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The work above is actually a collaboration between three artists. Tatham and O'Sullivan hired illustrator <a href="http://simonmanfield.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Simon Manfield</a> and gave him rudimentary sketches to illustrate in greater detail. This is a fairly isolated collaboration between the three, ie. it's not Tatham and O'Sullivan's normal method to hire illustrators.<br>
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It's strikes me as odd for a couple of reasons. For one, illustration is often looked down upon by gallery artists. There are probably a variety of reasons for that. Historically, it was looked at as the commercialization of art. Later on I think it was possibly the apparent style of illustration that was problematic. Even later, maybe with the advent of 'conceptual' art, it was the craft element of illustration that turned up noses. Additionally, it might be the journeyman (or work for hire) element of it that was bothersome. Anyway, various reasons come up to distain illustration and those reasons are subsequently forgotten.<br>
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Honestly, it feels like a somewhat anachronistic piece due to how little capital B beauty is actually discussed in art school these days. I do feel the perception of aesthetic quality is making a comeback in art classrooms though. Well, it will be for sure when I'm teaching :D </div>
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As promised, this post is about a book <a href="http://dushkopetrovich.com/" target="_blank">Dushko Petrovich </a>wrote with Roger White. It's more of a compilation actually. They somehow got a variety of art educators to submit their favorite or least favorite art lesson assignments, and they brought them together in a book. I don't have the book yet, so I can't say much about its actual content, but there's an <a href="http://artforum.com/words/id=30379" target="_blank">artforum</a> interview of the team which might be more revealing. Even better, and in true multi-media fashion...there's an WNYC interview of them posted below.<br />
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From what I can gather, the book is primarily a collection of lesson examples. It's an idea that seems so obvious one might not consider it. This book, however, sounds inventive and full of real world variety. One can perhaps be overwhelmed with such a quantity, but a lack of breath in examples can feel rather suffocating. Anyway, I wish I had found this book sooner!<br />
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It might look rather retro-cubist, but she is able to draw from history without being constrained by it. Out of curiosity I checked out where she went to school; Yale, great...let's check out Yale's latest students. After being sorely disappointed by the second year painting student's work, I thought I'd survey their professors. Surprisingly, there's at least 5 critics for every painting professor. Huh? It turns out <i>some</i> of the 'critics' are actually painters, whatever. Everyone's a critic I guess ;D<br>
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A writer whose work I've only just become acquainted with is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Tallis" target="_blank">Raymond Tallis</a>. (I'm onto student teaching soon, and the majority of my course work is complete. So I can return to my individual pursuits and reading). A book I've been looking forward to is, "<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDcQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FDefence-Wonder-Other-Philosophical-Reflections%2Fdp%2F1844655253&ei=RtvUUK-IKKq30AH17oCgBw&usg=AFQjCNH4GETs0JlaE6WqEoxBs0sBFHrcUQ&sig2=-OG3jY0DmliS3HOi6tOefg&bvm=bv.1355534169,d.dmQ" target="_blank">In Defence of Wonder</a>". I've only just started reading it, and while his writing style may be somewhat awkward in sections, there are some wonderfully poignant lines. For instance,<br />
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Cross contour line drawings are a mainstay in grade school art classes. They're a pretty straight forward way to teach form and the results can be quite nice if somewhat academic. I don't really plan to create any lessons around them, but I recently found an artist that has done some interesting works that help to revive the idea a bit.</div>
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This was a video I had seen quite a while ago. It features renowned physicist Richard Feynman. It might be somewhat unusual for an art ed student to be pointing to a scientist for inspiration, but Feynman was an enigmatic character all around. He actually published a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Richard-Feynman-Character/dp/2884490477/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355490063&sr=8-1&keywords=richard+feynman+drawings" target="_blank">book</a> of his sketches. They might not have been the greatest, but it shows he was interested and willing to try (they're actually pretty good too).<br>
