TYREE GUYTON
September 26, 2014
1. Who is Tyree Guyton?
Tyree Guyton is primarily a painter and sculptor. Over the past few years, he has taken his artistic talents to the streets of Detroit. He is often referred to as an urban environmental artist because he transforms abandoned homes on the East side of Detroit. He does this by painting the homes and surrounding environments with bright colors to symbolize the diversity in Detroit.
2. What is his work about? What is he trying to identify with his art?
Mr Guyton calls his urban Detroit artwork "medicine for the community". Guyton is attempting to heal the minds of the people through his artwork, so that Detroit can begin to transform it's people and communities.
3. Identify his art making strategies.
Guyton uses primarily a colorful polka dot pattern to symbolize the diversity in Detroit. He uses his art to bring attention to the extreme poverty in the area. Guyton's work has brought world wide attention to the area which has resulted in reduction of crime in the two-block area of East Detroit. The area is now referred to as an artistic Cultural Village.
September 26, 2014
1. Who is Tyree Guyton?
Tyree Guyton is primarily a painter and sculptor. Over the past few years, he has taken his artistic talents to the streets of Detroit. He is often referred to as an urban environmental artist because he transforms abandoned homes on the East side of Detroit. He does this by painting the homes and surrounding environments with bright colors to symbolize the diversity in Detroit.
2. What is his work about? What is he trying to identify with his art?
Mr Guyton calls his urban Detroit artwork "medicine for the community". Guyton is attempting to heal the minds of the people through his artwork, so that Detroit can begin to transform it's people and communities.
3. Identify his art making strategies.
Guyton uses primarily a colorful polka dot pattern to symbolize the diversity in Detroit. He uses his art to bring attention to the extreme poverty in the area. Guyton's work has brought world wide attention to the area which has resulted in reduction of crime in the two-block area of East Detroit. The area is now referred to as an artistic Cultural Village.
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Skoglund Q & A
September 19, 2014
September 19, 2014
THE ARTMAKING PROCESS1 Artist: Sandy Skoglund
BIG IDEA/ KEY IDEAS
What is the work about?
Skoglund’s work is about taking a common reality and transforming it to fantasy. What is real? What is artificial?
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BOUNDARIES
MEDIA
Prints, Drawing and Photography
SUBJECT MATTER
Sets with props, figures and models. Changing an average/normal photograph into a fantasy.
VISUAL FORM
Final product: photographs
TECHNIQUES
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Use of vivid secondary colors and adding fantasy to reality through unrealistic imagery. Sculpting.
KNOWLEDGE
How does the artist acquire knowledge?
Skoglund acquires knowledge through the creation of a realistic scene. She does this by building elaborate sets to photograph. She then photographs the sets, analyzes them, and alters them.
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ARTMAKING PROBLEM
How to investigate and express the idea?
Technical strategies:
Her sets display reality, but the reality is altered through the changes she makes to the photos. She uses color to highlight what she wishes the viewer to focus upon. She also uses repetition (goldfish) to emphasize.
Conceptual strategies:
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Transformation, modification and combination. She turns old into new. She uses exaggeration of size to emphasize the goldfish.
THEME
What is your conception of the fantasy and real? Fantasy is . . .
The conception of fantasy and reality varies upon each individual’s views. Fantasy is usually seen as surreal and improbable. My conception of fantasy is something that I view as unachievable.
What has most influenced your conception of fantasy?
My conception of fantasy has changed with age and time. My upbringing, family, life-style, exposure, and area of the world I was raised all influenced my conception of fantasy.
What is your Technical Strategy that you can use to convince the viewers that the world (and the people) there is fantasy?
I think I would use many technical strategies to convince viewers that there is fantasy, such as: make-believe, representation, staging, realism, repetition, and transformation.
What is your Conceptual Strategy for converting fantasy into the real?
I think I would use both transformation and opposition to convert fantasy into the real.
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Marshall Q & A
September 19, 2014
1. According to Marshall, what does she mean by “thinking outside of the box”? “Thinking outside of the box” is a metaphor that means . . . .
September 19, 2014
1. According to Marshall, what does she mean by “thinking outside of the box”? “Thinking outside of the box” is a metaphor that means . . . .
Marshall uses a classroom project to enhance the creative process. She implements a ten step system to elaborate on Wallas’ four stage system. The ten steps allowed students to add to their current artistic ideas and enhance them. While the project was teacher-led, it encouraged the students to expand their artistic creativity. These steps encouraged the students to "think outside of the box".
2. List three ways to think outside of the box.
- Thinking in new, creative ways
- Thinking differently than others
- Forming new ideas from old concepts
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BAMBERGER Q & A
September 12, 2014
September 12, 2014
1. What is Bamberger’s work about?
Bamberger’s work is about his worldview. It is about his reality and what he has chosen to make of that reality. It is about science, not God. It is about explaining the world around him.
2. What are some of Bamberger’s art making strategies?
Bamberger uses digital technology to repeat frames from nature and form one unique and “perfect” view. Bamberger focuses on the beauty of nature.
What is my reality?
My reality is my life view – how I see life. It is a summation of my experiences. It is permanent but also ever changing.
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PROBLEM POSTING - POSTCARD 1
September 5, 2014
September 5, 2014
PLACE: My back yard
Define your problem: What it is: explaining a question you have about the place.
Why do I love my back yard so much? What makes my back yard such a treasured space for me?
Why this is a genuine question or problem for you?
This is a genuine question because my back yard is unique. My favorite form of exercise involves water-based activities. My back yard is a beach and a lake.
Why the question or problem is likely to be relevant to others.
This question is relevant to others who share my desire to be around the water.
Why the question or problem matters to some significant issues related to our understanding of the chosen place.
Some issues related to understanding my chosen place are: Why the water is a comfort to me; Why I love water activities so much; and Do I fully appreciate this blessing in my life?
Why the question or problem is important, why should this problem be solved and how could this problem be solved.
The question is important because it allows people to better understand who I am and what my passions are. My photo presentation will allow others to see my point of view.
Your art making strategies:
My art making strategies involve bringing all of the things I love about my back yard together into one unique photo/postcard. I love the wild-life that habituates around the lake.
Your proposed solutions:
My proposed solutions regarding my art making strategies involve perfecting some simple Photoshop techniques such as importing images, trimming, cutting, and pasting them to my original shot.
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CREATIVITY Q & A
August 29, 2014
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CREATIVITY Q & A
August 29, 2014
1. Define Creativity:
The definition of creativity can be different to different
people. To me, creativity is using art and/or imagination to seek unique
and/or individualized outcomes.
2. What does it take to be creative?
It takes an open mind and a willingness to seek options that are "outside of the box" or norm to be creative. There is no specific way that a person must behave or "be" in order to possess true creativity.
3. Am I creative?
I am creative in many ways. I enjoy envisioning different styles of art and making them my own. I am not creative in the sense that I draw well or can tell a great story. I am creative because I am a unique thinker and can put my ideas into action.
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