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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Assignments

This post does not apply to Fall 2014

Fall 2014 students: Please refer to the category link "Fall 2014" for Quick Challenge info. 



Quick Challenges
Below are a list of assignments for quick challenges.  I will select  a different group of challenges each semester.  Therefore, you will not do every challenge listed below.  I announce and discuss the challenges in class so be prepared to take notes.  Examples for most of the challenges are on this blog for you to check out.

On Monday I assign one quick challenge, due the following Wednesday.  On Wednesday I assign two quick challenges, due the following Monday.

You are required to make eight pieces for each category. Important, must have eight (8) separate pieces to receive full credit.  Do not make one large piece and say it equals eight small pieces.  The eight separate pieces can be any size, all different sizes and demonstrate various interpretations of challenge.

For those works that are ephemeral, or located at another location, you must upload photos on your blog and present to the class the day the challenge is due.  All other work is to be brought to class.

Late work is not accepted.  At the end of the semester you are required to lay out all your challenges and, as a class, we will discuss those works that provide opportunity for further exploration.

Before beginning your first quick challenge, spend time looking at The Drawing Center's Viewing Program.  Link here. Select three artists whose work you admire.  Post at least one image for each artist on your blog and include a brief statement as to why you are interested in the work.  Remember, the artist's statement is important here.  Sometime we connect with what is said more than what we see.  Feel free to be inspired by another artist's intentions.  Post their statement and your response to it on your blog.  IMPORTANT - you must give credit to the artist's you select.  Post their name and include a source link to their website, the drawing center or another site that showcases their work.


Materials:
Cardboard
Chalk
Charcoal
Fabric
Found Objects
Graph Paper
Hair
Ink
Magnets
Mirrors
Newspaper
Paint
Sandpaper
String
Tape
Thread
Tracing Paper
Powders (Can expand this definition.  For instance: saw dust, dirt, sand.  Spices and food mixes can provide interesting color and texture.)
Water
Watercolor
Wax
Wire
Wood
Yarn

Processes:
Body Marks (Your body, or part of it, is the tool.  Do not make marks on your body.  Mark made is a print of your body or a result of a function of your body)
Cut/Folded/Torn Paper
Drawing in Space (Each drawing must have height, width and depth.)
Erase
Gravity
Pinholes/Pricking
Scratching
Sewing
Stamping/Printing
Stencil
Tools  (Use an exsisting object to make a mark and/or make your own tool.  Consider rolling an object, dropping it, dragging it to make a mark. )
Wall Drawing
Wrapping

Themes:
Anatomy
Animals
Autobiographical
Charts/Maps/Diagrams
Confessions
Deconstruct
Ephermal
Fantasy
Feminist
Figurative
Futuristic
Gender/Sexuality
History
Holes
Humor
Identity
Literature
Obsessive
Poetry
Political
Portraiture
Race
Science
Shadows
Silhouettes
Site-Specific
Tracks
Transparent
Violence




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