12_DECEMBER

--   MONDAY, December 22, 2008 : EXTRA -CR E D. (for holiday brEAk)  -- WE LEARN BY DOING. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY. - miles davis 1. Create a** PANORAMA**. Wherever you happen to be, take your camera and carefully turn your body in a circle, taking a shot each time you turn. Make sure to cover the ending and beginning points of each photo. You can put them into iMovie to create an animation or print them out (at school) and create a 360 degree photo. If you are successful and you like the results, do another one!** 25pts. each.

2. EXPLORE **A SUBJECT A skill-sharpening exercise: Choose a simple object and take at least a hundred shots of it. Explore the effects of light and shadow. Experiment with focus, points of view, and an unsteady camera. Create a new wiki page and upload your photos.** 50pts.

Go to a place you think might be visually interesting and spend an hour or so there taking photos from all different angles and vantage points. Investigate points of view and shooting techniques that are both ordinary and unconventional. Frame your subject matter in the most interesting compositional arrangements that you can. Don't worry about so-called mistakes and failures. You will be able to sort through photos later on. Shoot at least 50 photos.** 50pts.
 * 3. Take Yourself on a** PHOTOGRAPHY TRIP**.

 --   WEDNESDAY, December 17, 2008 : THE ANTI -MASTERPIECE  --

QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD KNOW THE ANSWERS TO:


 * 1. What was this project about? Why did we do this? (in your own words)

2. What did the Dada artists think about the idea of a** MASTERPIECE**?

3. What is the title of the painting you appropriated?

4. Who is the artist that created it?

5. When was it created? (approx.)

6. What is happening in the painting?** IDENTIFY THE MAIN "CHARACTERS" AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

IDENTIFY THE MAIN "CHARACTERS" IN //YOUR// WORK AND WHAT IS GOING ON.
 * 7. What is happening in the work that you made?**

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 * 8. What are the similarities and differences between the** MASTERPIECE **and** YOUR WORK**? (5 or more.** Be Specific**)**
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-- <span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(31, 147, 173);"> <span style="font-size: 135%; color: rgb(20, 79, 93);"> <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(20, 93, 49);"> THURSDAY, December 11, 2008 : THE <span style="color: rgb(204, 31, 20);">ANTI -MASTERPIECE <span style="color: rgb(28, 177, 233);"> -- Please look at the class schedule for** important deadlines**. <span style="color: rgb(28, 177, 233);"> **--<span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(31, 147, 173);"> <span style="font-size: 135%; color: rgb(20, 79, 93);"> <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(20, 93, 49);"> TUESDAY, December 9, 2008 : THE <span style="color: rgb(204, 31, 20);">ANTI -MASTERPIECE <span style="color: rgb(28, 177, 233);"> --
 * Work-in-progress for ANTI-MASTERPIECE project. We will be working in room 240.

<span style="color: rgb(28, 177, 233);"> WE'RE WORKING IN RM. 240 TODAY. DON'T FORGET TO WRITE A PARAGRAPH DESCRIBING YOUR WORK IN PROGRESS AND HOW YOU PLAN TO COMPLETE IT.

-<span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(31, 147, 173);"> <span style="font-size: 135%; color: rgb(20, 79, 93);"> <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(20, 93, 49);"> MONDAY, December 8, 2008 : THE <span style="color: rgb(204, 31, 20);">ANTI -MASTERPIECE <span style="color: rgb(28, 177, 233);"> - DUE TODAY**: Research for your assigned Masterpiece.** 1. 2.
 * You should be adding information to the** <span style="color: rgb(0, 133, 55);">Art Research **page of your wiki. I will be checking to make sure you are working on this.**
 * You should also have a paragraph written that explains your work in progress and any plans you have to complete it.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- LAST WEEK -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- <span style="color: rgb(28, 177, 233);"> **--<span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(31, 147, 173);"> <span style="font-size: 135%; color: rgb(20, 79, 93);"> <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(20, 93, 49);"> THURSDAY, December 4, 2008 : New Project : THE <span style="color: rgb(204, 31, 20);">ANTI -MASTERPIECE <span style="color: rgb(28, 177, 233);"> -- Continue cutting images and trying different compositions on your background board.**
 * We'll be working in rm 240.

