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Saturday, December 8, 2012

VJ content checklists
#4 surface visual journal checklist [due Dec 10-11]

imagine collab
  1. documentation of finished project - photographs (1-2) of project
  2. five (5) things you learned from others during crit
  3. critique write up (self evaluation -- cover form, concept, presentation, craft, and materials) 
big idea  
  1. documentation of finished project - photographs (1-2) of project
  2. five (5) things you learned from others during crit
  3. critique write up (self evaluation--cover form, concept, presentation, craft, and materials) 
color triptych
  1. documentation of finished project - photographs of project (one of whole set plus at least one of some important detail)
  2. critique write up (self evaluation -- cover the role of color in how it worked as a whole set, then evaluate each piece -- form, concept, craft, presentation, materials)  

Friday, December 7, 2012

Lecture Exam #2 Review

Download Review Sheet

Readings
Art Fundamentals
chapters 7 (emphasis on properties, aesthetic relationships, role of color and balance)--8 (space)
Themes in Contemporary Art
chapters 5--8 (place, language, science)
In the Making
chapters 4--6 (expressing an artistic attitude, choosing a mission, measuring success)
Text Images/Artists
You will not be asked to identify specific dates or titles. You should be able to recognize these artists in terms of medium and overarching themes of their work and any significant processes. Expect to see these artists both in the multiple choice/matching sections as well as potential artists for essay[s]. Use book index to focus reading and images for the following artists:

Themes in Contemporary Art | Ann Hamilton, Betsy Damon, Eduardo Kac (GFP Bunny {Alba}), Kara Walker, Lorna Simpson, Mel Chin (Revival Field, Safe House), Patricia Piccinini (Children Series), Rebecca Horn, Shirin Neshat

In the Making | Betsy Damon (The Living Water Garden of Chengdu, China), Shirin Neshat (Woman of Allah), Lorna Simpson (Call Waiting)

Art Fundamentals | Ann Hamilton, Rebecca Horn
PLUS Ernesto Nato and Leandro Erlich (google and class notes)

Identify + Define Artistic Themes/Ideas/Trends
tension, sampling, gaze, grand narrative, identity, body, time, place, installation, science [soft+hard], language, spirituality, neutrality [looking, making, language, memory, history]

trends (1) gender (2) identity sexuality (3) race/heritage (4) national politics/war/governing bodies (5) sense of otherness (6) sense of oppression/resistance (7) expression of pain (8) awareness (either creating for self or for the viewer) (9) documentation/historical connections (10) call for social change

Inside the Artist Studio [identify materials, themes, teaching area]   
Annie Strader, Becky Finley Martin Amorous, Pat Lawler
Student Presentation Notes [focus on artists listed from texts above]

Vocabulary
see handout 

Saturday, December 1, 2012

surface crit schedule

Monday/Tuesday (12/3-4) = Big idea crit + surface project wish list for exhibition.

Wednesday/Thursday (12/5-6) = Color triptych crit

Friday = final review +  art cards due.

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