Self I As Image SP2022: projector

Due Wednesday 4/27

+++Class on 4/27 is IN PERSON in Room VA157

SELF-PORTRAIT FINAL PROJECT DUE 4/27

presented in class on Wednesday 4/27 IN PERSON in Room VA157

class begins at 2:30pm *those who cannot attend must email me before 4/27.

Choosing any one or combination of processes that you have explored during the semester, create a self-portrait. Connect your final self-portrait project to one (or more) of the artists and the readings we learned in class. You may also choose another artist we have not covered in class. You may also incorporate and be inspired by the the spectacle, media, advertising and technology in the exploration and presentation of self. You may use a medium/material/process you have used before but push yourself deeper and ambitiously on your final portrait! Research the artist(s) that inspires you and take time to develop a more ambitious idea inspired by this research.

In addition to completing your self-portrait project you will photograph and post your project to the blog with a written post which includes the images of your work, and explanation of your project. In class you will present your project in a short 3-5 minute presentation.

WRITING THE POST

*Give your project a title

*Post images of your project. Please use proper lighting, cropping and formatting. If the project is digital, make sure video is working correctly, images appear correctly formatted etc.

*Project description/written post:

*The writing portion should be 500+ words
*Explain your process, your inspirations and influences
*Describe a connection to at least one artist we learned this semester or you have discovered on your own.
*Answer the questions below to help explain your project
*You must also connect your explanation to the class readings
*Incorporate at least 3 of the quotes you have been collecting from the readings each week.

*Be sure to cite the quotations and include any references/sources at the bottom of your post.

• What is the subject and content of your project?

• Why did you choose this medium and make the choices that led to the composition? How you would categorize your work (ex. collage, graphic print, mixed media, etc).

• Explain the process and steps you went through and why you made those decisions.

• What artist(s) inspired or informed your project?

• What do you think this self portrait conveys to the audience/viewers?

• What are the differences between your first self-portraits (3) and this self-portrait (final)?

• What influenced these changes? Have you pushed yourself and learned from the artists we discussed? How?

• How does the media and its images influence identity and self presentation? Reference the spectacle if applicable.

Have fun! Push yourself and make something you are proud to share!

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DUE WEDNESDAY 4/20

READINGS ONLINE:

1-From Guy Debord's, Society of the Spectacle, Chapter 1, READ ONE: (1977 translation) OR (2002 translation)

2-More recent (2016) article in Hyperallergic Magazine:

https://hyperallergic.com/313435/an-illustrated-guide-to-guy-debords-the-society-of-the-spectacle/

TO WATCH:

Society of the Spectacle interpretation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsHtSPub3w8

(optional):

Century of the Self Documentary 4h (but so so so good)

Online on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3RzGoQC4s

OR at Freedocsumentaries.org: https://freedocumentaries.org/documentary/bbc-the-century-of-the-self-happiness-machines-season-1-episode-1

WEEKLY SELFIE

Create a digital self portrait that connects or illustrates one of your selected quotes from the Society of the Spectacle reading. Include a quote from the reading of the spectacle and write a few sentences about the selfie and its effect on us today. Connect your selfie to the idea you have for your final project. Use this selfie as a sketch/practice/hint for your final portrait project.

BEGIN TO WORK OUT IDEAS FOR YOUR FINAL PROJECTS for class discussion 4/20 In the online session next week I will ask you to share ideas, materials and works in progress for your final self portrait project. Read the description of the final assignment below. Remember to push yourself further for this final self-portrait in concept and in medium and style. Think about the artist(s) that inspires your project. Bring several ideas to class and we will discuss.

EXTRA CREDIT

2 POSTS ON TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM #selfiasimage (see hashtags linked below for previous posts)

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DUE WEDNESDAY 4/13

NO NEW READINGS DUE revisit the readings and videos from last week to help inspire your project.

SELF PORTRAIT PERFORMANCE (10%)

Design and record a performance art piece:

Look to the artists we have learned about in class for inspiration. Concentrate especially on the performance artists but you can take inspiration from anyone. Design and create a performance art piece that addresses a socio-political issue of your choice. Consider many of the themes and issues we have discussed about identity, gender, race and equality, art history, the government, power structures including patriarchy and many more themes in your planning. You can involve other people in your performance. Record your performance in a video. **Video is preferred but if you have trouble creating a video you can submit a series of photographs. Think about how we use our bodies in action or movement to evoke emotions differently from still photos or paintings. You can use music, text or dialogue to accentuate your performance. You can speak directly to the audience and you can provide context and instructions, or you can provide no words or instructions. This is all up to you.

