Ephesus 2 - Tiles

It has been a few weeks since we got back from Ephesus, during that time you have been assigned a number of sketches to do related to the architecture of the Celsus Library. Your next assignment in Grade 8 is to create a façade of the library in clay tiles. Each of you will be assigned a section of the library to draw and then re-create in clay as a tile. When all the tiles are completed we will assemble them into one large piece. The above photo leads to a link on Flickr where you will find a photo set called Ephesus Tiles. In that set are all the pieces (tiles) individually numbered. You will need to use the picture corresponding with your assigned tile to complete your section of the finished library.

Grade 8 Studio Work

1. Choose your tile for the library
2. Using the photocopy (I have these in a folder) sketch the essential elements for your tile
3. Check the photograph on the Flickr set - Ephesus Tiles for detail and nuance
4. Finalize sketch to size

When everybody has completed their tile drawings we will talk about how to transfer the idea to clay.

Field Trip Work (Cappadocia & Ephesus)

Grade 7 and Grade 8 you are expected to bring your art assignments with you to class this week. I will be checking each of you for the following things:

Grade 7 Kapadokya Check List

1. Architectural sketches of interiors (x2)
2. Note the colours of the frescoes and find out about pigment
3. Sketch a detail of one of the frescoes
   
4. Find and record (x3) symbols
5. Find the chicken, draw it and find out its story

Grade 8 Ephesus Sketches

1. An Ionic Column
2. A Doric Column
3. A Corinthian Column
4. A Statue from Curetes Street

Ephesus 1

While in Ephesus you are going to be spending a fair amount of time paying close attention to the detail to be found in the architecture there. Our aim when we come back is to create a facade of either the Library or of the Temple of Hadrian in clay. Each of you will be responsible for a tile (section) of the facade that when it is put together is a recreation of the building in question.

Because we are going to be in Ephesus together discovering all that there is to see I am not going to write lots here about it, but I am going to let you know what I will be expecting to see in your Development Sketchbooks when you get back.

Grade 8 Ephesus Sketches

1. An Ionic Column
2. A Doric Column
3. A Corinthian Column
4. A Statue from Curetes Street

When looking at the various columns, think about how you will depict the using only line drawing. I will have a reference sheet for you to use when identifying your columns.


Grade 8 Ephesus Photographs (we will do these in groups)
These photographs are going to be used as a reference for our sculptural work back in the classroom. The detailed sections of the facades will be put together in a photo montage so that we have a complete and detailed reference to work from.

1. A detailed composite photograph of Ephesus Library
2. A detailed composite photograph of the Temple of Hadrain

I recommend that you check out the sites that I have provided in the links column under the heading Ephesus - there is lots of relevant information there.