Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
i would like to talk to each of you on Wednesday about the current state of your final project before you finalize everything. The following are time slots that you are free to sign up for during class time on Wednesday. The lab will be open during this time, and the time you sign up for can also be used to answer technical questions.
In order to sign up for a time, simply comment on this post with the time slot you would like to sign up for. Look at previous comments to make sure that time slot is not booked. And you cannot sign up for a time slot unless all the previous time slots are taken (i.e. start at the beginning and work your way towards the end). These one-on-one meetings are not required, but recommended.
Also, you are guaranteed the time you sign up for, but no more or less. If you are late, you only get the amount of time left in your slot.
9:30–9:45
9:45–10:00
10:00–10:15
10:15-10:30
10:30–10:45
10:45–11:00
11:00–11:15
11:15–11:30
11:30–11:45
11:45–12:00
12:00-12:15
12:15–12:30
12:30–12:45
12:45–1:00
In order to sign up for a time, simply comment on this post with the time slot you would like to sign up for. Look at previous comments to make sure that time slot is not booked. And you cannot sign up for a time slot unless all the previous time slots are taken (i.e. start at the beginning and work your way towards the end). These one-on-one meetings are not required, but recommended.
Also, you are guaranteed the time you sign up for, but no more or less. If you are late, you only get the amount of time left in your slot.
9:30–9:45
9:45–10:00
10:00–10:15
10:15-10:30
10:30–10:45
10:45–11:00
11:00–11:15
11:15–11:30
11:30–11:45
11:45–12:00
12:00-12:15
12:15–12:30
12:30–12:45
12:45–1:00
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Photo Series
For my photo series I want to shoot portraits of my friends and family. I really would like to concentrate on the background... making it the focal point of the photos. Too often do we make judgements of people based off of the jobs that they are at. We automatically connect what people do at "a job" with their personality, hobbies, and intellect. I want to exaggerate this idea, by taking photos of people within their job astmopshere. I want to create a field of depth that will ultimately blur out the persons face (foreground), while keeping in crisp focus the surrounding of their job (background).
For my photo series I want to shoot portraits of my friends and family. I really would like to concentrate on the background... making it the focal point of the photos. Too often do we make judgements of people based off of the jobs that they are at. We automatically connect what people do at "a job" with their personality, hobbies, and intellect. I want to exaggerate this idea, by taking photos of people within their job astmopshere. I want to create a field of depth that will ultimately blur out the persons face (foreground), while keeping in crisp focus the surrounding of their job (background).
Friday, January 23, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
SELF PORTRAIT THOUGHTS
Concept 1: TRAVLER VS. THE HOMEBODY- I’ve always been the sensible person, who lived close to home and who has not really experienced being in a very fast paced environment. There is a part of me that will always want to be close to home, my friends, and my family… the part of me that always wants to play it safe. Then there is the part of me that wants to get out and travel… move away, see the world, and experience new things. (Traveler-backpack, camera, suitcase, map. Homebody- picture frame of family, school books)
Concept 2: COLLEGE VS. REAL WORLD- I’m at a point in my life where I will be starting a new chapter very soon, but a lot of the time I don’t think I will be able to turn the final page to finish the one I am in right now. I am nervous about leaving Elmhurst College and moving on into the real world because I don’t really know what’s in store for me. (College- dress like me, hold on to books and art materials. Real world- suit, cubicle, the color grey)
Concept 3: GIRLFRIEND VS. ONE OF THE GUYS- Way too often do I feel like just “one of the guys” and that can be cool, but not when it’s with your own boyfriend. I want to feel special and beautiful. I want to feel and be treated like a girlfriend. (Girlfriend- dress, makeup, flowers. One of the guys- sweats, video games, beer)
Concept 4: INSPIRED ARTIST VS. ROADBLOCK BUM- I can be inspired by so many things and once I get started on a project it’s hard for me not to finish. But there are other times when I feel like I am the least creative person in the entire world. I feel like people will not like what I create and that it is unoriginal. I feel at these times that I just sit around trying to force inspiration when what I really should be doing is going out in order to let inspiration flow naturally. (Inspired artist- in studio, art supplies, idea sketches. Roadblock bum- crumpled papers, sitting at home, pacing)
Concept 1: TRAVLER VS. THE HOMEBODY- I’ve always been the sensible person, who lived close to home and who has not really experienced being in a very fast paced environment. There is a part of me that will always want to be close to home, my friends, and my family… the part of me that always wants to play it safe. Then there is the part of me that wants to get out and travel… move away, see the world, and experience new things. (Traveler-backpack, camera, suitcase, map. Homebody- picture frame of family, school books)
