“STREET ART”
PROJECT
Some may argue that
the very act of participating in the medium of street art suggests the artist
sees himself or herself as an artist/activist. Regardless of your opinions on the
subject there is no doubt that the street artists in Exit Through The Gift Shop
risked bodily injury and criminal prosecution to spread their personal visual agenda.
Some of the themes in their work consisted of: social commentary, political discourse,
or simply flagrant egotistical self-promotion.
For your next
assignments you will create two 8.5
x 11 “Street Art” works that explore some of these themes.
LET ME BE VERY
CLEAR! WE WILL NOT BE RISKING
BODILY INJURY OR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS
ASSIGNMENT. WE ARE ONLY INVESTIGATING
THE IDEAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MEDIUM OF STREET ART WE WILL NOT BE ENGAGING IN
THE ACT ITSELF.
Project Parameters:
Each of your
compositions will be 8.5 x 11 and oriented either horizontally or vertically.
Your projects will
be black and white.
Each of your artworks
must contain a minimum of 1 image and text.
You must use
Photoshop to manipulate your images to convey your intended visual message.
You must save both
the photoshop files (.psd) and jpeg versions of your projects.
You will post the
jpeg versions of your projects to your blogs.
You will also need
to print your projects to the black and white printer.
You have 2 class
periods to work on these projects.
They are due
(posted to your blog) by the beginning of class next week.
When conceptualizing
your projects you should think about whether your intended message is
successfully conveyed through your choice of imagery and text. You should also consider the overall
composition of your artworks and whether they have a dynamic visual impact.
