We will be exploring how to communicate ideas through realistic and abstract art expressions using split-complementary, triad, and analogous color schemes; hard and soft edges for contrast; visual/implied texture; irregular and random patterns; asymmetrical balance; irregular and random rhythm; unity through the use of balance, movement, rhythm, contrast, and color; static vs. active movement; space via horizon lines, scale, and perspective; and emphasis through a focal point. We will be critiquing art from throughout history and the world by describing, analyzing, interpreting, and comparing and contrasting artists, artworks, and cultures such as Chihuly, Magritte, Durer, and Fukuda among others. Transformation and concealment will be two big ideas we’ll explore through collaborative installation sculpture, identity clay boxes, and shape shifting drawings.