Abelardo Morell: Hotel Room Camera

Can a hotel room be a camera? Abelardo Morell, a photography professor and professional photographer amazes viewers in the 21st Century with a photographic technique that date back to the early Renaissance. Visit Abelardo Morell's website, view the galleries and read the article Rooms With A View. National Geographic Magazine. Tom O'Neill. May 2011.www.ngm.nationalgeographic.com (PDF) on his website. You may want to read other articles as well. Pick an image of his, place it in a comment to this post, and write a thoughtful response to his artwork. What is your aesthetic response? Why? Be as concrete in your description as possible.

http://www.abelardomorell.net/

Commentary Questions

Here is an image of the commentary questions. For Monday you need to type answers to these two questions in a word document and either bring your laptop to class to show me or email me your document. Do not worry about the character requirement at this point, i will help you edit your statements to make them concise and professional. Just get your ideas out on paper!

Website for Digital Submission

https://apstudio.ets.org/apstudioart/sbmsn/login.do?action=login

Requirements and Recommendations for Students' Digital Images:

All images must be submitted in JPEG format (file name extension .jpg) and RGB color mode. We recommend using files that are 72 pixels-per-inch (ppi) because a higher resolution does not add clarity when viewing images on a computer screen.

Recommended image sizes:

Landscape orientation:

• Recommended maximum size: 530 x 780 pixels (7.36 x 10.83 inches)
• Recommended minimum size: 480 x 480 pixels (6.67 x 6.67 inches)

Portrait orientation:

• Recommended maximum size: 780 x 530 pixels (10.83 x 7.36 inches)
• Recommended minimum size: 480 x 480 pixels (6.67 x 6.67 inches)

The image sizes above are recommendations. Students' image sizes may be different.

Maximum file size: Files cannot exceed 3.0 MB per image. (Students' image files will likely be considerably smaller than that.)

Free disk space:

• Drawing and 2-D Design Portfolio: Based on the maximum file size of 3.0 MB and a total of 24 digital images per portfolio, each student needs a maximum of 72 MB of free disk space per portfolio.
• 3-D Design Portfolio: Based on the maximum file size of 3.0 MB and a total of 38 digital images, each student needs a maximum of 114 MB of free disk space.

Catch Air: Robin Rhode @ Wexner Center

Watch the video about contemporary street artist, Robin Rhode. Contemplate the materials and locations he uses to make his art. How does his art express or communicate contemporary issues? Discuss how the medium/materials/locations he chooses support his ideas.

KONY 2012

This video was just sent to teachers yesterday and already all of campus is buzzing about it. watch it. send it  to others. it is very compelling and you will learn about something you may have not known about that is happening in our world. Then, I want you to visit the website below. It is a criticism in response to the viral video. Remember, there is always two sides to every story...sometimes even more...

leave a comment...



http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-03-08/invisible-children-kony-2012/53422862/1

Hobo Chic

The link below is an article about a fashion movement you may even be participating in and don't even know it, called Hobo Chic. Read the article, look at the pictures and maybe look at some other images of this fashion style. What is your aesthetic response? Do you like it or not? Why? What is the purpose of the movement? Do you feel there is anything contreversial about the movement? Why or Why not? How does/ can fashion function as art?

http://marieclairvoyant.com/hot-topics/body-politics-bloggers/homeless-chic-fashion-shoot-whats-with-fashion-and-poverty

JR: Can Art Change the World?

Follow the posted link to watch a compelling lecture by French street artist JR and his campaign to change the world through art.

http://www.ted.com/talks/jr_s_ted_prize_wish_use_art_to_turn_the_world_inside_out.html

Contemporary Vanitas Paintings

 


Laurie Hogin is a contemporary artist who creates work commenting on socio-political issues through fusing traditional dutch baroque still life objects, compostion, lighting, and brush technique with contemporary subject matter, color pallete and a bizzare use of animals and the fantasty realm to create deep symbolic meaning. Check out Hogin's website; look at her images, read some of her writings, and write an aesthetic response and a summary of what you think Laurie Hogin's artwork is about. Why do you think she fuses the "old" with the "new"?

A few weeks ago, I introduced to you artist Chris Jordan, who explores Western culture through large scale images exploring mass consumption and waste, as well as other social issues and topics. Watch the video presentation of Chris Jordan discussing his artwork and then write an aesthetic response to his work. How do you react to his images? Does his artwork have a profound effect on you? Explain your experience/ reactions. As an artist, does he motivate you to explore any of these issues in your own personal work?http://www.ted.com/talks/chris_jordan_pictures_some_shocking_stats.html


Crushed cars #2, Tacoma 2004     44x62"

Happy New Year!

it is 2012 and second semester is upon us! i would just like to notify all of you that i am diligently working on letters of recommendation and will have them all complete within the next couple of days. i hope that you all have been able to work on your college applications and are nearing completion. i would like to add that if you haven't submitted an application to SCAD, that the representative did give us that code word that waives the application fee, so it might not be a bad idea just to submit an application as a back up. i am directing this mostly at June, Molly, Kivina and Luke...anyone remember the code word? post it for everyone if you have it written down somewhere.

Let this post be a friendly remnder that if you haven't made any artworks yet over the break, you have a week...I requested that you all investigate one of your concentration theme ideas. with that in mind, if the piece is successful and you are feeling motivated to continue explore the chosen theme, you may use this piece in your concentration portfolio...otherwise it can always be used in your breadth portfolio.

I am looking forward to getting back to work with all of you and having a productive second semester. it is going to be much much more demanding and deadlines will be much stricter. yes, this means better time management and more dedication on all of your parts. i am putting together a supply order form this week, so let me know if you have any special requests for materials! We will also be starting our in class still-life when we return and i will be teaching you how to stretch your own canvas!

Be Productive and Enjoy your Last Week of Vacation! Cheers! ~o'd