Books Available in the Art Room
If you are in need of more inspiration, here are some of the books that are available in the art room.
Annie Leibovitz - American Music
Photo:BOX
Larry Fink
Autumn De Wilde - Death Cab for Cutie
Robert Doisneau - Paris
Juxtapoz PHOTO
50 Photographers You Should Know
Lauren Dukoff - Family
Annie Leibovitz - American Music
Photo:BOX
Larry Fink
Autumn De Wilde - Death Cab for Cutie
Robert Doisneau - Paris
Juxtapoz PHOTO
50 Photographers You Should Know
Lauren Dukoff - Family
Model Release Information
When you are taking photographs of people, it is important to remember that you need to protect your legal rights, especially in case of any kind of controversy with the image (or if you get rich and famous, which is a possibility!) The simplest way to do so is by having your subjects sign a photo release form before starting to take pictures. You need to have one form signed for every person that you have in your images. In most cases of any scholarships for photography, these forms are REQUIRED.
I will be passing out three for each of you to start, however you need to have enough for your project. The file will be found on the Public drive under Magyarosi > English 12 and is named Photo Release Form. Make a copy of the file and change the names on it to your own before printing.
You will be expected to turn in your forms with your project for an additional grade.
I will be passing out three for each of you to start, however you need to have enough for your project. The file will be found on the Public drive under Magyarosi > English 12 and is named Photo Release Form. Make a copy of the file and change the names on it to your own before printing.
You will be expected to turn in your forms with your project for an additional grade.
Canterbury Tales Project
Show a slice of modern society using portrait.
You can mix your media, but you need to start with photography in some kind as your beginning research.
Step 1:
Research the slice of society that you are interested in focusing on. Make sure that the group that you pick are people that you can spend time with. You can know some of the people within this group, however it MUST include people that you don't know. (And your group CANNOT be Kensington Woods High School!)
You need to have your group picked and research started by this time next Friday, 11/15. Find out as much information as you can before you spend time with them - at least five sources of information.
By Monday 11/18, you need to have these questions answered, at least a paragraph per question. (This is where your five sources of information come into play!)
1) What group did you choose to focus on and why?
2) Do you feel that your perspective will give new information about this group of people to the general public? Why or why not?
3) How do you feel that this group of people have different "roles" in society, similar to Canterbury Tales? Explain a few of those roles as you know them now.
4) Look at different photographers for inspiration in both the portrait and the documentary fields. Who are you paying attention to for inspiration and why do you feel that their photography is important? Name at least two artists.
Step 2:
Spend time with that group taking as many images as possible. Show the group as they really are - what can you show that we don't normally see? Make contact sheets for all of your images. Due Monday 12/2.
Step 3: Produce at least 6 pieces removed from typical photography. These can be photographic transfers, paintings, mixed media, photo objects, ect. How does your choice of piece reflect the group that you researched? Due Monday 12/9
People that we need to look at:
Sally Mann
Diane Arbus
Nadav Kander - Obama's People
Michael Simari - Motor City
Robert Frank - The Americans
Brandon Stanton - Humans of New York
Eve Arnold
Mary Ellen Mark
Martin Parr
Henri Cartier-Bresson"In photography,” wrote Cartier-Bresson, “there is a new kind of plasticity, the product of instantaneous lines made by movements of the subject. We work in unison with movement as though it were a presentiment of the way in which life itself unfolds. But inside movement there is one moment at which the elements in motion are in balance. Photography must seize upon this moment and hold immobile the equilibrium of it.”
Vivian Maier
You can mix your media, but you need to start with photography in some kind as your beginning research.
Step 1:
Research the slice of society that you are interested in focusing on. Make sure that the group that you pick are people that you can spend time with. You can know some of the people within this group, however it MUST include people that you don't know. (And your group CANNOT be Kensington Woods High School!)
You need to have your group picked and research started by this time next Friday, 11/15. Find out as much information as you can before you spend time with them - at least five sources of information.
By Monday 11/18, you need to have these questions answered, at least a paragraph per question. (This is where your five sources of information come into play!)
1) What group did you choose to focus on and why?
2) Do you feel that your perspective will give new information about this group of people to the general public? Why or why not?
3) How do you feel that this group of people have different "roles" in society, similar to Canterbury Tales? Explain a few of those roles as you know them now.
4) Look at different photographers for inspiration in both the portrait and the documentary fields. Who are you paying attention to for inspiration and why do you feel that their photography is important? Name at least two artists.
Step 2:
Spend time with that group taking as many images as possible. Show the group as they really are - what can you show that we don't normally see? Make contact sheets for all of your images. Due Monday 12/2.
