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Division C-18
VISUAL ART
Special
Rules
1. Articles made from kits or preformed molds will NOT be
accepted as intermediate or senior projects. Junior projects may use
a kit or preformed mold if a technique is being learned. Projects
made by 10 and 11 year olds which are considered or chosen for the
Iowa State Fair cannot be made from kits or preformed molds.
EXCEPTION: See class 821B item #2. (Kits are defined as any
prepackaged item where the manufacturer predetermines the materials
and the design. Examples of preformed molds would be purchased
greenware or whiteware.) Articles that used patterns or pictures
from magazines as starting points for designs are acceptable,
assuming the 4-H’er modifies the design to make an original
statement. You must make five major changes. (Combining parts of
patterns with the member’s own ideas can result in an original
design; changing the color and/or size does not make the design
original.) You must include the pattern or picture of the source of
design in your write up.
2. If the exhibit results in a finished art object, you must
include the picture of the source of design, the design sketches, or
process for creating the design. This might include cut paper
designs, sketches, a piece of tree bark, doodles, or magazine
pictures (identify the magazine and issue.)
3. The written description of the exhibit must identify the
design element(s) and/or art principle(s) used in this particular
exhibit and how it is used. (Example: "I used the primary
colors of red, blue, and yellow to emphasize the geometric shapes"
not just "the element I used was color".) Design elements are
line, shape, color, texture, and space described in the project
manual "Celebrate Art" Unit 1, pages 11-13. Principles of design are
rhythm, proportion, emphasis, balance, and unity described in the
project manual "Art in Your Future" unit 2, pages 10-14. Also refer
to publications 4H-633 Color and 4H-634 Design, Exploring the
Elements & Principles.
4. Copyright logos, designs, or trademark materials should not be
used for visual art exhibits on public display at a fair or other
setting without written permission. If written permission has been
obtained for an exhibit in the technique class, it should be
included in the written support materials of this exhibit. For
display purposes, exhibits will then be labeled "Copyright
permission granted". These materials are never appropriate for
the Original Art class. You do not need to request permission to use
the 4-H emblem. This is granted to you as a member of the 4-H
program, as long as you are not making money from its use.
Class 821A, Original Art — Original art should be an exhibit
that has a design unique to you. By using one medium or a
combination, an individual creates an object that is not
recognizable as another's work. Trademarks, logos, and other
copyrighted images cannot be original since some other
artist has already designed and created it. You must identify and
explain the application of the design element(s) and art principle(s)
featured in this exhibit and describe or explain the source of the
design.
Does one (or more) of the following questions help describe what
your exhibit is about? If it sounds like your exhibit, it should
probably be in the Original Art class.
1. Did your idea come from something you thought up,
the placement of geometric shapes, or something viewed in nature?
2. Did you see a design, magazine picture,
painting, etc., that gave you an idea and you made major changes to
that idea? (Include the source of design and explain the major
changes.) You know it is a major change if you quickly look
at your original source and your exhibit and they DO NOT seem
similar.
3. Did you create your exhibit by observing things
around you like looking at a still life or from a photograph you
took of a scene?
4. Are the people in your exhibit (drawing, painting)
ones you observed, studied, sketched, or photographed and not people
you saw in a magazine or other photograph? (If the person is
identifiable from your picture, did you request their permission to
use them in your art work?)
Class 821B, Design and/or Technique Exploration — This
exploration class is an exhibit that provides an individual the
opportunity to explore a medium, practice a skill, or study a design
element or art principle. An explanation of the application of
design elements or art principles used when making the exhibit
must be included. This exhibit may be an object, portfolio,
display, poster, or organized sketchbook. If a non-original design
source is used, its origin (where the idea was found, any pictures,
sketches, etc.) must still be credited. Logos, trademarks, pictures
or designs that are copyrighted may only be used if permission for
this specific use has been granted from an authorized authority. The
written permission must be included in the support materials
provided with the exhibit or the piece is not legal for public
display and will be disqualified. For display purposes, those
exhibits with written permission will be labeled “Copyright
permission granted”.
In this class
1. Directions may be used to make the exhibit (basket
weave pattern, quilt pattern, process instructions i.e. tie dying).
Include the source of instructions or copy of the instructions. In
your write-up be sure to focus on the design elements or art
principles used in making decisions to develop the exhibit.
2. It may be a process evaluation shown by examples
that demonstrate a different step of the process needed to complete
a finished product. This process evaluation is the only acceptable
place to exhibit portions of greenware or whiteware to provide the
appropriate surface to illustrate the process techniques being
explored. Processes could include glazes, paint blending, surface
preparation to the final product. A finished product will only be
used in the evaluation to determine level of accomplishment of the
goal.
3. A portfolio showing several examples of practicing
techniques of a medium where you used design ideas from photos,
magazines, pictures. You must credit the sources of design ideas.
4. You may use a series of rubber stamps, stencils,
etc. to create a design, develop technique or study color and
texture. Detailed explanation of the use of the design elements/art
principles is required.
5. Create a picture while practicing and
improving your technique(s) of drawing, shading, blending, etc. The
write-up focuses on the techniques practiced to demonstrate skills
in applying the design elements and/or art principles.
Class 821C, Other Visual Art Topics — Exhibits might include
study on an individual artist, style, craft business or marketing
process, planning group tour, career options, etc. |
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