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

Jenny Holzer in her own words.wmv

For thirty years, Jenny Holzer has presented her astringent ideas, arguments, and sorrows in public places and international exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale, the Reichstag, and the Guggenheim Museums in New York and Bilbao. Her medium, whether formulated as a T-shirt, as a plaque, or as an LED sign, is writing, and the public dimension is integral to the delivery of her work. Starting in the 1970s with the New York City posters, and up to her recent light projections on landscape and architecture, her practice has rivaled ignorance and violence with humor, kindness, and moral courage. Holzer received the Leone d’Oro at the Venice Biennale in 1990 and the Public Art Network Award in 2004. She holds honorary degrees from Ohio University, Williams College, the Rhode Island School of Design, and The New School. Holzer lives and works in New York.

Write a comment in response to the video. What are your thoughts about text as a medium of art?

Bill Viola - Ocean Without a Shore - Venice Biennale 2007

This is a video interview with artist, Bill Viola, of his installation Ocean Without a Shore, which we had analyzed in class. Take a look at it and write a comment in response to the artwork.

Supakitch and Koralie: Process of Contemporary Street Artists

Here is a great video clip that shows the process of how street artists, Supakitch and Koralie, work to develop a complex wall mural for The Museum of World Culture in Gothenberg, Sweden. Observe the different materials and layers they create to develop the finished project. Both Supakitch and Koralie started as street artists and have fused their unique styles together and have recently been recognized by "high art" establishments. Like many street artists today, they have one foot in what has previously been called "low art" and the other foot in the "high art world", making the division of the two art scenes blurred.

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Art Shows and Competitions

All of you will be required to submit artwork to at least one art show or competition this year. I am encouraging you to submit your artwork to more than one though! Here is a great link that lists a variety of art shows and competitions occuring throughout the nation. Please visit this link often to see if new shows have been added! You may look elsewhere for art contests and shows as well; sometimes magazines or organizations have contests too. I will assist you with the preparation, shipping and application fees for at least one art show/ competion. Good Luck!

http://www.artshow.com/

Art and Fear: Chapter One

Part One:

Writing [artmaking] is easy: all you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until the drops of blood form on your forehead. -Gene Fowler

Repost the following questions on your own blog and write your responses to them. This is due by Sunday, Sept 11, 9pm :

1. What does the face of uncertainty mean to you?

2. How do you feel about the notion of, "doing something no one much cares wether you do, and for which there may be niether audience nor reward"?

3. The Assumptions: take one of the assumptions listed below and consider your personal relationship to it. How does the assumption relate to your feelings and thoughts toward art and artmaking? Please write a short paragraph analyzing the chosen assumption and your relationship to it.

               - Artmaking invloves skill that can be learned

               - Art is made by ordinary people

               - Making art and viewing art are different at their core:

                          *to all viewers but yourself, what matters most is the product/ finished artwork

                          * your job is to learn to work on your work:

                              -even failed pieces are essential,

                              -you learn to make art by making your art,

                              -make art you care about and make LOTS of it!

4. Artmaking has been around longer than the art establishment.

      1. Definition/ Identity as an artist has both drawbacks and benefits. What does labeling yourself as an artist do for you or not do for you personally?

      2. What does labeling yourself as an artist do or not do for you as others view you?

Art and Fear: Introduction

In the Introduction of Art and Fear, Bayles and Orland say, "...But while geniuses may get made once-a-century or so, good art gets made all the time. Making art is a common and intimately human activity, filled with all the perils (and rewards) that accompany any worthwhile effort. The difficulties artmakers face are not remote and heroic, but universal and familiar."

In your own words, what are Bayles and Orland saying? What are some difficulties that you have when making art that you consider being universal and familiar (personal fears)?

(add comment to this post, due Tuesday Aug 30th, 11am)

One Week!

well, we have a week. i recently sent out an email to all of you, but i am following up with a post too. here is what you need to accomplish before you come back to school:

*3 art pieces, at least one from observation

*annotations in the book ART and FEAR

*t-shirt design for senior shirt, for 2D students only

if you have any questions, you can reply to this post or to my email. also, i am going to be requiring you all to design your own blog. you may choose to keep it private or public. i would suggest keeping it private at first and only inviting the members of the class and me, and you can always invite others individually as you feel more comfortable. you will be posting on your own blog, other students' blogs, and the class blog on a regular basis. if you want to get a jump start on creating your blog, please do. you are to use blogspot, just as i have done. once you have it set up, invite me to join by entering in my email address. also, once i have your url, i will link you to my page! the first week of school i will be showing you some examples of how other AP students and teachers are using blogs as a class resource also. we will hopefully be able to communicate with some of these other ap classes and students across the country :). let me know if you need any help! you will need to have this done by the second week of school...have fun! ~o'd

working out the kinks

well, it seems that June has been able to become a follower and that Dawn and Benjamin are able to view the blog. That leaves Luke, Molly and Kivina that either haven't responded to me or can't view the blog. So, I think what we will do is stick to the plan of using the summer break to read and annotate the book Art and Fear. When we all return to school, I will begin assigning you questions regarding the book and will post them on the blog, where you will in return post your answers. We will have a discussion of the book via the blog! that way we can focus our classtime on our art making and critiques. Since not everyone can access the blog right now, I am going to send out an email regarding your summer artwork assignments. we have 40 days...time to get a move on, if you haven't already! check your inboxes regularly! ~o'd

Art and Fear: Introduction

In the Introduction of Art and Fear, Bayles and Orland say, "...But while geniuses may get made once-a-century or so, good art gets made all the time. Making art is a common and intimately human activity, filled with all the perils (and rewards) that accompany any worthwhile effort. The difficulties artmakers face are not remote and heroic, but universal and familiar."

In your own words, what are Bayles and Orland saying? What are some difficulties that you have when making art that you consider being universal and familiar (person fears)?