Buying tickets today to see this next week! I'll find out if it's appropriate for students. Looks amazing, and could go with the work below. I also love Vik Muniz, would be fun to teach about him and all his materials he uses to make portraits and pictures!
Friday, January 28, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
mixed media/photography/temporary art
choosing a symbol and recreating it over and over again with unconventional media = fun. Talking about art that won't last forever so to document it, you use photography.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
typography
Seven Facts About Wayne White
1. Born in Tennessee, Lives and Works in Los Angeles Artist
2. Won 3 Emmy’s for his set designs on Pee Wee’s Play House
3. Cartoons and Illustrations published include New York Times and the Village Voice
4. Directed Seminal Video Big Time for Peter Gabriel
5. Designed Sets for Tonight, Tonight Video for Smashing Pumpkins
6. Designed 4 album covers for Alternative Country Band Lambchop
7. Repurposes Thrift store painting and turns them into contemporary masterpieces
Would be a fun project for students to create their own, by finding thrift store paintings and old photographs in old books, and choosing words and fonts to go with or against the painting. Writing component could explain the theme or word choice and font they chose.
1. Born in Tennessee, Lives and Works in Los Angeles Artist
2. Won 3 Emmy’s for his set designs on Pee Wee’s Play House
3. Cartoons and Illustrations published include New York Times and the Village Voice
4. Directed Seminal Video Big Time for Peter Gabriel
5. Designed Sets for Tonight, Tonight Video for Smashing Pumpkins
6. Designed 4 album covers for Alternative Country Band Lambchop
7. Repurposes Thrift store painting and turns them into contemporary masterpieces
Would be a fun project for students to create their own, by finding thrift store paintings and old photographs in old books, and choosing words and fonts to go with or against the painting. Writing component could explain the theme or word choice and font they chose.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Documentary/Street Photography
The SARTORIALIST is a good example of contemporary documentary/street fashion photography. This short video interview gives students a glimpse into Scott Schuman's world of The SARTORIALIST.
The new movie, Bill Cunningham New York... would also serve as a good illustration of fashion photography/documentation.
It's always nice to have multiple examples, so I thought Weegee or Arthur Fellig who was a documentary/street crime photographer and photojournalist would be good. (from mid-early 1900s)
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Games
1. Would you rather...
I enjoy Leah's idea of taking attendance to a game of "Would you rather?" so students say their answer for attendance. Example: If you were an animal would you rather live on land or in the water? Students then answer to their name with "land" or "water" instead of "here" or "present". This would be fun on Mondays to liven things up, or Fridays for fun.
2. Eye Know
Trivia game about popular images, and as you know image recognition is a part visual culture and art! Could be fun to use for extra credit, or for a game, or extra credit on a particular project +2 points and only ask one card on Fridays or something.
3. Chicken or the Egg
Another trivia game about what came first, with interesting pop culture topics for questions like Burger King or McDonalds? Then the back of the card gives the trivia answer with interesting facts. Could be fun to use the cards and ask one question each day while students did a warm-up activity and then give the answer at the end up the warm-up. (less art related, more pop-culture related, relevant to students lives though)
I enjoy Leah's idea of taking attendance to a game of "Would you rather?" so students say their answer for attendance. Example: If you were an animal would you rather live on land or in the water? Students then answer to their name with "land" or "water" instead of "here" or "present". This would be fun on Mondays to liven things up, or Fridays for fun.
2. Eye Know
3. Chicken or the Egg
Another trivia game about what came first, with interesting pop culture topics for questions like Burger King or McDonalds? Then the back of the card gives the trivia answer with interesting facts. Could be fun to use the cards and ask one question each day while students did a warm-up activity and then give the answer at the end up the warm-up. (less art related, more pop-culture related, relevant to students lives though)
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