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Graffiti
Project
Objectives
Technical:
Explore and experiment with the potential of the mark and line as
forms of powerful expression.
Conceptual:
Design an image that tells the viewer something about your
personality.
Aesthetic:
Create dynamic surfaces and spaces for the interaction of marks and
lines.
Project
Overview
Use
any type of mark making device to create an image or "tag"
that is a reflection of your personality.
References
for further study
Look
at art made by Neo-Expressionist artists such as Jean-Michel
Basquiat.
Also
look at early Cy Twombly, Mark Tobey,
and Mark Rothko.
Vocabulary
line,
psychic line, implied line, actual line, curvilinear, rectilinear,
grafitti, horizontal line, gesture, diagonal line,
contour,
vertical line, and shape.
Materials
Mark
making tools such as pencils, charcoal, chalk, lipstick, ink,
markers, pastels, spray cans or anything else that makes
a mark. Any surface that is a minimum of 10"x14" is
acceptable. Be creative!
Process
Preliminary:
Before
coming to class read the discussion Mark
Making
for
Unit II. Also, read the section on Identity
from
the 2D Project Matrix. Review the Project References above.
Considerations:
a)
Experiment with a full range of mark making tools, including
traditional and non-traditional implements.
There should be evidence of experimenting with all mark making
possibilities with each tool employed.
b)
Try different surfaces, papers, "matrices."
c)
The image itself should reflect your personality and something about
yourself such as where you are from, personal beliefs or
convictions, culture and or concerns.
Critique
Ideas
Here
are some sample questions to use in a critique:
1.
Can you describe this work using at least 3 vocabulary words from
this unit?
2.
What is the initial "feeling" or emotional response you get
when first viewing this work?
3.
Can you get a sense of the artist personality from the work?
4.
What element in this image was the most successful and should be
carried to the next project?
5.
What element in this image is the least successful and needs more
attention?
Notebook
Checklist
□ Syllabus
□ Clean and Organized
□ Turned in on Time
□ Clean and Organized
□ Turned in on Time
□ Discussion
Page on Mark Making
□ Project
Objectives
□ Concept
Page on Identity
□ Vocabulary
□ Vocabulary
□ Research