Visual Culture 2017

A collection of images I've been saving that have to do with visual culture, art & politics, consumer and commodity culture (turning us into political sheep), social media, and the "art" of memes.  

Patrick Martinez Art

Julie Hoots art

Gucci's entire spring 2017 watch ad campaign being done in memes by infamous meme "artists"

Olympic Art

I love the Olympic posters! I think a great project would be for students to make their own Olympic poster artwork based on a famous artist in history. It was have to reflective of that artist's medium and style. They would also have to pick a sport that helped communicate both the artists style, but also the sport itself or stay within the Olympic theme and conveying an idea about the Olympics.

"The posters were unveiled at Tate Britain in London along with the programme for the London 2012 Festival. The full list of contributing artists are Fiona Banner, Michael Craig-Martin, Martin Creed, Tracey Emin, Anthea Hamilton, Howard Hodgkin, Gary Hume, Sarah Morris, Chris Ofili, Bridget Riley, Bob and Roberta Smith, and Rachel Whiteread."

-Creative Review

 

 

National Beef Jerky Day - Mosaic

Mosaic made out of food! This is also a good example of a monochromatic color scheme. 

Consumer Culture

So much of the new visual culture movement is just to teach and transform our everyday visuals into a visual language that students can understand like they do when they read text. What a great video:

The 99 Percent Arts

A current issues article besides all the arts education budgeting and funding ones I'm always reading. The 99 Percent Arts by Robert Bettmann for the The Huffington Post.

 "Art and Culture are part of the commons. Art is not a luxury item." 

Politics & Performance Art

Makode Linde's performance piece on female genital mutilation: 

Provokes so many discussion topics in art, maybe better suited for a college level course, but most definitely one about visual culture

L.A. Art Educator

I love this "Pay it Forward" segment from the local news. The cool part is the reporter Elex Michaelson, who gets the chance to pay it forward, is the son of an awesome local artists here in L.A, Crystal Michaelson who I met from working at a local gallery! All in all, it's a great segment for Art Educators that will make you a little teary!

Art Sandwiches

Posted by the Huffington Post, I couldn't resist re-posting! I've been saving the link.

Christo & Jeanne-Claude

Marcel Duchamp 

Damien Hirst 

Jasper Johns 

Gustav Klimt 

Piet Mondrian 

Georgia O'Keefe 

Jackson Pollock 

 Mark Rothko

Kandinsky

A unit plan for younger kids. Exploring the compositions and improvisations of Kandinsky and his love for, and incorporation of music.

Exploring: Aesthetic emotions

Wassily Kandinsky

Instructions for the above paper plate transfer project here

...which inspired me to find a Kandinsky lesson plan...here

PLANNERS

Erin Condren Planners:
If her Teacher Planners are anything like the below Life Planner......I'm in!

Art Words

ArtEd Blogging

As I am not currently teaching, (I am working in art galleries), I don't update much. It doesn't mean I don't still think about great prompts, and project ideas. It's nice to see others posting about their classroom.

1. My peer, Leah, and her classroom:

http://sellsmiddleschoolart.blogspot.com/

2. My cooperating teacher during student teaching, Mrs Ryan, and her classroom:

http://besmartmakeart.blogspot.com/

3. A random blog I found posted by a peer Kelly, who found it on Pinterest

http://elementaryartfun.blogspot.com/
4. My peer, Hannah's new blog about her experience as an online art teacher!
http://onlineartteacher.blogspot.com/
5. Another peer, Lydia's blog has popped up!
http://mrsrsart.blogspot.com/

Art Inspired Barbies

Contemporary Paper Cut Artist

Stuart McLachlan

*would be fun to create an environment for an advanced photography class

*i also loved the paper cut book project i did on college on a famous or historical person

*nonetheless it's always nice to have contemporary artists for examples

Lighting/Styling

1. Lighting is very important in photography, and so is styling.

Why not have students practice lighting and styling on food rather than on people doing portraits? Seems over done - portraits of people/peers? Perhaps it's classic and traditional though? (portraits). -Could save the project for an advanced class or for extra credit? 

2. Also interesting topic - Styling. Talk about ways or "tricks" people use to stylize their subject before being photographed. What would examples be for food or fashion?

3. I like the topic of food, maybe it could be used as an allegory or metaphor. Students could draw a word/emotion out of a bag and choose to shoot a food in a certain way (with particular lighting and styling) to make that word/emotion come across. Their artistic choices would be very important and there would have to be a writing component to explain the thought process.

food photography by Charles Schiller

http://www.charlesschiller.com

Americana

I like the idea of learning about sub-cultures and genres in art inclusive to the "theme" or "big idea". Referring back to one of the very first posts I  made on here, an interesting question to pose is, "What is Americanism?" This idea came from a podcast on youtube that was posing this question from a speech by Malcom X. I also like the idea of exploring this idea of "Americanism" with the idea and genre of "Americana". Interesting projects could surmount!

Here is a photograph by Scott Pommier a photographer who's work is often deemed "Americana".

Article and more of his photography --> here.

Recycling Mediums

Rugs hand sewn out of recycled stuffed animals by Agustina Woodgate.

Choose one medium to recycle and make a series of 3 small wall hangings.
This would be awesome for an advanced high school art class.
You could also simplify to one artwork, but still give students the option of the material.
The subject also seems interesting to be left open, but that maybe giving too much choice to students and not enough direction. A topic under abstract? Mandalas? Patterning?

Classic Dance

ode to art history and classic sculpture, also a great example of stop animation

life with out art...

unknown

Art of the Title

A Brief History of Title Design from Ian Albinson on Vimeo.