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In the clip he mentions art in retelling an anecdote about an artist friend who (he claims) said that scientists couldn't see beauty in the same way an artist does. Now, this is coming from what might be called a 'different time', and I suspect Feynman might be caricaturizing the artist for the sake of the anecdote. Either way it's always interesting to hear him discuss his ideas.<br>
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This was an example I did on the board during a lesson I gave to 4 classes of 8th graders. It was basically a very straightforward beginner's lesson on how to draw a graffiti tag. (A 'tag' for the uninitiated is just your general graffiti subject. It's just your name, or nickname, or whatever people call you or whatever you want to be called. There are few rules with it).<br>
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The work of Cai Guo-Qiang's work is fascinating. This piece in particular is based on an ancient Chinese fable about two armies. During a great battle in the 3rd century (I think) one army ran out of arrows. So they devised a clever trick to send over an empty boat in the dead of a foggy night. When the boat reached the other army they reacted and shot innumerable arrows at it. Somehow the first army got it back and retrieved the arrows to use in the next battle.<br>
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Art educators' lesson plans are somewhat different than other subjects plans (usually more colorful). For one thing, we have to create a, "teacher's sample". Or, we have to actually execute the lesson ourselves before we expect the students to do so. This is the fun part though. We are encouraged to use our own styles (which I actually find it difficult to do because of the technical complexity of my personal work). But in this case, we can approach a lesson plan as we might approach our own artwork. </div>
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Artists don't only do art, they enjoy the work of other artists. So finding inspiration for a lesson plan can often be found in the work of an artist or artists just as we might for our own work. A painter I recently discovered who I might find some commonality in is <a href="http://www.booooooom.com/2012/12/05/oliver-vernon-3/" target="_blank">Oliver Vernon </a>.</div>
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I just wanted to make a point to mention <a href="http://www.icaphila.org/exhibitions/rollins.php">Tim Rollins and K.O.S.</a>. I see it as a modest ideal to aspire to (and possibly beyond) in art teaching. It more or less sums up some of the most pertinent aspects of teaching art. Not so much the, 'community' aspect (however important), but just taking students with the interest and <i>doing</i> something with it.<br>
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For teachers it should make things somewhat easier. I'm sure the term will still be used for the sake of clarity. The term Austism is so broad, but at the same time, even Asperger's did very little to narrow that down. Either way, a nominal change such as this won't change how valuable the arts are to these children's development.<br />
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</p><p>I'm not going to review that show. I just liked the title and it made me think about the body as a machine. </p><a href="http://leasureroom.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-body-argument.html#more">Read more »</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01317174134567950580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481013063385902058.post-81861100622875894992012-11-27T13:42:00.002-08:002012-11-27T14:03:53.335-08:00Freedom to be bad<br>
<p>If you haven't heard of K-pop (Korean pop music), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangnam_District" target="_blank">Gangnam Style</a>, or Korean K-pop star Psy, I apologize. You unfortunately can not <i>un</i>know this. But it's not all terrible. Or it is, but that's kind of the point.<br>
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<p>I've often thought that our current monetary system forces us to into an unwelcomed pragmatism in our daily lives. So often casual conversation devolves into talk about bills, rent payments, automotive costs, and unintended arithmetical chit chat. It's innocent enough, of course, because it's something we're all affected by. It's an absurd 'system' of quantifying an otherwise loose agreement of value. But it's all we're stuck with at the moment and we have little freedom to do anything about it. (Not least of which because we're too busy keeping track of these sets of numbers). Sorry, I'm ranting here.</p><br />
<p>The journal Science recently published a study where they attempted to determine how much difference in decision making there is between being rich and poor. In other words, does it occupy more thought having more or less money. Unsurprisingly, people with less money spend more time thinking about how to meet their expenses, whereas people with more money don't worry about it so much.,/p><br />
