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We did a lot of work to make these photos what they are. First we had to head out into the snow and find different angles and positions for all of our photos. When editing we changed the brightness and contrast, and we desaturated the pictures, turning them black and white. Finally, we uploaded them onto our blog pages and wrote about our photos.
- Lili and Shannon 1st period For our first unit in Media arts, we explored the Inside Out Project. We saw how portraits can be interesting just focusing on the face without any extra props. We worked on making cool poses and different angles so that the photos displayed our emotions and expressions and showed a lot about us!
-Shannon, 1st period The Inside Out Project Photo retrieved from http://hbowatch.com/hbo-documentary-film-inside-out-the-peoples-arts-project/ Video retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EQ7y9EOWT8&feature=c4-overview&list=UUJoBT0cX_7ggu8yVALiArQw "Known for billboard-sized photographic portraits of everyday people in urban settings, French street artist JR has a simple call to action: “Tell me what you stand for, and together we’ll turn the world inside out.” To transform his idea into reality, he created the Inside Out Project, the world’s largest participatory art project and a remarkable testament to the power of the image and the role art can play in transforming lives."
Jeff Dinsmore, http://hbowatch.com/hbo-documentary-film-inside-out-the-peoples-arts-project/ See more of JR's Inside Out Project here: http://www.jr-art.net/projects/inside-out-project-group-actions Using a tutorial by Meredith Blaché, Advanced Media students learned how to use the layer mask to mask out parts of their body to make it appear that they are walking out of a portal. Students then experimented with filters to create the inside of the portal and change their background. Nice work! Below is a preview of the 7th grade portraits that are now on display by the Media Arts Lab at Chute. Today, students wrote and filmed artist statements describing their photos. Download the (free) Aurasma app for Apple devices or Android devices. Follow these steps and you can use this app to scan students' portraits and reveal their videos. Enjoy!
One idea that artist JR describes in his TED talk is how art can create change. After displaying their photos in class, Chute 7th graders discussed how their photos will change the way people see them and create an impact when they go on display in the halls next week.
Advanced Media Arts students are busily finishing their first Photoshop projects and continuing on to try some new ones. See some of the finished ones below!
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Artist of the Month:
Jesse Joshua Watson Biography compiled from http://jessewatson.com/about/ by Jacob V. Watson's is a father of two boys, a dancer, and an artist. He has illustrated children books, CD covers, and magazines. A couple books he illustrated that we are reading here at Chute are Chess Rumble by G. Neri and Ghetto Cowboy by G. Neri. He visited Haiti after the earthquake in 2010 and wrote a book to raise money to support the Haitian people, called HOPE FOR HAITI! View Jesse speaking with our 7th grade Media Arts classes via Google Hangout on October 3rd at this link. Categories
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