Step 3: Produce at least 6 pieces removed from typical photography. These can be photographic transfers, paintings, mixed media, photo objects, ect. How does your choice of piece reflect the group that you researched? Due Monday 12/9
People that we need to look at:
Sally Mann
Diane Arbus
Nadav Kander - Obama's People
Michael Simari - Motor City
Robert Frank - The Americans
Brandon Stanton - Humans of New York
Eve Arnold
Mary Ellen Mark
Martin Parr
Henri Cartier-Bresson"In photography,” wrote Cartier-Bresson, “there is a new kind of plasticity, the product of instantaneous lines made by movements of the subject. We work in unison with movement as though it were a presentiment of the way in which life itself unfolds. But inside movement there is one moment at which the elements in motion are in balance. Photography must seize upon this moment and hold immobile the equilibrium of it.”
Vivian Maier
A few images of the Beowulf Gallery
Artist Statement Info
Your artist statement is an important component of the artist process. It helps your viewers understand where you are coming from in your work, along with helping you reflect on what your reasons were for all points of your process.
Your requirements are:
One page, Times New Roman, 12 pt font, 1" Margins.
The components of the cake:
The frosting: What is your project?
The first layer: Why did you make it? How is it connected to Beowulf?
The second layer: How does it connect to contemporary art/culture? Which artists were you looking at and why?
It needs to be hanging by your piece during critique and stay up for the duration of the exhibit.
Your requirements are:
One page, Times New Roman, 12 pt font, 1" Margins.
The components of the cake:
The frosting: What is your project?
The first layer: Why did you make it? How is it connected to Beowulf?
The second layer: How does it connect to contemporary art/culture? Which artists were you looking at and why?
It needs to be hanging by your piece during critique and stay up for the duration of the exhibit.
WORKING CRITIQUE WEDNESDAY 10/16
The Plan (Worth a grade AND a sketchbook page)
Before you come to talk to me, this is what you need to have on your page.
Which artists are you looking at for inspiration? Choose two or three.
Which themes in Beowulf are you paying attention to? (Ex: Heroism, demons, good vs. evil, ect. These are just a few of MANY.)
What is your game plan? This includes thumbnail sketches of your idea. Size, color, materials.
Next week will be time for making so this plan needs to be fully fleshed out before then.
Which artists are you looking at for inspiration? Choose two or three.
Which themes in Beowulf are you paying attention to? (Ex: Heroism, demons, good vs. evil, ect. These are just a few of MANY.)
What is your game plan? This includes thumbnail sketches of your idea. Size, color, materials.
Next week will be time for making so this plan needs to be fully fleshed out before then.
Artists who are doing really cool things
Contemporary Artist Ted Talk Videos
Jonathas de Andrade
Jonathas de Andrade was born in 1982 in Maceió and lives and works in Recife, Brazil. De Andrade's work has been commissioned for significant group exhibitions including the 29th Biennial of São Paulo (2010), the Sharjah Biennial 10 (2011), the 12th Istanbul Biennial (2011) and The Ungovernables, New Museum Triennial, New York (2012).
Jonathas de Andrade researches decaying systems and waning ideologies, reconstructing them through various means of documentation and archiving. From this process he develops conceptual installations that reflect on forms of cultural amnesia in which social, political, cultural and ideological issues vanish from the collective memory. A key focus for de Andrade is the now obsolete "tropical modernism", the architectural translation of a failed system aimed to establish social equality.
(Pulled from the Youtube link description on Future Generation Art Prize 2012)
Tropical Hangover Link
Frieze Magazine Article
Jonathas de Andrade researches decaying systems and waning ideologies, reconstructing them through various means of documentation and archiving. From this process he develops conceptual installations that reflect on forms of cultural amnesia in which social, political, cultural and ideological issues vanish from the collective memory. A key focus for de Andrade is the now obsolete "tropical modernism", the architectural translation of a failed system aimed to establish social equality.
(Pulled from the Youtube link description on Future Generation Art Prize 2012)
Tropical Hangover Link
Frieze Magazine Article
Sketchbook Information
What is a sketchbook?
Your sketchbook is a place for you to collect, develop and grow ideas. The word “sketchbook” is a confining term, but I do not want this place to be a confining place for you. Instead, consider it your idea book. Another term that you may have heard of is a “visual journal.” You will use these books for recording ideas and your process throughout the school year, in and out of class.
What goes in my sketchbook?
You are not confined to “sketching” in this book. Instead, it should be a place for experimentation in different media, recording your process, writing, collecting, drawing, gathering things that you love, that inspire you, that confuse you, that anger you. Your sketchbooks could/should contain written notes, photos, exhibition leaflets, photographs you find, photographs you take, postcards, sketches, experiments with different media, analysis of artworks, reviews of cultural events attended, mind maps, records of discussions, develop and/or practice skills, written reflections on progress as well as more ‘finished’ drawings, paintings and designs. Your sketchbook is there to support your development as an artist and specifically as ‘nourishment’ for your studio artwork. In addition, your sketchbook should also contain notes relating to the integration of our two subjects, in this case, English and art.
What should I do when I work in my sketchbook?