Concept 2: COLLEGE VS. REAL WORLD- I’m at a point in my life where I will be starting a new chapter very soon, but a lot of the time I don’t think I will be able to turn the final page to finish the one I am in right now. I am nervous about leaving Elmhurst College and moving on into the real world because I don’t really know what’s in store for me. (College- dress like me, hold on to books and art materials. Real world- suit, cubicle, the color grey)
Concept 3: GIRLFRIEND VS. ONE OF THE GUYS- Way too often do I feel like just “one of the guys” and that can be cool, but not when it’s with your own boyfriend. I want to feel special and beautiful. I want to feel and be treated like a girlfriend. (Girlfriend- dress, makeup, flowers. One of the guys- sweats, video games, beer)
Concept 4: INSPIRED ARTIST VS. ROADBLOCK BUM- I can be inspired by so many things and once I get started on a project it’s hard for me not to finish. But there are other times when I feel like I am the least creative person in the entire world. I feel like people will not like what I create and that it is unoriginal. I feel at these times that I just sit around trying to force inspiration when what I really should be doing is going out in order to let inspiration flow naturally. (Inspired artist- in studio, art supplies, idea sketches. Roadblock bum- crumpled papers, sitting at home, pacing)
Self Portrait Ideas
1) Vintage vs. Modern: I love 1950s Americana domesticity, but I'm also very liberal and modern. I would use fashion and props (saddle shoes, cell phones) to highlight the differences.
2) Mean vs. Nice: highlight my sarcastic side, rolling my eyes, drinking a beer and my perfectionist side reading with a cup of tea.
3) Comedy vs. Tragedy: a take on Melinda and Melinda. is my life hilarious or cursed, probably involving mascara running down my face vs. laughing
4) Being Lindsay McMenamin: a bunch of me like Malkovich, including the above ideas and others
1. feminine vs. masculine. In appearance and interests, I am a very traditionally feminine person. Because of this, assumptions are made about my personality that are not necessarily true. In personality, I have more stereotypically male characterstics, especially in my relationships with others. For this photo, I would be standing in my ballet studio doing a stretch looking out into the camera. The "other" me would be standing with my back to the camera looking into the mirror.
2. wanting to highlight my Polish heritage vs. conforming with American culture. As a first generation immigrant with non-English speaking parents, I've often been faced with challenges. In this photo, I would wear clothing that symbolizes what the differences between the cultures mean to me.
3. perceived age vs. actual age. I'm often perceived to be much younger than I actually am so I often try to make myself appear older in order to be taken more seriously.
1. babysitting vs going to the bar. By day I spend all my time taking care of other people, most of which are very young. However, my nights are spent differently; my friends and I do enjoy going out to the bar, going out to dinner, things children are not always associated with. This is a point of contention with me because I do see my self as a care giver but also a 22 year old college student.
2. artist vs art teacher. Spending the last few years studying art education I have moments where I am more involved with the artistic side and other times when I am more involved with the educational side. Teaching art is about finding a happy medium between teaching and being an artist.
3. daughter vs "mother". I am a young person but I do have a lot of responsibilites. Especially when it comes to my mother I do not always feel like a daughter rather a care taker. I pay bills and take care of things like her car because she cannot handle it. In a "normal" mother daughter relationship I should still be in the daughter role and not moving into the mother role until later in life.
2. artist vs art teacher. Spending the last few years studying art education I have moments where I am more involved with the artistic side and other times when I am more involved with the educational side. Teaching art is about finding a happy medium between teaching and being an artist.
3. daughter vs "mother". I am a young person but I do have a lot of responsibilites. Especially when it comes to my mother I do not always feel like a daughter rather a care taker. I pay bills and take care of things like her car because she cannot handle it. In a "normal" mother daughter relationship I should still be in the daughter role and not moving into the mother role until later in life.
Idea 1- I know that i will be a business man after graduation becuase that is what everyone expects of me, but my real passion is golf, and would love to further my golf career after graduation, so i would take a picture in a golf course locker room of me dressed up as a business man walking in the door blocking the way of myself in golf attire walking out the door. This would be showing how hard it is for me to let me real self be shown, and not do things because i am expected to.
Idea 2- I absolutely hate the winter. All of the activities that i love to do need to be done in warm weather, so in the winter, i find myself bored all of the time. I will not move to warm weather though because of my strong family ties that i have. I am not exactly sure how to show this one yet.
