 and 6) depict the horizon line being at the half-way mark. From there, the horizon line progresses to being above this half-way mark, where the actual line may or may not be visible but is still there (images 7, 8, 9, and 10). The horizon line is then not visible and above the range of the photographs (images 11 and 12). This evolution of the horizon line allows for all aspects of Florida's natural beauty to be seen while allowing each of the photographs to take on their own artistic appeal.
An artist who has inspired me personally and made me curious about the idea is Sean Dowie. His portrayals of Florida's nature, especially the landscapes, use the horizon line as key to reflect the beauty and tranquility of the scenery.

Rationale for Score

* / The theme of the concentration is clearly focused, but somewhat limited in scope.
* / A potentially engaging theme is evident but is inadequately investigated.
* / Although the work shows clear consideration of design elements and principles (e.g., asymmetrical balance, positive and negative space, pattern, and line), the exploration of these design issues is limited.
Overall, the work is of moderate to good quality.
2 D Design Concentration Portfolio and Statement example cont’

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