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            • Sebastiao Salgado: Master Photographer :
            • Gordan Parks: Master Photographer :
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            • Max Dupain: Master Photographer :
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            • Shirin Neshat: Master Photographer :
            • Natsumi Hayashi: Master Photographer :
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            • Sacha Golderberger:Master Photographer
            • François-Marie Banier:Master Photographer
            • Yasuhiro Ishimoto:Master Photographer
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  Redwood Visual Arts

Art Explorations

Art Explorations is the first semester of a year long art program. The following second semester will be from one of the following visual arts courses: Ceramics 1, Drawing/Painting 1, Photography 1, Graphic Design, and Architecture 1. Students will stay with the same art teacher through the year. This year-long sequence satisfies the District's and UC's 10-unit Fine Art graduation requirement. It is recommended for freshmen or sophomore level students. 

Art Explorations provides the prerequisite skills and understandings needed for all visual arts electives. It introduces the student to various forms of artistic expression such as drawing, painting, graphic design and three dimensional design. Students are introduced to foundational ideas about artistic process, critique, and being a responsible member of the studio classroom environment. The course also emphasizes the importance of art for personal expression, as well as its importance as a cultural element in society. ​​​
Students will explore a wide range of materials ideas and approaches in Art Exploration. Assignments often cover color theory paintings in tempera, drawing in perspective, learning to accurately represent value through charcoal still life drawing, figure proportions, compositional strategies through photography, and small scale sculpture projects. 
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Studio practice, participation, and level of engagement are major factors which measure your success in this foundations studio class. 

Sculpture project:
​Personality Glasses

COLLAGE PROJECT:
Portrait of a hero 



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