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Teacher Example
Teacher Example
Daniel Aktas
Work and Relaxation
HP Luster Photo Paper
15in x 24in
I created my work thinking about my contrasting behaviors of work and relaxation. I am usually focused on constructing teaching materials or working on engineering projects but during my off time I am a completely different person. I included images on my relaxed right hand like the youtube logo, a bed, and a nintendo switch because at home I often sequester myself to playing games and watching youtube in bed. I decided to make the dimension of my work larger than a standard 8.5x11 inch piece of paper because this work represents me and my vocal personality. While making this work I used the opacity adjustment tool in photoshop the most to show the wrinkles and nails of my hands. I wanted my audience to feel the conflict of contrasting behaviors.
Name of Artist
Title of Work (You may use “Hands and Identity” but you are strongly encouraged to design your own)
Medium of Work (You may use “HP Luster Photo Paper”)
Size of the Work (Please write in the size of YOUR print)
(Artist Statement Paragraph Starts HERE)
Instructions for Artist Statement
Please be sure to respond to ALL of the following questions in your artist statement paragraph.
What is your “Story” about? (You may start with “I was inspired by...”, “I created my work thinking about…”, or “I design this work to express…”) while responding to this question you may talk about one or more images you included in your composition.
Why did you pick the dimensions of your artwork?
What tool in photoshop was the most important or crucial in creating your work?
What feeling or idea do you want your audience to leave with after viewing your work?
REMEMBER! Write your statement for an audience that does not know you and has never attended our Media In Art class. Your artist statement will be printed and displayed along side your work during the critique!
Please DELETE all text in GREEN and write all of your responses in BLACK.
Hands and Identity Critique
Hands and Identity Critique
What is a critique? After a work of art is completed it is customary, as a final step, to display it and have people look at it and discuss it’s merits. When friends, peers, teachers, or strangers in an art gallery have a discussion about your art it is called a critique. Critiques can be verbal or written.
Why have an art critique? Many times when a person works closely on a piece they do not see it objectively. When people who have not seen the work before view it new insights and information may be discovered.
In the critique of other students and yourself I am looking for…
Kindness | Specific Language | Helpfulness
Self Critique
1. Make a positive comment about your work; be specific about what you like.
2. Make an observation for improving the artwork; be specific about how to make it better.
(Word your comments so they are helpful and productive, not hurtful)
Reflection | Project 1 Hands and Identity
Do you want to keep this artwork? Why or why not?
Describe one fact, skill, or idea you already knew before you started this project.
Describe one fact, skill, or idea you learned as a result of this project.
What was the most difficult/ confusing/ frustrating part of this project?
What was your favorite/ fun/ exciting/ satisfying/ part of this project?
How could the teacher improve this project?
Please write all of your responses in COMPLETE SENTENCES and in BLACK text.
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