UNIT 3: STORIES
Unit 3 Popplet
Artists: Thomas Hart Benton and Diego Rivera
For this studio, I had to draw a cartoon showing a story of a social, political, gender, etc. issue that we face. I decided on telling the story of the supposed evolution of gender equality. I decided to take a sarcastic stance on this issue because everyone thinks that we are so far ahead than we used to be when it comes to the issue of gender equality. However, I still walk into classrooms and see girls on one side and boys on the other all the time, so to me, the human raced really hasn't evolved that much when it comes to gender equality. I decided to only color in the human shapes at the bottom to show the distinction and emphasis of the gender separation in the classroom. I also made them look like LIFE game pawns to give the people a sense of being anonymous. I also separated the room by the "posters" on the wall of each side of the room. The lesson on the chalkboard is significant and sarcastic look at the "Gender Equality evolution through history" or lack thereof. The clock is just swirled with no numbers to show that times have changed with no actual change in something so important.
I would use this project in my class, but make it less about social issues and allow the kids to make cartoons about issues important to them, such as food in the lunch room, having too much homework, etc. I think this would be a good social studies and art integration project that would allow the students to learn how to fight for something they believe in as well as make them look more closes at the issues going on around them.
I would use this project in my class, but make it less about social issues and allow the kids to make cartoons about issues important to them, such as food in the lunch room, having too much homework, etc. I think this would be a good social studies and art integration project that would allow the students to learn how to fight for something they believe in as well as make them look more closes at the issues going on around them.
Artist: Faith Ringgold
For this studio, we had to choose a children's story that we used to read when we were little. I chose the story of The Giving Tree because my mom used to read this to me before bed all the time. This studio signifies a literal meaning of the big idea of stories, but it also is changed to show my story. I changed the main character into a girl to represent myself standing under the giving tree. I made the boarder "quilt squares" and each has polka dots or a floral print or a leaf print to bring in the aspect of trees, nature, and fun. I've learned from my mistakes just like the boy in the story did.
I would use this exact project in my classroom because I think it's fun to look at children's books and relate them back to your own life. With my students, I would have them pick out their favorite book and draw the cover page or a page in the book and just change 1 thing so that it represents them and then I would also have them do the "quilt square border" and bring in Faith Ringgold. I would also do this in February, during Black History Month and read her book Tar Beach and talk about how she told her story through that book and how they can tell their own stories through children's books.
I would use this exact project in my classroom because I think it's fun to look at children's books and relate them back to your own life. With my students, I would have them pick out their favorite book and draw the cover page or a page in the book and just change 1 thing so that it represents them and then I would also have them do the "quilt square border" and bring in Faith Ringgold. I would also do this in February, during Black History Month and read her book Tar Beach and talk about how she told her story through that book and how they can tell their own stories through children's books.
Artist: Jean Shin
For this studio, we had to bring in a found object and use it to create a piece that reflected our own story. I chose to bring a paper clip. I decided to unwind the paper clip to transform it into a key and then I filled the key with regular paper clips that were unfolded. I decided to unfold the paper clips to make the key because I wanted the paperclip to represent myself and guarded and folded I was and how open and confident in myself that I have become. The key represents the key to my soul and the folded paperclips that fill the key represent the part of me that is still guarded. I chose to paint those paperclips blue because blue is a very calming color and I've been trying to stay calm and just go with the flow instead of trying to be in control of everything and being very stressed out about everything. This has to do with stories because this is very representative of my story and the transformation that I have gone through.
I would use this idea of using objects to show stories in my classroom through maybe using literature characters, just like the studio in the identity unit. I thought using the found objects was very difficult and translating that into the classroom might be pretty difficult.
I would use this idea of using objects to show stories in my classroom through maybe using literature characters, just like the studio in the identity unit. I thought using the found objects was very difficult and translating that into the classroom might be pretty difficult.