Project #1: What's your story? |
Essential Questions for this project: |
What’s your story? Much art comes from personal experience, but why should anyone else care about your story? In this project students explore artwork that comes from intense personal interaction with the world then investigate how to make their story relevant to a wider audience.
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How are cultural, social, and political influences reflected in art?
How can someone’s personal story hold meaning for others? How does the creative process help cultivate the growth of an idea? |
Your Final Studio piece will be based off your personal story. That could take many forms. Think about:
Difference/Contradiction Tragedy History/Herstory Cultural Roots Home Identity
Difference/Contradiction Tragedy History/Herstory Cultural Roots Home Identity
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Artists who address the theme of "story" and/or "identity" in their work:
Shirin Neshat
Mariane Ibrahim Robert Lee Davis Zohra Opoku Miriam Shapiro Hollis Sigler Chen Ke Deborah Barrett Siona Benjamin Lalla Essaydi Romare Bearden Kerry James Marshall Fang Lijun |
Tschabalala Self
David Wojnarowicz Claude Cahun Kerry James Marshall Do Ho Suh Judy Chicago Kara Walker Lorna Simpson Shahzia Sikander Glenn Ligon Jenn Mann Victoria Villasana Frida Kahlo Ana Teresa Fernandez |
Artists who work with 2D Mixed Media
Lari Pittman
John Baldessari Shirin Neshat Mark Bradford Tschabalala Self Lorna Simpson Nijideka Akunyili Crosby |
Collage media testing
Mixed Media Pinterest Board-Link
Ian Murphy-Mixed Media Artist
Drawing Media Testing
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Possible reference photos for Mixed media practice in the style of Ian Murphy
The Creative Process: In the Sketchbook |
The Creative Process: In the Studio |
1. Personal Identity Idea Web
2. Artist Investigations -1 partner FTC -1 individual FTC Partner Presentations-LINK 1 artist you select should work with the theme of "personal story" or "identity". You are selecting this artist for the THEME of their work. 1 artist you select should work in the media you're drawn to working with OR revisit another artist you're interested in who works with the theme of personal story. Please refer to the FTC Analysis page under the Resources section for help. 3. Initial Ideas-Draw out at least 4 sketches/ideas of where you could take this project. Make annotations of what media you might use for this work. 4. Final Plan: Look at details below to what a final idea entails. 5. Final Plan Group Critique: Details below |
Media Testing-You should all try 3 types of media techniques (take photos of your media testing OR stick the media testing directly into your sketchbook)
Options for media testing: -photocopy collage on cardboard with translucent matte medium color coating -linocut stamps -2 value stencil (with acrylic paint) -tempera resist -textured/multi-patterned surfaces-using modeling paste, masking tape, gesso Value Stencil in PhotoshopMany students were asking about how to make a 3 value stencil in photoshop. I browsed many tutorials and this one was straight to the point, but most importantly, simple.
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Final Idea/Final Plan Critique
1 page in sketchbook-The final idea page is a thorough plan in your sketchbook of what you plan to do in your project before you begin.
The final idea page should include:
-VISUAL: a quarter to half page sketch in color of what you imagine your project to look like. Think about your layout and composition (organization of shapes within the picture plane).
What type of compositional balance are you using? Symmetrical, Asymmetrical? Where will the visual weight lie in the image?
-WRITTEN:
-Your "thesis statement" of your artwork. What is the message/meaning in this piece related to your story/identity?
-How are you expressing this message visually? This can be from a variety of things: your chosen color scheme, use of value contrast, materials, imagery, how you create visual emphasis etc.
-What media will you use in this project? How will your choice of media support your message/meaning?
-What will your steps be in making this work? List out your steps of what you need to acquire, what you need to do first, second, third etc.
-What artist has influenced your ideation so far? Explain what you are "borrowing" from them.
We will have a small group critique on your final plan to give and receive feedback.
The final idea page should include:
-VISUAL: a quarter to half page sketch in color of what you imagine your project to look like. Think about your layout and composition (organization of shapes within the picture plane).
What type of compositional balance are you using? Symmetrical, Asymmetrical? Where will the visual weight lie in the image?
-WRITTEN:
-Your "thesis statement" of your artwork. What is the message/meaning in this piece related to your story/identity?
-How are you expressing this message visually? This can be from a variety of things: your chosen color scheme, use of value contrast, materials, imagery, how you create visual emphasis etc.
-What media will you use in this project? How will your choice of media support your message/meaning?
-What will your steps be in making this work? List out your steps of what you need to acquire, what you need to do first, second, third etc.
-What artist has influenced your ideation so far? Explain what you are "borrowing" from them.
We will have a small group critique on your final plan to give and receive feedback.
Examples of Final Idea pages
Final Plan Group Critique
Critique File Download
critique-_whats_my_story_.docx |
Studio Work Rubric
rubric_mm_identity_2019.pdf |
Artist Statement Guidesheet
artist_statement_identity_mixed_media.pdf |