art A: Construction: As the “artist”, the student will create a “Culture Collage”and submit an image of it here (below). This becomes an artwork to be “deconstructed” and compared to a painting, later. (50 points)
MyCultureSHAPEDme Collage_Part A: Assume YOU are a contemporary artist
You will make an artwork that is relevant to your life, your world, your family & friends,your work, all or one of these.
The two most important aspects of this assignment:
*Your artwork must reflect what you feel is your particular CULTURE.
*The way you put these pictures together must form a dominant SHAPE that makes visual sense.
What is “CULTURE?” In general, the word culture means: the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. i.e.: "20th century popular culture"
In biology: the word culture refers to the conditions suitable for growth, an artificial medium containing nutrients.
SO: What is the "culture" that nourishes YOU?
What is a COLLAGE? It is a piece of art made by sticking various different materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric onto a backing. (From the French: coller, to glue, is a technique of an art production, primarily used in the visual arts, where the artwork is made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole. ) You can add some drawing, painting, and your own photographs but must not rely on text in this assignment. ( i.e.: no titles- let the visuals tell the story...and be open to interpretation) This may also be partially or completely digitally created.
How do I arrange the pieces of my life?
The dominant Art Element for this assignment is SHAPE
Your collage cannot attain 50 points without the arrangement/composition being UNIFIED in some strong visual way.
Using the Art Element of SHAPE make all parts of your culture ideas/symbols work with that shape.
