Homework + supplies due 11.04.09

1. Keep working on your Critical Drawing project. You must show me PROGRESS next week: sketches, photos, writing, media tests, etc.

2. 7 Journal entries.

3. Supplies: Bring anything you think you might need for your Critical Drawing project to have a productive class.

Homework + supplies due 10.28.09

1. Four sketches of possibilities for your final Critical Drawing project, based on your most compelling idea/topic.

2. Bring anything you think you might need to work on your Critical Drawing project in class.

3. 7 Journal project entries.

Graffiti in Williamsburg | Critical Drawing

In teams of 2, go to Williamsburg and find some great graffiti. Here's a map to get you started.



View offManhattan.com: Williamsburg Brooklyn Graffiti Tour in a larger map

Photograph at least 2 pieces, post them to flickr, and be prepared to explain what you saw (technique, content, context) and why you like it in class. Be back here by 1:00pm, ready to talk.

Other Critical Drawing references:
Faile
Banksy
Swoon

"Emory Douglas: Black Panther" at the New Museum

As part of the Critical Drawing project, we are taking a field trip to the New Museum to get a tour of "Emory Douglas: Black Panther." For more info on the exhibition click here. Our tour starts promptly at 12:15, we will leave from the classroom to head over at 11:15. Since you've already paid me for your ticket, it's critical that we all go in together.

The New Museum is located at 235 Bowery, New York, NY 10002. Take the F/V train to 2nd Ave./Lower East Side. Walk one block west on Houston, then one block south on Bowery, and you'll see the museum on the east side of the street.

Homework + supplies due 10.21.09

1. 7 Journal project entries.

2. Research three issues/topics for your Critical Drawing Project. Write at least 1 paragraph about each, highlighting key points of concern and why you find this issue compelling. Be prepared to present these to the class next week.

3. Bring in all of your Journal entries, so we can finish the Journal project discussion with Michelle.

Critical Drawing Project + References (due 11.18.09)

Dan Perjovschi, "Have a nice day!", 2001

There is a rich history of using drawing as a means of social protest. Drawings (and their close relations, prints) have documented our societal failings and misdeeds, and incited uprisings, at least since the caves at Lascaux. For this second long-term project, you will develop a piece, or series of pieces, that explores drawing as a means of social protest/critique or a commentary on current events. The project will be developed over the next 4 weeks, with a full critique on 11/18. If you want to work from life, you have the option of working with 2 models in the classroom that you can pose or use as reference.

Start with some issues you feel passionately about, research these issues, then start doing sketches for your piece. This should be a thoughtful, considered project, and any controversial or inflammatory subject matter needs to be fully considered. Some questions to ask yourself about each topic: What’s the best way to talk about this issue? Does it need to be a drawing in the traditional sense, or a print? Does it need to be distributed (sticker, pamphlet, stencil)? How does the medium enhance/detract from the content? What do I want the viewer to walk away with?

The key to many successful artworks is installation and documentation. Think about how you are going to install your work, and what exactly you want the audience to see: Is it a drawing? A photo of a drawing? An animation? A live performance? Are you showing only evidence from a past performance? Are we watching a video of the performance?

Please plan in advance. Reserve an installation room if you need it, and consider how, when, where and what equipment (camera, TV, DVD player) you will need.

References:
William Hogarth
Honoré Daumier
Robert Colescott
Kara Walker
Raymond Pettibon drawings from summer 2003
Dan Perjovschi website
Dan Perjovschi at MoMA with video
Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla
Graffiti Research Lab: LASER Tag video

Extra Credit: Open Drawing and/or Pablo Bronstein at the Met

You have 3 options for extra credit this semester:

1. Open Drawing
There is an open drawing session with 3 models sponsored by the Illustration department each Friday during the semester. They run from 3-8 in room 1104, 2 West 13th St. To get extra credit, stay for 3 hours and bring in your sketches.

2. A 2-page essay on the Pablo Bronstein exhibition at the Met
-Link to Met exhibition info
Go to the Met, and write a 2-page essay on the Pablo Bronstein drawing show. Tell me a bit about him, describe the work, and write some thoughtful insights. Email it to me, along with your entrance receipt.

3. Dr. Sketchy's
Go to one of Molly Crabapple's "Dr. Sketchy's" drawing events (for more info, click here). Stay for the full program, and bring in your sketches to class the following week.

Molly Crabapple and Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School

Great article in the NY Times on Molly Crabapple, an artist and illustrator who runs a monthly event called Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School, where you can draw burlesque performers in costume. To read the article, click here.

Homework + supplies due 10.14.09

1. Photograph your Nocturne well, and post images to flickr.

2. 14 Journal entries (7 for this week, plus 7 from last week).

3. Next week I will introduce your next long-term project, Critical Drawing (due 11/18). This will be a piece or series that explores drawing as a means of social protest or a commentary on current events. Bring your sketchbook to take notes.

4. We are going on a field trip to the New Museum to see "Emory Douglas: Black Panther." You've all given me money for the tour, but please bring a metrocard, and food money if you want to eat near the museum. Bring your sketchbook.

Crit Groups: Nocturne

Group A
Kyle
Peter
Maura
Esther
Agyong

Group B
Joanne
Zack
Kelly
Ginny
Bunny

Group C
Lisa
Olivia
Maria
Eric

Group A critiques Group B, Group B critiques Group C, Group C critiques Group A.