Idea 3- I love creating, and building new things. I have always wanted to start my own company that deals with building, construction, arcitecture, but once again i am expected my many to be the regular business man. To me, being the business man is the easy way out, but in my heart i would love to be able to take the leap and start my own business. I could show this by being in a garage setting, where i do all my woodworking, and i could be building something, with wood and tool everywhere, but also showing myself in business attire walking out of the garage with my briefcase getting ready to leave for my business job.
Idea 2- I absolutely hate the winter. All of the activities that i love to do need to be done in warm weather, so in the winter, i find myself bored all of the time. I will not move to warm weather though because of my strong family ties that i have. I am not exactly sure how to show this one yet.
Idea 3- I love creating, and building new things. I have always wanted to start my own company that deals with building, construction, arcitecture, but once again i am expected my many to be the regular business man. To me, being the business man is the easy way out, but in my heart i would love to be able to take the leap and start my own business. I could show this by being in a garage setting, where i do all my woodworking, and i could be building something, with wood and tool everywhere, but also showing myself in business attire walking out of the garage with my briefcase getting ready to leave for my business job.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Conflict 1 Half of me is a full time mother of 2 which they both have different schools and activities. The other half is a full time student. Which has its own demands. There is no way to balance both and not have one or the other suffer. If one gets more time the other gets less.
Conflict 2 One side of me loves to be alone. I could go on vacation by my self and me perfectly happy. The other side loves to be around people and laugh and have fun.
Conflict 3 I love warm weather and every year I hate winter more and more. My conflict is moving is not an option.
1. contrasting moods- two images of half of my face, each with a different expression. In the lens of each half of my glasses is an image that expresses the mood of the corresponding facial expression- most likely one that is laughing and ecstatic and one that is bored and moody looking.
2. reason vs insanity- two images of me, one upside down and standing upon the feet of the right side up- the right side up me is the reason, appearing normal while looking down with slight suprise at the other 'me', who is looking crazy with a matching expression.
3. bored vs overwhelmed- contrastting situations that i often find myself in, one minute with nothing to do, the next with way too much. the image is of me in a hallway, leaning against the wall looking bored and lonley, and then the same in the same hallway again with clutter everywhere and me multitasking. The images would be flipped so it looked like you were seeing in two hallways at once.
2. reason vs insanity- two images of me, one upside down and standing upon the feet of the right side up- the right side up me is the reason, appearing normal while looking down with slight suprise at the other 'me', who is looking crazy with a matching expression.
3. bored vs overwhelmed- contrastting situations that i often find myself in, one minute with nothing to do, the next with way too much. the image is of me in a hallway, leaning against the wall looking bored and lonley, and then the same in the same hallway again with clutter everywhere and me multitasking. The images would be flipped so it looked like you were seeing in two hallways at once.
1. Professional Life/ Social or Unprofessional Life-- One of “me” in a classroom setting standing in front of a chalkboard dressed professionally (as a teacher) with my arms crossed holding a piece of chalk and looking to the side with a surprised/shocked look on my face at the other “me” that is dressed unprofessional sitting on a desk holding an apple with a bite taken out of it. The shows the professional “teacher” side of me and the other part of me my young students will not see.
2. Going out and having fun/ Staying in and relaxing-- The one “me” is dressed up in nice clothes standing in a doorway reaching for the doorknob looking over my shoulder (maybe waving) to the other “me” that is snuggled up on the couch in blankets reading a book. This demonstrates the side of me that wants to get dressed up, go out and socialize and the other part of me who loves to stay at home and relax with a great book.
3. Pampering/ Being Pampered-- One “me” would be giving one of my dogs a bath in the bathroom sink while the other “me” sits on the edge of the bathtub painting my nails. This shows my want and need to take care of others and doing something for myself; a balance I find hard to manage since I seem to put others before myself more often than not.
2. Going out and having fun/ Staying in and relaxing-- The one “me” is dressed up in nice clothes standing in a doorway reaching for the doorknob looking over my shoulder (maybe waving) to the other “me” that is snuggled up on the couch in blankets reading a book. This demonstrates the side of me that wants to get dressed up, go out and socialize and the other part of me who loves to stay at home and relax with a great book.
3. Pampering/ Being Pampered-- One “me” would be giving one of my dogs a bath in the bathroom sink while the other “me” sits on the edge of the bathtub painting my nails. This shows my want and need to take care of others and doing something for myself; a balance I find hard to manage since I seem to put others before myself more often than not.
