Class #3

What can I take to class?  Seeing the Flickr slide show of our class' work showed me several things.  First of all it was visual documentation, which is important to have for your own teaching portfolio and it serves as a as reference as to how the project you designed looked in the end.  Second, the slide show would be an easy way to get a class to view the whole group's artwork.  It might not be possible to have a full critique, but at least an opportunity could be presented where a class could reflect on the work they made.  Lastly, this slide show paves the way for new ideas with similar materials or methods.  We discussed how to have fun in class, maybe there was an aspect of the project that your students really enjoyed.  What was that aspect and how could you elaborate on that in the future?
We moved on to Tyvek and looked at the work of fellow Pratt graduate student, Ivan.  He and his class worked on Tyvek cut-outs that were narrative, not text focused as is our current assignment.  The intricate details of Ivan's Tyvek work is extremely well executed.  The Tyvek cut-outs made me think of different cultures who have traditions of paper cutting--Scherenschnitte from Switzerland and Germany, which involves a folded piece of paper so as to make a symmetrical design.

Scherenschnitte Paper Cut by Pamela Dalton

Here I found a Japanese artist who utilizes text in her paper cuts.

Paper Cut by Hina Aoyama

After beginning our Tyvek cut-outs as a class, we reviewed our sketchbook drawings.  Aileen suggested I look at the work of artist Russell Crotty.  There seems to be similar points of interest between his work and some of my own drawings and paintings.  I am especially drawn to his mark making and when  I looked at more of his work, discovered his use of (here we go again...) text!

Russell Crotty
Sierra Monochrome, 2007
ink and watercolor on paper on fiberglass sphere
24 inch diameter 

Russell Crotty
Four Seasons in our Galaxy, 2004 edition of 35
20 x 20 inches
archival inkjet pigment and screenprint varnish on paper in four parts
published by CRG Editions / printed at Axelle Editions