Our goal for the midterm project is for you to create a drawing that represents you as a visual artist, right now. You will decide its subject, its general purpose, and its aesthetic qualities, but each of these decisions needs to be purposeful, and the steps of this project will push you to do your best work.
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Due on Monday, March 15th, is a typed proposal for your project, accompanied by images. There are several questions I would like you to answer in this proposal. First: how or where would you like people to experience your art? Do you want to draw a comic book, design a mural to be painted on a wall, create a poster to be reprinted and hung in many places, sell works of art for people to hang in their homes, or make a gallery installation?
Due on Monday, March 15th, is a typed proposal for your project, accompanied by images. There are several questions I would like you to answer in this proposal. First: how or where would you like people to experience your art? Do you want to draw a comic book, design a mural to be painted on a wall, create a poster to be reprinted and hung in many places, sell works of art for people to hang in their homes, or make a gallery installation?
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Second: which artists would you describe as your influences? I would like you to name at least three artists, and find one work of art by each that represents the example that you would like to follow. These artists can be examples for you in several ways: you might be interested in their style, you might identify with their ideas, or you might see their professional identity as a model. Your proposal should be accompanied by three images, one from each of these artists. One of these examples must be a drawing. The other two can be in any artistic media.
Second: which artists would you describe as your influences? I would like you to name at least three artists, and find one work of art by each that represents the example that you would like to follow. These artists can be examples for you in several ways: you might be interested in their style, you might identify with their ideas, or you might see their professional identity as a model. Your proposal should be accompanied by three images, one from each of these artists. One of these examples must be a drawing. The other two can be in any artistic media.
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Three: what is the specific subject, theme, or idea that you intend to use for your midterm drawing? The answer to this question will vary depending on what sort of art you intend to make, but basically I’d like you to demonstrate that you’ve thought of a direction for this project. If you’re doing a symbolic self-portrait, what will be its general theme? If you’re doing a comic book page, what story will you tell? If you’re doing a mural, what are you hoping to contribute to the community of people who will see it?
Three: what is the specific subject, theme, or idea that you intend to use for your midterm drawing? The answer to this question will vary depending on what sort of art you intend to make, but basically I’d like you to demonstrate that you’ve thought of a direction for this project. If you’re doing a symbolic self-portrait, what will be its general theme? If you’re doing a comic book page, what story will you tell? If you’re doing a mural, what are you hoping to contribute to the community of people who will see it?
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This typed statement should be anywhere between five hundred and one thousand words in length, which can be determined using the “word count” feature of your word processing program. This feature is usually found in the “tools” option on the taskbar. Your statement should be typed, double-spaced, (which means leaving a space between each line), and proofread for spelling, grammar, and clarity. Ask someone else to read your paper and to explain what it says to you, to make sure that I will understand it also. I will deduct from your grade if your statement doesn’t follow the instructions, if errors in spelling and grammar make it difficult to read, or if I can’t understand your basic answer to each of the above questions.
This typed statement should be anywhere between five hundred and one thousand words in length, which can be determined using the “word count” feature of your word processing program. This feature is usually found in the “tools” option on the taskbar. Your statement should be typed, double-spaced, (which means leaving a space between each line), and proofread for spelling, grammar, and clarity. Ask someone else to read your paper and to explain what it says to you, to make sure that I will understand it also. I will deduct from your grade if your statement doesn’t follow the instructions, if errors in spelling and grammar make it difficult to read, or if I can’t understand your basic answer to each of the above questions.
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You may include examples of your previous drawings, either actual drawings or printed photographs of drawings, if it helps you to explain what you’d like to do. This proposal is due Monday, March 15th. I will respond to your proposal by Wednesday, March 17th, but I recommend that you start working on your midterm drawing project as soon as possible because a drawing based on your proposal is due for critique on Wednesday, March 24th.