You may also choose to connect to video performance on platforms like TikTok as a more accessible interpretation of performance. You can choose to mash these familiar performances on social media with the performance artists we learned. Connect clearly to one or more of the artists we have learned. Be sure to describe this connection in your written description.

Written description:

In a short piece of writing of ~3-5 paragraphs please explain how this performance addresses the issue(s) you chose and the artist(s) you were inspired by. Use the readings we have done to help this explanation. Reference at least 3 of your quotes from the readings. Consider these questions in your description of your performance: How can a performance express self-identity and issues that affect that self-identity? How does performance go beyond other methods of representation like photographs and paintings?

Post your video to the blog (upload your video to YouTube and use the YouTube tool which is next to the image uploader button) with your 3+ paragraph description. Be sure to cite your quotes from the readings and connect your performance to an artist.

I am thrilled to see what you all come up with!

++Push yourself into performance, conceptual art and representation. Get outside your comfort zone and be inspired to create something you would not otherwise. Watch the videos assigned and other resources for inspiration on performance art. Look to the artists we have reviewed as well as others you may know or discover. Get creative!

EXTRA CREDIT

2 POSTS ON TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM #selfiasimage (see hashtags linked below for previous posts)

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DUE WEDNESDAY 4/6

+Complete the Gallery Response Essay. See details below. Be sure to include quotes and analysis of the readings in your essay. (You can quote from any of the readings we have done thus far this semester.)

READ:

Finkelstein, Chapter 4 Advertising, Chapter 5 Fashion

2 quotes for each chapter

Khan Academy Performance Art An Introduction https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/conceptual-and-performance-art/performanceart/a/performance-art-an-introduction

(look through the other sections of the Performance Art course)

2 quotes or 2 examples of performance art that stand out to you

WATCH:

The Case For Performance Art PBS Art Assignment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmMTKdUAokM

Yoko Ono

Cut piece with commentary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYJ3dPwa2tI

short doc:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoU0E_ab36Q

Marina Abramovich

what is performance art?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcyYynulogY

first performance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DxZKAQ9WrM&feature=related

body as medium

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUrwdqwzqMU&feature=relmfu

Performances:

Freeing the Memory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfeMdspSy7c&feature=related

The Artist is Present

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TlZjFGriLw

LIGHT\DARK Marina Abramović and Ulay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY-cKs77Pfc

Relation in Time. Marina Abramović and Ulay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sRSoGAc3H0

Sophie Calle

On becoming an artist: https://www.sfmoma.org/watch/sophie-calle-on-becoming-an-artist/

Venice Biennial Tate Shots (link that was previously not listed correctly) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9E4dA0EGaM&t=128s

On turning her life into art: http://www.tate.org.uk/context-comment/video/venice-biennale-sophie-calle

Short doc/project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYF_FnxJ-h8&index=1&list=PLWNy7Q3STAJXxQKLHo6NsfqlEtknW5aeA

WEEKLY SELFIE

Thinking about performance as a method of representation and storytelling, create a small performance piece and document it as a video OR a series of images (3+ images) . Look to the work of Sophie Calle, Yoko Ono and Marina Abramovich to push into more conceptual spaces and techniques for performance. Get creative!

EXTRA CREDIT

2 POSTS ON TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM #selfiasimage (see hashtags linked below for previous posts)

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DUE WEDNESDAY 3/30

Zoom Class 2:30pm

ARTIST TALK about the exhibition - MUST WATCH!

Please watch the artist talk at the following link about the exhibition (part of a virtual event at NJCU). https://NJCU.zoom.us/rec/share/5-8zeg2ZpO9_y-PVML8FhCkOc4KDOgNO2AUYL1lO09Kt-6QlInb3W2FMQe1-0kp1.U0s2p4YlXJPpkdN8

And use the passcode: !eKcysHGc5

READINGS:

Online readings in preparation for the gallery visit on 3/23

Art | “The Last Supper:” Julie Green’s Plates about Death Row https://cfileonline.org/art-the-last-supper-julie-greens-plates-about-death-row/

WATCH: Julie Green's The Last Supper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf4EN7EPnTk

