PROJECT #7 – street art Goal: Street art is the newest and most exciting segment of the contemporary art world. This assignment will allow you to create your own street art persona. Assignment: We’ve just viewed Banksy’s Exit Through The Gift Shop and have been introduced to street artists such as, Shepard Fairey, Mr. Brainwash, Monsieur André, and Space Invader. Now it is time to create your own street art persona. 1) Give yourself a name, such as when Thierry Guetta became “Mr Brainwash” 2) Define your goals and intentions as a street artist 3) What message does your work contain? 4) Where is your street art going to be placed so people will see it? 5) What medium are you going to use? What size is it ideally going to be? Develop your ideas and write an essay explaining the five bullet points above. Create a work of street art! ON PAPER! Attach it to your essay. Essay Format: · Upper left hand corner of the paper should have (single-spaced) Your Name Days and Time of Class Project Number · Skip two lines and begin your paper…do not give your paper a title · One-Page (20-23 lines of text) · Typed · Double Spaced (Format—>Paragraph—>Spacing—>Double—>Click OK) · 1” Margins (Format—>Document—>Change Margins—>Click OK) · 10-point font · Don’t forget to proofread your paper! Grammar does count! Art Format: · Complete your work on a standard 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper. Do not deviate from this. · The medium is up to you, but pencil is preferred · You can also create something via computer, but remember YOU have to create it! · An example is below. The Packet: Essay Attach a sample of your street art Point Value: 25 points Due Date: Monday, April 20th. An “A” Student Project #5 As the world of street art continues to expand, more new and innovative forms of art are being displayed all around the world – from LA to Paris to New York City and more. When trying to figure out what piece of street art to create myself, it took me awhile before I dedicated myself to a certain image because there were so many ideas running through my head. I chose my primary form of street art to depict a cartoon detective with the word “create” at the bottom of his coat holding a magnifying glass that reveals an inkblot from the Rorschach test. Based on this image, I would call myself “Detective J.” All-in-all, my street art does not portray a particularly deep or meaningful subject and is not extremely difficult to create, yet I feel that the message I want viewers to receive from this image is still an important one for people to remember. The Rorschach inkblot test is typically used for psychological purposes to determine a person’s personality characteristics and emotional functionality. Personally, I believe it is also a test of the imagination, a method of creation and interaction with each other and with an individual’s personal creative side. As a street artist, my goal is to promote these artistic characteristics – crea ...