Your sketchbook needs to relate to the themes and material that we are discussing during class. When you address a theme, you should be doing it in a thoughtful, detailed and complete fashion.
Please also follow the guidelines below when working in your sketchbook.
How much should I do?
For each week of the marking period, you should fill a minimum of 1 detailed page in your book (about 1 hour of time a week). Do work regularly in your book (set aside 2 hours a weekend regularly or work 15 minutes each day, or 30 minutes every other day), don’t leave it all to the last minute.
When are they due?
Sketchbooks will be due the last day of the marking period. Remember that no late work will be accepted.
What will I be graded on?
When assessing your sketchbook, I will be looking for the following things:
· Effort: You are spending the expected time and effort on the work and pages are complete thoughts and visually complete.
· Purpose: It is obvious that your work has an idea and reason behind it, it has meaning.
· Creativity: You look at the theme with new perspectives, and you use unique images and ideas.
· Detail/Complexity: Pages are full of detail, the entire page is used effectively.
· Risk-taking: You try new things, you may even make mistakes, but you make them work
· Variety: You try a variety of media and/or ideas, you write and draw and collect and college, etc.
Websites that show good examples of sketchbooks/ideabooks:
http://www.mbellart.com/visual_journals.html (interesting use of different mediums)
http://visualjournaling.com/artists.html# Famous artists (DaVinci, Munch and others) with detailed sketchbooks.
http://www.juneperry.com/gallery/album34 Great examples of student sketchbooks
Your sketchbook is a place for you to collect, develop and grow ideas. The word “sketchbook” is a confining term, but I do not want this place to be a confining place for you. Instead, consider it your idea book. Another term that you may have heard of is a “visual journal.” You will use these books for recording ideas and your process throughout the school year, in and out of class.
What goes in my sketchbook?
You are not confined to “sketching” in this book. Instead, it should be a place for experimentation in different media, recording your process, writing, collecting, drawing, gathering things that you love, that inspire you, that confuse you, that anger you. Your sketchbooks could/should contain written notes, photos, exhibition leaflets, photographs you find, photographs you take, postcards, sketches, experiments with different media, analysis of artworks, reviews of cultural events attended, mind maps, records of discussions, develop and/or practice skills, written reflections on progress as well as more ‘finished’ drawings, paintings and designs. Your sketchbook is there to support your development as an artist and specifically as ‘nourishment’ for your studio artwork. In addition, your sketchbook should also contain notes relating to the integration of our two subjects, in this case, English and art.
What should I do when I work in my sketchbook?
Your sketchbook needs to relate to the themes and material that we are discussing during class. When you address a theme, you should be doing it in a thoughtful, detailed and complete fashion.
Please also follow the guidelines below when working in your sketchbook.
- Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. Mistakes often lead to new ideas.
- Always finish what you start. If you stop a piece, go back and finish or change it, even if it is a month later. You must turn in a sketchbook that is full of finished ideas.
- Fill the pages and make what white space you leave valuable and meaningful.
- Try something new!
- Do not always work from photographs or existing images. Using others’ images can be considered plagiarism. Instead, work from what you see around you. When you work from life, your work will show that life. Although it is tougher and will take more work, the end result will be worth it. If you are inspired by an existing image, how are you going to change it to make it your own?
- Work with meaning. Do not put things in your sketchbook because you think they are cute or pretty. Everything you put in your sketchbook should have meaning and substance to them.
- Take risks. Your sketchbook is your place for exploration. It is okay if things don’t make sense yet to other people. Don’t be afraid to do something different or challenge your viewer
- Make sure you site your sources when you include images, writing and work from others in your book
- Write the theme and date on the pages your pages. I will not be able to grade your work if I do not know what I am looking at.
How much should I do?
For each week of the marking period, you should fill a minimum of 1 detailed page in your book (about 1 hour of time a week). Do work regularly in your book (set aside 2 hours a weekend regularly or work 15 minutes each day, or 30 minutes every other day), don’t leave it all to the last minute.
When are they due?
Sketchbooks will be due the last day of the marking period. Remember that no late work will be accepted.
What will I be graded on?
When assessing your sketchbook, I will be looking for the following things:
· Effort: You are spending the expected time and effort on the work and pages are complete thoughts and visually complete.
· Purpose: It is obvious that your work has an idea and reason behind it, it has meaning.
· Creativity: You look at the theme with new perspectives, and you use unique images and ideas.
· Detail/Complexity: Pages are full of detail, the entire page is used effectively.
· Risk-taking: You try new things, you may even make mistakes, but you make them work
· Variety: You try a variety of media and/or ideas, you write and draw and collect and college, etc.
Websites that show good examples of sketchbooks/ideabooks:
http://www.mbellart.com/visual_journals.html (interesting use of different mediums)
http://visualjournaling.com/artists.html# Famous artists (DaVinci, Munch and others) with detailed sketchbooks.
http://www.juneperry.com/gallery/album34 Great examples of student sketchbooks