Today, we tried putting our topic into words that describe a specific focus we intend to convey to others. Eventually, this description will include your perspective or opinion and may even be expressed as a succinct question or statement. Distilling your interests into words will be an ongoing exercise and your professor expects what you have written today will change and evolve as the semester moves on. If you got stuck and could not think of what you would like to make work about or how to put your creative intentions into words, I would like to propose and promote another strategy that will lead to an idea and/or guiding principle you can work with. This strategy involves seeking out and researching living, internationally recognized artists that make work that connect to your topic of interest as a means to help get you going [aspirations and inspirations assignment]. If you can find an artist's artist statement and/or critical writing about a given artist's body of work, you may use this writing [their creative intention] as a prompt for making work until you figure out how to craft and direct your work using words of your own. This doesn't mean that you are making copies of a given artist's compositions or visual vocabulary. It does mean that you are using their creative intention and ideas to express what interests you in a way that is unique to you. For those of you interested in using this method: Be sure that you print out copies of any writing that describes what the artist's work is about and examples of the work they make too. This will help your professor help you when you run into trouble. If you can't find an artist who makes work connected to your idea/s/, ask the librarians for help. They would love to see you.
Much of the homework below was done in class. Please contact me with any questions if you get stuck and do not forget to sign up to meet with me during office hours next week [see the last blog post for details].
Finally, thank you for turning in your Logbook binders for a grade. I will likely have these ready to return by next class or Monday afternoon for those of you who will be meeting with me.
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
c16_a1
Expand [1-2-4-8-16-32-64] and Structure: First Draft Guiding Principle
Due: Tuesday, March 27th
Format: Physical pages [expanded list of words, worksheet, sheet] stored in the Logbook Homework section of the binder. Typed paragraph, 250-400 words uploaded to the Google Drive.
We are beginning to craft our guiding principle. Sometimes I will categorize this as putting your creative intentions into words. There are several parts to this assignment. Please read carefully.
Part 1: [Started and potentially completed in class]
On a piece of paper, create a series of words [1-2-4-8-16-32-64] in an attempt to describe your idea and what you want to express about it. Add the assignment number and title to the left-hand corner of the paper and label it Part I.
If you did not finish this in class, you only need to add to your existing list. So for example, if you already have the 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 rows of words, you can add to this existing list until you end up with 64. These can be words or phrases, but do not worry about making sentences or correct grammar until you are ready to transform this work into a paragraph.
Part 2: Guiding Principle Worksheet 1 [Started in Class]
The worksheet handed out in class, filled out on a separate piece of paper according to the explanation and directions therein. Please add the assignment number and assignment title to the left-hand corner of the paper and label it Part 2.
Use part 1 and part 2 to complete part 3. Part 3 will be a digital file that you add to Google docs.
Part 3: Transform part 1 and part 2 of these in-class exercises into a brief, typed paragraph that summarizes what you intend to address or communicate to your audience when you eventually make art.
Directions: Use everything you have generated in words to create a short typed paragraph (250-400 words) that refines said lists and phrases into a succinct statement describing what you are interested in pursuing in regard to content and why. In other words, briefly, write a statement of what you are pursuing conceptually that is similar in spirit to the guiding principle that guided you through making your last composition.
Type your draft and save it as a PDF file with the number and title of this assignment in the left-hand corner and the naming convention: Lastname_Drft1.pdf. Save your document on the google drive: c16_a1 first draft guiding principle
c16_a2
Three More Topic Articles
Due: Tuesday, March 27th
Format - Printed out and stored in the Logbook Homework section of the binder. Each article should have evidence of highlighting, circling, and underlining with a corresponding List of Points sheet, categorizing what you find in said article.
Now that you have a clearer understanding of what you want to pursue conceptually, find three new articles to inform how you think about your current idea and idea description. Go through these articles in the ways you were taught to do so and record your results in a List of Points sheet.
c16_a3
Materials that Matter - Compositional Material Gathering
Due: Tuesday, March 27th
Format - Physical artifacts that you will bring with you to class
Step 1: Print a copy of what you have submitted for c16_a1 first draft guiding principle. Think of this writing as a prompt that will direct you to materials and imagery to use for making a composition.
Step 2: Look at all the List of Points sheets you have filled out thus far and consider the prompt that you have made for yourself in the writing above. Pick as many images, materials, objects, processes, and contexts that you can reasonably connect to the written statement in step 1 and put them in a new List of Points sheet. At the top of this new sheet write, "For First Draft Guiding Principle Test".
Step 3: Collect as many things as you possibly can from your "For First Draft Guiding Principle Test" List of Points sheet and bring these with you to class. These items need to be physical. For instance, if you are interested in diamonds as a material about your topic and you don't have diamonds, it would be appropriate to buy some good quality stones from a hobby store that mimic physical qualities of diamonds to use for this assignment. You may use things that are 2D, but these should be printed in color and you should be prepared to make some kind of stand or bring in other devices that can be used to help the 2D image stand alone in case you want to use it for a composition.
Next week we will be talking about a new prototyping that we will use to test the strength of our newly formed guiding principle. It is called Rapid Idea Sketching. Please be prepared.
Due: Tuesday, March 27th
Format - Printed out and stored in the Logbook Homework section of the binder. Each article should have evidence of highlighting, circling, and underlining with a corresponding List of Points sheet, categorizing what you find in said article.
Now that you have a clearer understanding of what you want to pursue conceptually, find three new articles to inform how you think about your current idea and idea description. Go through these articles in the ways you were taught to do so and record your results in a List of Points sheet.
c16_a3
Materials that Matter - Compositional Material Gathering
Due: Tuesday, March 27th
Format - Physical artifacts that you will bring with you to class
Step 1: Print a copy of what you have submitted for c16_a1 first draft guiding principle. Think of this writing as a prompt that will direct you to materials and imagery to use for making a composition.
Step 2: Look at all the List of Points sheets you have filled out thus far and consider the prompt that you have made for yourself in the writing above. Pick as many images, materials, objects, processes, and contexts that you can reasonably connect to the written statement in step 1 and put them in a new List of Points sheet. At the top of this new sheet write, "For First Draft Guiding Principle Test".
Step 3: Collect as many things as you possibly can from your "For First Draft Guiding Principle Test" List of Points sheet and bring these with you to class. These items need to be physical. For instance, if you are interested in diamonds as a material about your topic and you don't have diamonds, it would be appropriate to buy some good quality stones from a hobby store that mimic physical qualities of diamonds to use for this assignment. You may use things that are 2D, but these should be printed in color and you should be prepared to make some kind of stand or bring in other devices that can be used to help the 2D image stand alone in case you want to use it for a composition.
Next week we will be talking about a new prototyping that we will use to test the strength of our newly formed guiding principle. It is called Rapid Idea Sketching. Please be prepared.
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