Return of the teacher

Only a lucky few of you got to see that I have returned from my parental leave yesterday, so yay to you. As for the rest, you will have to wait until next week, boo hoo!

There was a little bit of confusion with this project, which I was able to resolve with those there. Some main things to keep in mind,

*The project is going for a total of 6 weeks, we have already completed 3 weeks and have 3 weeks left. This means you should have a good idea of what you want to do with the project by this stage, ie, sketches, notes images etc

*You need to make something for this project to work, this is in fact the background or you could say stage for your work

-A cardboard building/wall/s
-A figure or shape from clay/playdough/molding clay
-Something made from lego/duplo bricks/mechano set etc
-A painting or drawing (for a background)
*If it is totally impossible for you to do this then I will need you to discuss with me the reasons why not and how you may substitute making something with using ready made objects, ie, dolls house, toy cars etc

*All images used need to be photographed/scanned by you or a friend, this means no internet images

*The final output of this project will be two A3 prints. You may make many variations of your work but only two will be chosen for print

*Bring in some cardboard, paints glue etc to class next week and we can use the hi-res cameras from the graphics department to photograph

Cool

Week 4: Real VS Imaginary - Small VS Large. Further insights into project

Just some thoughts...


The dream machine game
http://www.thedreammachine.se/
http://dreammachinegame.blogspot.com/

Doll house built from cardboard
http://miniatures.about.com/od/makeminiaturefurniture/ig/Miniatures-Community-Gallery/Betty-Hiltz-Cardboard-House.htm

miniature set
http://web.media.mit.edu/~guy/portfolio/set.php

Resubmiting work

As I mentioned I had trouble with CD and USB's not working and I will need to get certain people to resubmit. These people are,

Gillett, Beaux
Gorsuch, Emma
Guerra, Betsabeth
Hobbins, Lynda
Mcintyre, Cameron
Batten, Ron
Braybrook, Sarah
Charles, Cain
Gadd, Ingrid
Koene, Michael
Rogers, Rachal

I have decided the easiest way to resubmit is to post the 5 main projects to your blog. I will not worry about the earlier projects as I have seen them from the majority of people and if you can complete and post these things to your blog then it shows you know how to do those earlier things any way.

I am sorry for the confusion. Next time folios will not be able to be submitted on CD or USB to avoid these issues.


Blog projects (5 in total)

1-Digital collage 15 x 15cm #1
http://dig2010.blogspot.com/2010/05/class-19th-may-2010.html

2-Digital collage #2 15 x 15cm
http://dig2010.blogspot.com/2010/05/class-26th-may-2010.html

3-Pop Art Portrait #1
http://dig2010.blogspot.com/2010/06/class-2nd-june-2010.html

4-Pop Art Portraits #2
http://dig2010.blogspot.com/2010/06/class-9th-june-2010.html

5-B&W Photo recolouring from Flickr
http://dig2010.blogspot.com/2010/06/class-16th-june-2010.html

If you feel you already have these on your blog, leave a comment and I will recheck

Week 3: Real VS Imaginary - Small VS Large. Further insights into project

Artists
Seth,
is a comic artist who made an entire city in his basement out of carboard. the buildings have been displayed in the Art Gallery of Ontario and also in New York Galleries. 
http://www.adambaumgoldgallery.com/Seth/Seth_Dominion.htm

Loretta Lux,
creates imaginary portraits which address the idea of childhood as a paradise lost.  The artist utilizes photography, painting and digital imaging to execute her compositions, creating scenarios of isolation and distance that occur in an ambiguous time and space while referencing paintings by Old Masters, such as Bronzino, Velasquez and Goya.
http://www.lorettalux.de/

Slinkachu
http://www.slinkachu.com/
Slinkachu blog
http://little-people.blogspot.com/
My 'Little People Project' started in 2006. It involves the remodelling and painting of miniature model train set characters, which I then place and leave on the street.

Instructionals
miniature set building,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kIgNJDoM4w
http://vimeo.com/4923501

Ways to construct your set.
I'm not expecting you to build some amazingly detailed and expensive miniature set but rather just get creative with the materials you have at your disposal, e.g.,
Carboard from boxes
Lego or other building bricks
Dollhouse
Objects, books, boxes, drawers cupboards, pipes

Linkage

Blogs
http://www.drawn.ca
http://www.boingboing.net
http://superpunch.blogspot.com/


Twitter
@DeadByCubicle


"Two employees try to induce a co-worker's relapse by pouring baking soda on his desk and repeating the word "crack" over and over."


@shitmydadsays
"Don’t focus on the one guy who hates you. You don’t go to the park and set your picnic down next to the only pile of dog shit.""


Texta Queen

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6516459243&ref=ts

Week 2: Real VS Imaginary - Small VS Large

Concept:

To create a digital image that is a new take on reality by combining real and imaginary elements together.

Process:
Use a combinations of photographs at different scales and combine them together. Photographs will be a combination of the set you make, props/objects, and real life.

We see the use of sets in film and video all the time, where a miniature set is made to imitate the real world. If you think about this you may realise that you are very familiar with this kind of vision. I do not care how you make you set or if it looks fake, in fact making it look fake might be part of its charm. You may construct you set out of 'ready made' objects, or you might construct a city out of paper or cardboard. Whatever you do you will have to photograph it at different angles to get some pictures that you can manipulate digitally.


Format:
Create two A3 digital prints.


Examples (but not limited to):
-Construct cardboard buildings/structures and digital place real world objects in this miniature  scene.

Due date:
We will be working on this for 4-5 weeks

Aims:
-To look at how you as an artist can create new worlds that make the viewer question what is real, or what they are looking at
-Combining photographs and digital effects
-To solve visual problems with digital methods

Leave a comment with any questions and I can get back to you.