Please look through the artist's portfolio website https://greenjulie.com

GALLERY RESPONSE ASSIGNMENT due 3/30

extended due date until 4/6

Exhibition information for Thank God, I’m Home: First Meal by Julie Green

For the past three years until her recent death, Julie Green (1961– 2021) had been asking wrongfully convicted persons about their “first meals” upon their release from prison, painting their responses for her series by the same name. With colorfully painted details of food, such as oranges, burgers and fries, and pizza, twelve works from the series featured in this exhibition humanize and personalize the shocking statics around wrongful convictions in the U.S. Partnering with the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University and The Innocence Project, Green’s focus extends beyond the individual meals (and individuals) she depicts to the sheer number of wrongfully imprisoned in this country and the reason for their unjust incarceration.

ASSIGNMENT:

Please visit the exhibition, Thank God, I’m Home: First Meal, and write a response to the work in the exhibition. Be sure to read all of the label information. Choose 2 works that stand out to you. Please describe these works in detail and explain the message you interpreted from visiting the work. What messages do these works convey to the audience about identity, justice and law enforcement, incarceration, power and social justice? How do these often personal narratives highlight larger questions and raise awareness about justice and history? Are these works activist? If so, how? Choose 3 quotes from the readings we have done so far and connect these to the artworks that you chose on the theme incarceration and social justice.

In addition to the written response please create a SELFIE in any style that is inspired by the work in the exhibition and addresses the issues. Include this selfie in your essay post.

~800 words, 3 quotes from any of the readings thus far, 2+ images from the gallery + your selfie

EXTRA CREDIT

2 POSTS ON TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM #selfiasimage (see hashtags linked below for previous posts)

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DUE WEDNESDAY 3/23

CLASS IS IN PERSON WEDNESDAY 3/23 at 2:30pm. Please meet at NJCU in the Visual Arts Building. We will meet in the main door lobby of the VA Building (100 Culver Ave) and then walk to the gallery in Hepburn Hall together. If you are late please go directly to Hepburn Hall Room 323 (Lemmerman Gallery). We will return to the Visual Arts Building room 157 for our presentation of self portrait projects AFTER we visit the gallery together.

SELF PORTRAIT PROJECT COLLAGE/DRAWING/PAINTING

*due 3/23

Drawing inspiration from the artists we have learned: Jean Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, and Wangechi Mutu (as well as others you find or know) design and create a self portrait project using drawing, painting and collage techniques. Be sure to push yourselves and incorporate new materials and methods you may not have used before. Draw on the works of the artists to push yourself to create a work of self-portraiture that addresses advertising, media and fashion, as well as fine art examples. please use any materials you have access to or consider getting new materials you have not used (acrylic paint and canvas for example.) *If physical art materials are not a possibility for you to acquire please reach out to me.

Photograph and post your project to the blog. Be sure to take clear images of your project. Give your project a title and explain the materials you used and your process for making it.

In a short piece of writing share 4 quotes from the readings and 2+images of works that have inspired your project. How does your project address the themes we have been discussing? How do advertising, fashion and media play a role in identity and cultural and societal norms? How do these influence our view of ourselves and each other? How are these themes addressed in the work of the artists we learned? Please explain your project and its meaning. What artist(s) inspired your project? How did advertising and fashion images influence or get addressed in your piece? How does your project speak to your identity and your relationship to media images?

~300 words 4 quotes and 2+ images of artwork that inspired your project, and 1-2 clear photographs of your project.

VIDEOS SCREENED IN ZOOM CLASS TO HELP WITH COLLAGE PROJECT IDEAS:

Cut and Paste | Collage before Cubism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKzA5sZBNJw

Khan Academy Hannah Höch, Cut with the Kitchen Knife Dada https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/dada-and-surrealism/dada2/v/hannah-h-ch-cut-with-the-kitchen-knife-1919-20

How to make a collage portrait with Deborah Kelly https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=DgPreU8NejA

Other sources we looked at:

Another Mag | 10 Collage Artists https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/3318/top-10-collage-artists-hannah-hoch-to-man-ray

EXTRA CREDIT

2 POSTS ON TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM #selfiasimage (see hashtags linked below for previous posts)

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ENJOY YOUR SPRING BREAK!! *no class 3/9

DUE WEDNESDAY 3/16

READINGS: Finkelstein, Chapter 2 Manners (we will discuss this reading which was due last week)

2 quotes

ONLINE:

