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*** Posts are in order from a "start to finish" sequence ***
WEEK 5, DAY 1:
WEEK 5, DAY 1:
This week, we are featuring Lorna Simpson and her concepts. Please think about how she explores identity, race, gender, and beauty standards throughout our lesson this week.
Artist Handout (Intro)
Artist Handout (Intro)
We will briefly go over this handout in class. Feel free to look over this handout on your own time.
You are also provided with a physical copy of this handout!
Artist Handout-Lorna Simpson.pdfArtist Video
Artist Video
In this video, we will learn more about Lorna Simpson's purpose in her work. Please view the images after the video and answer some questions.
What do you see? What do you know about Lorna Simpson that you can apply to her artwork?
What issues is she trying to express?
Lorna Simpson.movVocabulary
Vocabulary
Photo-Text: Combining photographs with words to challenge how an image is read
Communication: Visual message, idea, or feeling
Ambiguity: Unclear/uncertain. Open to more than one interpretation.
Identity Politics: Focusing on lives and experiences of people that are often excluded and mistreated
Symbolism: Objects that represent ideas and meanings
Video Journal Activity
Video Journal Activity
Prompt: Think of a moment where you had a difficult time and felt left out. How do you want to express your feelings about that particular moment?
Prompt: Think of a moment where you had a difficult time and felt left out. How do you want to express your feelings about that particular moment?
We will be using Flipgrid, a platform that allows us to video record us, for our video journaling prompt. Follow this link to do your personal recordings <https://flipgrid.com/408318d8>. NOTE: Other students cannot see your video, but you are able to see the two teachers' examples.
The image below is a screenshot of what you should see after signing up with your E-mail.
WEEK 5, DAY 2:
WEEK 5, DAY 2:
Today, we will be introducing our project that relates to our artist, Lorna Simpson!
Demonstration Video/Example
Demonstration Video/Example
We will be starting our identity digital photo-text! This video will guide you through the process, explore Google Drawings, and give suggestions/ideas for your own photo-text project. This project is a way to bring awareness to an experience you have as a way to control your own representation.
Keep these ideas in mind as you create your own photo-text!
Share your experience with a stereotype.
Bring awareness to being left out due to:
Identity
Race
Culture
Standards
Photo Text .mp4Art Project - Identity Digital Photo-Text
Art Project - Identity Digital Photo-Text
Create a digital collage using Google Drawings. The examples are provided above! Click on the link here to begin your digital art work
<https://drive.google.com/drive/u/5/folders/19lxOaiuIqcBO-cWBudpjU7vBJKZFJyc0>.
The link will take you to a Google Folder. Please view the document attached to learn how to access the Google Folder and create a new Google Drawing. Please be mindful of other student's artwork in it!!
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