Project #1

Due 8th session, March 8 (just before Spring Break)

The first imaging project of the semester may be of or about anything you wish. You must discuss your ideas with me and the rest of the class and get approval from me on the nature of your project before you begin. The research topic we are focusing on as a class for this half of the semester is Remix Culture. You should be aware of these issues raised by this approach to art-making as you work on your project, but you do not need to explicitly incoroporate them into your project.

Think also in terms of our semester-long emphasis on the physicality of the image as you develop your project. This may entail issues of scale, material(s), mixing of media or techniques, virtuality vs. physicality, etc.

Your art project may involve whatever media you choose. Whatever medium you choose to work in, however, the primary focus of your project must be still imagery. You will need to test and use a paper, canvas, or other substrate that is appropriate to your project.

All students must do their own printing. You may not pay someone or have a service bureau do your printing for you. You may do your printing in the DDA Imaging Lab, at Pratt's Digital Output Center, or on your own equipment.

As you work, make entries in your blog -- of your thoughts, sketches, tests. As you progress through the project, also begin to develop in your blog a short artist's statement of what you were attempting in this project.

On the final due date:

* Bring in your final artwork. Your artwork must be exhibiton-ready. We will exhibit all the projects in the DDA spaces.
* Post to your blog your short Artist Statement. Also post a representative sample of images to show the artwork of your project.
* Hand in to me a flash drive or DVD data disk that contains all relevant imaging files. (This flash drive or disk will not be returned to you. You may combine your files with those of other students on the drive/disk.) Include on your drive/disk a PDF of your Artist Statement. Organize all your files on the disk so that it is easy for me to find them and understand what they are.