<span style="color: rgb(28, 177, 233);"> ** What is the meaning of the painting I am working with? What would this painting look like if it were made today? What is my reaction to this work? How can I reflect my thoughts about the work in the way I construct my photo montage?
 * KEEP THESE QUESTIONS IN MIND:

--<span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(31, 147, 173);"> <span style="font-size: 135%; color: rgb(20, 79, 93);"> <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(20, 93, 49);"> WEDNESDAY, December 3, 2008 : New Project : THE <span style="color: rgb(204, 31, 20);">ANTI -MASTERPIECE <span style="color: rgb(28, 177, 233);"> --

__<span style="color: rgb(12, 67, 121);">We will meet in 103 to review the agenda for today. __AGENDA:__ 1. Kids who haven't yet invited me to their wiki: PLEASE DO THIS FIRST THING TODAY <span style="color: rgb(28, 177, 233);"><span style="color: rgb(12, 67, 121);"> 2. We will review photo montage works by Dada artists Hannah Hoch and John Heartfield to inspire and inform our own work. 3. We will work in room 240. Begin cutting images but DO NOT GLUE ANYTHING DOWN YET. <span style="font-size: 135%; color: rgb(20, 79, 93);"> <span style="color: rgb(28, 177, 233);"> --<span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(31, 147, 173);"> <span style="font-size: 135%; color: rgb(20, 79, 93);"> <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(20, 93, 49);"> TUESDAY, December 2, 2008 : New Project : THE <span style="color: rgb(204, 31, 20);">ANTI -MASTERPIECE <span style="color: rgb(28, 177, 233);"> ---**<span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(31, 147, 173);"> <span style="font-size: 135%; color: rgb(20, 79, 93);"> PLEASE **INVITE **ME TO YOUR WIKI.** Also - Remember **to work on your research page for your MASTERPIECE <span style="color: rgb(28, 177, 233);"> **--<span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(31, 147, 173);"> <span style="font-size: 135%; color: rgb(20, 79, 93);"> <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(20, 93, 49);"> MONDAY, December 1, 2008 : New Project : THE <span style="color: rgb(204, 31, 20);">ANTI -MASTERPIECE <span style="color: rgb(28, 177, 233);"> ---**<span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(31, 147, 173);"> <span style="font-size: 135%; color: rgb(20, 79, 93);"> You have each been assigned a "Masterpiece" to work with; a work of art made by one of the masters from the past. Your job is to use that image to create a work of ORIGINAL art. Requirements for this project are as follows: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(32, 50, 217);"> ** 1. **Your original work must have some artistic purpose. This means that you must do your research. Find out what you can about the "masterpiece" you've been assigned. Answer the following questions: What is the story behind it? What was going on in the world when it was created? Who was it created for? Who was it created by? What is the meaning of this work? How will you change it and why? When you understand the original work, you can then change its meaning by adding things or taking them away. <span style="color: rgb(16, 188, 18); font-size: 140%;"> **2. **Alter your original image using the copier. Enlarge, shrink, distort, cut apart, reassemble, move things around, make a collage. Perhaps you might cut out people and put them in a modern setting. Perhaps you might draw a new hairstyle on an old figure in the painting. <span style="color: rgb(0, 203, 219);"> ** 3. **Your finished work must be mounted on a piece of poster board. The size may vary according to your needs. <span style="color: rgb(8, 135, 28);"> ** 4. **You may** NOT **glue any pieces to the board until we have a class review of each work-in-progress**
 * <span style="color: rgb(12, 67, 121); font-size: 90%;"> Katie
 * <span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(12, 67, 121);">Kara
 * <span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(12, 67, 121);">Kia
 * <span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(12, 67, 121);">Nate
 * <span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(12, 67, 121);">Garrett
 * <span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(12, 67, 121);">Nicolette W.