Idea 1: I absolutly hate cigarettes and the smell of smoke and all that, yet I still smoke sometimes... I'll be sitting outside, up against a building smoking a cigarette giving a "look" to the other me who is stepping on a pack of cigarettes while trying to hand me a "don't smoke, you'll die" pamphlet.
Idea dos: I have a bunch of people I hang out with (and enjoy hanging out with) yet I still feel "alone" because my boyfriend is in San Diego for boot camp. So I would be sitting in the background, alone with the other me sitting in the foreground with a bunch of friends.
Idea 3: Some people find it funny that I listen to and love rap, despite how I dress and what I mostly listen to....so me in my "rocker" attire would be standing on a sidewalk or something flashing my Slayer concert ticket or my new As I Lay Dying cd. While the other me dressed in my "gangsta" hoodie and other "gangsta" like attire is walking past "rocker" me, like bumping shoulders. Maybe throwing up some gang signs... west side for life?
Idea dos: I have a bunch of people I hang out with (and enjoy hanging out with) yet I still feel "alone" because my boyfriend is in San Diego for boot camp. So I would be sitting in the background, alone with the other me sitting in the foreground with a bunch of friends.
Idea 3: Some people find it funny that I listen to and love rap, despite how I dress and what I mostly listen to....so me in my "rocker" attire would be standing on a sidewalk or something flashing my Slayer concert ticket or my new As I Lay Dying cd. While the other me dressed in my "gangsta" hoodie and other "gangsta" like attire is walking past "rocker" me, like bumping shoulders. Maybe throwing up some gang signs... west side for life?
1.) Concept (Conflicting Subjects) - I would like show a photo merged together. On one half there would be a farm and on the other half would be the city. It could be joined by the center half being a large building and half a silo. I would like to have me dressed up as and cowboy in one and other half be in a business suit. This showing the two different lives in which I live.
2.) Concept (Inner/Relationship Conflict) - Show multiple hands on one side of the image all grabbing at me. On the other side my girl friends hand holding mine but slipping apart. This would show how my busy schedule is pulling me away from her and my struggle to hold on to her.
3.) Concept (Dream/Desire)- Show a image of me sleeping and have the bottom half be my room and bed while the sky be full of a huge house and nice car, etc. This showing all my dreams and desires that I have while I am a sleep.
2.) Concept (Inner/Relationship Conflict) - Show multiple hands on one side of the image all grabbing at me. On the other side my girl friends hand holding mine but slipping apart. This would show how my busy schedule is pulling me away from her and my struggle to hold on to her.
3.) Concept (Dream/Desire)- Show a image of me sleeping and have the bottom half be my room and bed while the sky be full of a huge house and nice car, etc. This showing all my dreams and desires that I have while I am a sleep.
Self image - looking in mirror. one of 'me' is dressed up (heels, nice clothes, etc.) looking into the mirror while the reflection is 'me' all messy in soccer clothes. the two sides of me, most know me one way and would not recognize me the other.
conflicting positions - one of me is playing soccer and shooting on goal. the other of me is the goalie. my two favorite positions, always against each other
interests - closer up of faces...one is of me wearing a beanie and snow goggles, the other i'm dressed for summer wearing sunglasses. two settings I love to be in, but never can choose between the extremes.
- Professional Vs. Artist
Show a dressed up me stepping on me dressed artsy.
This could symbolize many different sides of me. I've always wanted more piercings and tattoos, but have stopped myself because of the reaction many individuals would have to it. This can also represent my conflict between needing a more professional job to pay for school and the essentials and wanting to just use my time to make art.
-Happy Vs. Stressed
Show myself looking into a mirror. The face looking into the mirror would have a smile on it but the face shown in the mirror could look stressed, or upset.
-Actual Age Vs. Maturity Level (This makes me sound very full of myself)
Show myself looking at a photograph of myself. The image of me looking at the photo would be how I look every day now. The image in the photo could have a past date stamped in the corner, but actually have myself look more aged.
Show a dressed up me stepping on me dressed artsy.
This could symbolize many different sides of me. I've always wanted more piercings and tattoos, but have stopped myself because of the reaction many individuals would have to it. This can also represent my conflict between needing a more professional job to pay for school and the essentials and wanting to just use my time to make art.
-Happy Vs. Stressed
Show myself looking into a mirror. The face looking into the mirror would have a smile on it but the face shown in the mirror could look stressed, or upset.
-Actual Age Vs. Maturity Level (This makes me sound very full of myself)
Show myself looking at a photograph of myself. The image of me looking at the photo would be how I look every day now. The image in the photo could have a past date stamped in the corner, but actually have myself look more aged.
Monday, January 19, 2009
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