Artist: Mary Cassatt
Studio
Portraiture: Printmaking collage
Mixed media
Studio
Portraiture: Printmaking collage
Mixed media
Artist: Rene Magritte
Studio
Surreal Journey Postcards
Mixed Media
Studio
Surreal Journey Postcards
Mixed Media
Artist: DO-HO SUH
Studio
Pop-Up Homes and Habitats
Mixed media
Studio
Pop-Up Homes and Habitats
Mixed media
Unit 2: Relationships Reflection
The studio lessons were all related to the big idea of relationships. Like John Heskett states in Pink’s book (2006), “Design, stripped to its essence, can be defined as the human nature to shape and make our environment in ways without precedent in nature, to serve our needs and give meaning to our lives” (pg. 69). I think that this proves that everything is connected. Art does not only look nice, but it serves purposes in our lives, and is usually relatable for us. Consumers usually buy art because it has some kind of meaning to them, or it represents a part of their life. While all of the projects that we made did not necessarily relate to me, they all were related in their own context. The printmaking collage that I made represented my connection with nature. Nature and the outdoors represent a huge part in my life. To me it represents my dad, who passed away, and many of the memories that we shared together. The postcards that I made do not represent my life in any way, but I tried to take the pieces that I was given and connect them on each postcard. The first postcard is all cat related, while the second one is tied together by the written part of the postcard. My pop up projects all represent me in some way, or connect to my life. The love pocket represents the 5 members of my family, and the bond we share. The Mizzou pocket represents my home away from home. The campfire pocket represents the many camping trips that my family took together and my connection with nature. The beach represents another place that I like to call home due to the relaxing nature of beaches. Finally, the arch pocket represents my hometown, and some of the teams from that area.
I can utilize integration with these studio lessons in many ways. I can use my pocket and collage projects that I have made to show my students what I connect with the most. The postcard project can be used in my classroom as a first day project to see what the students will connect. This project can help bond my students together since they are working together, and have to combine what others give them to make something different than what they started with. According to Pink (2006), “The book you hold in your hands. The clothes that cover your body. The piece of furniture on which you’re sitting. The building that surrounds you. These things are part of your life because someone else imagined them and brought them into being” (pg. 70). This quote alone can show my students that everything around them connects. The things that they purchase and connect to now were first thought up by another person who connected to the object in maybe a different way.
Reference:
Pink, Daniel H. (2006). A Whole New Mind. New York, New York: Riverhead Books.
The studio lessons were all related to the big idea of relationships. Like John Heskett states in Pink’s book (2006), “Design, stripped to its essence, can be defined as the human nature to shape and make our environment in ways without precedent in nature, to serve our needs and give meaning to our lives” (pg. 69). I think that this proves that everything is connected. Art does not only look nice, but it serves purposes in our lives, and is usually relatable for us. Consumers usually buy art because it has some kind of meaning to them, or it represents a part of their life. While all of the projects that we made did not necessarily relate to me, they all were related in their own context. The printmaking collage that I made represented my connection with nature. Nature and the outdoors represent a huge part in my life. To me it represents my dad, who passed away, and many of the memories that we shared together. The postcards that I made do not represent my life in any way, but I tried to take the pieces that I was given and connect them on each postcard. The first postcard is all cat related, while the second one is tied together by the written part of the postcard. My pop up projects all represent me in some way, or connect to my life. The love pocket represents the 5 members of my family, and the bond we share. The Mizzou pocket represents my home away from home. The campfire pocket represents the many camping trips that my family took together and my connection with nature. The beach represents another place that I like to call home due to the relaxing nature of beaches. Finally, the arch pocket represents my hometown, and some of the teams from that area.
I can utilize integration with these studio lessons in many ways. I can use my pocket and collage projects that I have made to show my students what I connect with the most. The postcard project can be used in my classroom as a first day project to see what the students will connect. This project can help bond my students together since they are working together, and have to combine what others give them to make something different than what they started with. According to Pink (2006), “The book you hold in your hands. The clothes that cover your body. The piece of furniture on which you’re sitting. The building that surrounds you. These things are part of your life because someone else imagined them and brought them into being” (pg. 70). This quote alone can show my students that everything around them connects. The things that they purchase and connect to now were first thought up by another person who connected to the object in maybe a different way.
Reference:
Pink, Daniel H. (2006). A Whole New Mind. New York, New York: Riverhead Books.