Intro to Conceptual:
Conceptual art is art in which the idea presented by the artist is considered more important than the finished product if there is one. “Art for art sake”, it was an opportunity to create something abstract and untraditional, open to interpretation.
This left me with the question “How can I use unconventional forms to express myself?”
This project emphasizes creative risk-taking through poetry, music, art, animations, experimental film, and web production, challenging students to express their opinions through a distinct personal aesthetic. That why I really value this unit, Film gave me a chance to put my ideas in motion and bring them to life, English taught me how to show with words even more than images, and as for digital media, it taught me how to build amazing things like this website.
Photo Haiku
This was our first ever poetry assignment, simple and open-ended we had to write a haiku that meant something to us.
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I really valued this project because it was my first opportunity to make art like this, it means a lot more than you think. I wanted to create something that would mean more to me than anybody else.
Poetry Unit
The first poem is a free verse poem I wrote when I kept having panic attacks in the middle of the night, it would help me calm down. The second in a response to a price of art that I had connected to a specific memory in my past.
Exquisite Corpse Poem
This was an interesting project, essentially we sat in a group of people and each wrote one line on a poem only being able to see what the line before us said.
ARVE Error: Mode: lazyload not available (ARVE Pro not active?), switching to normal modeThis a cool project because it gave the whole class an opportunity to work together to make something great.
Blend Modes
Blending photos is a way to add color or dimensions but putting multiple layers of a photo on top of themselves with slight variations.
This blending modes project was an important one to me because this is a skill that will be very useful though not only my freestyle career but through my whole life. It taught me how to properly improve my photos and showed me how different camera settings (ISO, aperture, shutter speed) can affect the final product.
Experimental Film
The experimental film was our big film project for the conceptual unit and probably the best representation of what the conceptual unit is all about. It took more than a month to make, it is definitely the thing I’m most proud of.