Inspired by the life and art of Holocaust survivor Dr. Miriam Brysk, students create a visually interesting composition (including images and text) in response to a difficult personal or global problem. This presentation offers instruction and examples of student work.
2. • Personal Journey
• 25 Points
• You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may
be the best thing in the world for you. ~Walt Disney
• “Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.”
• “Adversity introduces a man to himself.”
• Turn your wounds into wisdom. ~Oprah Winfrey
• Think about the difficult moments in your life…….How
did you survive? …..What did you learn? About
yourself? Think about the difficult and sometimes painful
experiences and decisions people endure. Art has been
a way to illustrate these events and reveal the ragged
truth about overcoming the difficulties in life and still
finding the joy. I want you to choose an event, personal
experience, family history or world problem that touches
you in some way.
3. Personal Journey
• Begin by:
• Collecting images, find images in magazines, bring pictures in from
home and scan , find images on the internet
• Store images in your file
• Find some background information on your topic that may inspire and
inform your artwork, save in your file
• Use Photoshop, begin your design.
• Use text in your image
• Think about using the techniques of creating an interesting
composition along with communicating a message
• Do you have a focal point or emphasis?
4. Miriam Brysk began
a second career as
an artist after retiring
from university. She
became proficient in
several printing
techniques and
created a body of
work that reflects her
family and cultural
loss of the holocaust.
5. The next series of slides are
examples of student work created
in Photoshop that illustrate student
response to both personal and
global problems.