Wangechi Mutu at Met

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/05/arts/design/wangechi-mutu-metropolitan-museum.html

2 quotes

Very short description of one of her collage diptychs at the MoMA

https://www.moma.org/magazine/articles/506

1 quote

Wangechi Mutu Exhibition at Brooklyn Museum

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/wangechi_mutu/

1 quote (be sure to click through the various images on the left)

WATCH:

Wangechi Mutu

Art 21

https://art21.org/watch/extended-play/wangechi-mutu-between-the-earth-and-the-sky-short/

Wangechi Mutu on her work and The Art of Eating Everything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvGcO73MM-I

Wangechi Mutu, The New Ones Will Free Us at Met

video interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQgCX7HZoW0

The Met webpage about the exhibition with the same video interview:

https://www.metmuseum.org/blogs/now-at-the-met/2019/wangechi-mutu-director-message

WEEKLY SELFIE digital collage:

Create a digital collage selfie inspired by the personal qualities you explored in the identity workshop. Use the collages and hybrid sculptures of Wangechi Mutu to inspire the style and form of your collage. Please approach the work for this week within the conversation of your own biography and stories of you. Include two quotes from the readings and short responses with your selfie. Use this week's selfie to explore themes and ideas for your larger self portrait project due 3/23. Have fun!

EXTRA CREDIT

2 POSTS ON TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM #selfiasimage (see hashtags linked below for previous posts)

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DUE WEDNESDAY 3/2

Zoom Class at 2:30pm

READINGS

John Berger Chapters 4+5

WATCH

Jean Michel-Basquiat documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnLu8q3T3wo

Andy Warhol Documentary

2 parts (3h total -watch as much as you can)

Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQXpqQO4vaE&t=1388s

Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r47Nk4o08pI&t=1260s

WEEKLY SELFIE

Inspired by the work of Andy Warhol AND/OR Jean-Michel Basquiat compose a selfie that uses the language and aesthetics of these artists and our modern media world. Post it on the blog with a title and 2 quotes from the readings. Get creative.

EXTRA CREDIT

2 POSTS ON TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM #selfiasimage (see hashtags linked below for previous posts)

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DUE WEDNESDAY 2/23

Zoom Class at 2:30pm

READINGS:

Finkelstein, The Art of Self Invention Chapter 1

2 Quotes and short responses/reactions

AND

John Berger Ways of Seeing Chapter 1

2 Quotes and short responses/reactions

GALLERY RESPONSE ESSAY

Exhibition information for BURN: Origins & Resistance by Antoinette Ellis-Williams

The BURN Project by Antoinette Ellis-Williams is a multi-disciplinary project which rethinks and explores the many ways black women experience “Burn” (e.g. unemployment, appropriation, dismissal, isolation, gentrification, cooptation, physical and sexual abuse, exploitation, etc.) and simultaneously their unique agency to set things on “Fiya” (aka fire) and heal. During her sabbatical from NJCU in Fall 2020, she began ethnographic research by interviewing 14 women, created new visual art and literary works to develop multimedia installations. Utilizing gender theories of intersectionality, black feminism, and healing paradigms, The BURN Project unpacks and explores some of the historical, sociopolitical, economic and cultural contexts in which black women suffer(ed) “Burn” locally, nationally and globally. All viewers are invited to tap into an individual memory of pain and recovery through a personal engagement with the work.

See https://www.njcu.edu/community/center-arts/galleries for more information about the exhibition and Dr. Ellis-Williams.

ASSIGNMENT:

Please visit the exhibition, BURN:Origins & Resistance, and write a response to the work in the exhibition. Be sure to read all of the label information. Choose 2 works that stand out to you. Please describe these works in detail and explain the message you interpreted from visiting the work. What messages do these works convey to the audience about identity, power, race, gender and social justice? How do these often personal narratives about struggle, injustice, and celebration and memorial ask larger questions and raise awareness about race, justice and history? Are these works activist? If so, how? Choose 3 quotes from the readings we have done so far and connect these to the artworks that you chose on the theme of race, gender and identity.

In addition to the written response please create a SELFIE in any style that is inspired by the work in the exhibition and addresses the theme of identity and struggle. Include this in your post.