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<p>Why is an art education student writing about this? Well, in my art ed classes we've spent a good deal of time focusing on the connection between art and games. It's a ripe area to build art lessons around. In this case, regardless of scientific viability of this particular experiment, it is interesting to see how it was conducted and to think about how an art lesson about using resources might be able to prepare students for such real life practicalities.<br />
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I don't typically write about polotics or particularly topical news items. The hurricane, however, had a rather universal effect on the tri-state area and further. For one thing, it caused schools to be cancelled not only because of the storm itself, but the extended loss of power that followed.<br>
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<p>Alexi Worth is a contemporary painter who occasionally paints pictures that could be interpreted has having to do with identity. This, among other properties in his work, is perhaps what makes his illustrative style tolerable to more metropolitan, avante guarde tastes.</p><a href="http://leasureroom.blogspot.com/2011/11/whats-identity-worth.html#more">Read more »</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01317174134567950580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481013063385902058.post-75796067169109366682011-11-20T07:25:00.000-08:002011-11-20T10:18:33.896-08:00The Bearable Lightness of Microlattice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c630a53ef0162fc89d28f970d-pi" rel="lightbox" title="90% nickel microlatice structure resting on the head of a dandelion" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="223" width="295" src="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c630a53ef0162fc89d28f970d-pi"></a></div><br>
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<p>I unfortunately don't have much to add to this story. I just thought it was an attractive image and it reminded me of, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unbearable_Lightness_of_Being">The Unbearable Lightness of Being</a>" by Milan Kundera (who is Czech like '50%' of me for what it's worth). It also got me thinking about the intersection of art and science. It's been on my mind (more) lately since we had the theoretical physicist<a href="http://www.jannalevin.com/" target="_blank">Janna Levin</a> give a 'lecture' on what she called, "The Third Culture" at Suny NewPaltz recently.</p><a href="http://leasureroom.blogspot.com/2011/11/bearable-lightness-of-microlattice.html#more">Read more »</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01317174134567950580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481013063385902058.post-71977884938205470602011-11-13T07:49:00.001-08:002011-11-13T09:30:10.908-08:00Middle School Musings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-pL4JzUSsBS1qhYXuIvUlBkCC2qr3pHt3GmIJbZkqIufEcThxfYiVia99js7e12LJsmpcL0Ftayhot4FfW8bpUt79j9zbOgMVFG_r8Gt5Hl1W4DI6QmCp8jmiVjfh_g_JxRwAibFicW9/s320/school_clip_art.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="229" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-pL4JzUSsBS1qhYXuIvUlBkCC2qr3pHt3GmIJbZkqIufEcThxfYiVia99js7e12LJsmpcL0Ftayhot4FfW8bpUt79j9zbOgMVFG_r8Gt5Hl1W4DI6QmCp8jmiVjfh_g_JxRwAibFicW9/s320/school_clip_art.gif"></a></div><br>
<p>Listening to the, <a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/449/middle-school">"This American Life"</a> broadcasts of their middle school radio series brought back a lot of memories of a time, though formative, easily forgotten. In any recounting of experiences, some points will match up in your memory of events, and some of course will not. For me, it was interesting that much of what I wouldn't have normally thought about if I tried to remember my middle school experiences came back to me in hearing these recordings.<br>
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<p>Cultural researcher <a href="http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/">Danah Boyd</a> explains some of the more subtle motivations of social networking in <a href="http://www.danah.org/papers/WhyYouthHeart.pdf">"Why Youth (Heart) Social Network Sites"</a>. In the essay she expands on the concept of "public" spaces, impressions and attitudes to reveal the effects social networking may be having on today's youth. With social networking sites, youth are able to create a 'profile' for themselves and post 'comments' on each other's profiles. As Boyd puts it, <blockquote>"Friends are publicly articulated, profiles are publicly viewed, and comments are publicly visible" </blockquote>She focuses specifically on <a href="http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/social-networking/networks/myspace3.htm">myspace</a>, but the implications of a "networked public" carry on to other sites. (The above picture is a typical example of a picture posted as a comment on myspace)</p><a href="http://leasureroom.blogspot.com/2011/11/networked-public.html#more">Read more »</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01317174134567950580noreply@blogger.com0