~800 words, 3 quotes from any of the readings thus far, 2+ images from the gallery + your selfie

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MODIFIED ASSIGNMENT:

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO VISIT THE GALLERY BECAUSE YOU ARE LIVING TOO FAR AWAY

Think about the theme of race, gender and identity. Find 2 examples of artwork in your own local area, in your textbook or in online galleries that fit this theme. Write a brief description of the projects you select (and the artists) based on your brief research. Please describe these works in detail and explain the message you interpreted from visiting the work. What messages do these works convey to the audience about identity, power, race, gender and social justice? How do these often personal narratives about struggle, injustice, and celebration and memorial ask larger questions and raise awareness about race, justice and history? Are these works activist? If so, how? Choose 3 quotes from the readings we have done so far and connect these to the artworks that you chose on the theme of race, gender and identity.

In addition to the written response please create a SELFIE in any style that is inspired by the work you chose and addresses the theme of health. Include this in your post.

~800 words, 3 quotes from any of the readings thus far, 2+ images of the works you have selected + your selfie

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EXTRA CREDIT

2 POSTS ON TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM #selfiasimage (see hashtags linked below for previous posts)

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DUE WEDNESDAY 2/16

CLASS IS IN PERSON at 2:30pm. Please meet at NJCU in the Visual Arts Building. We will meet in the main door lobby of the VA Building (100 Culver Ave) and then walk downstairs to the gallery (just down the stairs to B level). Please be on time! You are welcome to arrive early. The gallery will be open. See below for the essay assignment which will be due the following week on 2/23.

Please be sure to post your intervention on the blog before class!

SELF PORTRAIT PROJECT

Due on blog before class on 2/16 and PHOTOS MUST BE PRINTED and brought to class for class presentation

PHOTO SERIES Self Portraits exploring a single theme

Create 4+ self-portraits that are informed/inspired by the ideas you read in the readings and discussions of the work of the artists Mickalene Thomas, Ana Mendieta, Cindy Sherman and Carrie Mae Weems. Try to create a particular SERIES that is inspired by the artist(s) work. Be specific about this connection and explain it. Title your series/images. Print them and bring them to class for discussion. You must also post the digital version of your images with a title and a short description (400+ words) of the series on the blog before class on 2/16. Please include 3 quotes from any of the readings and explain how your project was inspired and connects to the readings and the artist(s) you chose.

A photography series is a collection of images that are linked and showcased together. A series of photos will often have the same theme and have a conceptual bond or are shot at the same location. Photo series are often edited with the same method and in the same style focusing on coherence.

PHOTOS MUST BE PRINTED AND BROUGHT TO IN-PERSON CLASS for a brief critique. After we visit the art gallery we will go to our classroom for a brief presentation and discussion session. You will pin up your photos and present then to the class with a 3minute presentation explaining your description and connection to the artist(s).

NO WEEKLY SELFIE

NO NEW READINGS Please read the reading and watch videos from last week! The readings should inform your project.

EXTRA CREDIT

2 POSTS ON TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM #selfiasimage (see hashtags linked below for previous posts)

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DUE WEDNESDAY 2/9

Zoom Class at 2:30pm

READINGS:

John Berger, Chapters 2+3 (you should have the book! but also on BB)

2 Quotes and short responses/reactions

On BLACKBOARD under 'Content': bell hooks, Understanding Patriarchy and The Oppositional Gaze

2 Quotes and short responses/reactions

Be prepared to answer the questions: What is the Male Gaze? Female Gaze? Oppositional Gaze?

ONLINE:

Female Gaze: Art that Looks at What Women See | NYTIMES

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/21/arts/women-artists.html

1 quote

Mickalene Thomas: Photographed, Collaged and Painted Muses

https://hyperallergic.com/278045/the-photographed-collaged-and-painted-muses-of-mickalene-thomas/

1 quote

Ana Mendieta: Artist Who Pushed Boundaries | NYTimes

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/19/obituaries/ana-mendieta-overlooked.html

1 quote

WATCH:

Ana Mendieta:

Traces/Stopy | Krátký dokument | Galerie Rudolfinum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72Nk0sPfRrU

Raquel Cecilia Mendieta on Ana Mendieta at Galerie Lelong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHD7_ACrFsg

Ana Mendieta at Gallerie Lelong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbYFjJomZag

Mickalene Thomas:

interview with Institute of Contemporary Art ICA Teens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4S0usYa1ps

Studio visit Bloudin ARTINFO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2tJKAfyVhs

Portrait of Mnonja (watched in class): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm3XvKd_KPs

SAM Dejuneur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIZnKgAqh_k

WEEKLY SELFIE

Reclaiming the Gaze Inspired by the artwork of Ana Mendieta and Mickalene Thomas create a selfie that addresses the male gaze or challenges it in some way. Although the artists mentioned are often addressing the representation of the female nude in their work, this assignment does not require this investigation. In reclaiming the gaze many artists have changed the way they portray the body including empowering and reclaiming it. How can you interpret this as well? Post your selfie and the work that has inspired it to the blog. Include two quotes for each reading with your selfie.

EXTRA CREDIT

2 POSTS ON TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM #selfiasimage (see hashtags linked below for previous posts)

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DUE WEDNESDAY 2/2

Zoom Class at 3:00pm -see email or Blackboard announcement for our weekly class link- same link as usual

WEEKLY SELFIE

Create 2 digital self-portraits that are informed/inspired by the ideas you read in the readings linked below and by the work of the artist Cindy Sherman. Try to recreate a particular image series that stands out to you from one of the artists' videos/galleries. Post your selfie images to the blog. Title your series/images. Add your two quotes from the reading below your images and a few sentences (1 paragraph) about what these images represent and how they act as self portraits.

READ:

The Cindy Sherman Effect by Phoebe Hoban for ArtNews

http://www.artnews.com/2012/02/14/the-cindy-sherman-effect/

2 Quotes

WATCH:

Cindy Sherman: Characters | Art21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiszC33puc0

Cindy Sherman: Fashion | Art21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtATCPCC8b8

Cindy Sherman, Nobody is Here But Me, 1994 (55min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXKNuWtXZ_U

SEE:

(galleries of artists' works for reference)

Cindy Sherman at MoMA (some videos and images linked)

http://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/1154?locale=en

Image Gallery and the marketplace:

https://www.artsy.net/artist/cindy-sherman

GET THE BOOKS

The Art of Self Invention by Joanne Finkelstein, I.B. Tauris, London: 2007

Ways of Seeing by John Berger, British Broadcasting Corporation and Penguin Books: New York 1990

EXTRA CREDIT

2 POSTS ON TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM #selfiasimage (see hashtags linked below for previous posts)

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DUE WEDNESDAY 1/26

WEEKLY SELFIE
Create a digital self portrait that is informed/inspired by the ideas you read in the readings linked below and by the work of the artist Carrie Mae Weems. Try to recreate one particular image that stands out to you from one of the artists' videos/galleries. Post your selfie image to the blog. If you have not been invited to the blog (this was done in the first class meeting) please email me so that you can post this assignment to the blog. If you have trouble posting email the assignment to me through Blackboard.

++Include your quotes and responses in the blog post with your selfie(s). Select two quotes from each of the readings and write a short response/reaction for each (see readings below). Include the two quotes + responses from each of the readings below your selfie in the post you create on the blog. Be sure to identify the reading for the quotes.

READ:
Susan Sontag excerpt from On Photography
http://www.susansontag.com/SusanSontag/books/onPhotographyExerpt.shtml
2 Quotes and short responses/reactions

Revisiting Carrie Mae Weems’s Landmark “Kitchen Table Series”
by Jacqui Palumbo for Artsy
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-revisiting-carrie-mae-weemss-landmark-kitchen-table-series
2 Quotes and short responses/reactions

WATCH:

Carrie Mae Weems: "The Kitchen Table Series" | Art21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPDInpNoO50

Carrie Mae Weems: "Roaming" | Art21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI0R2qlRfps

Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled (Woman Feeding Bird), The Kitchen Table Series, 1989-90 | Smart History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wBEqPrgUDY

LOOK THROUGH: Carrie Mae Weems - portfolio
http://carriemaeweems.net/work.html

EXTRA CREDIT: Two tweets or IG posts with the hashtag #selfiasimage

GET THE BOOKS
The Art of Self Invention by Joanne Finkelstein, I.B. Tauris, London: 2007

Ways of Seeing by John Berger, British Broadcasting Corporation and Penguin Books: New York 1990

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LINK TO SYLLABUS

Link to our twitter hashtag: #selfiasimage

Link to our IG hashtag: #selfiasimage

Discussion guidelines

The course material and discussions can often be provocative and challenging. We must therefore be respectful of each other and of our viewpoints.

We must come to class prepared and ready to discuss the readings. Please keep discussions focused on the readings and class materials and keep examples relevant and appropriate. If you have not done the readings you are not to participate in the discussion.

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