April 8 Guest speakers: Sheyda and students. Sheyda’s group: intro of students, course structure, beginning to advanced, huge “terrain of courses”, credits for graduation, Portfolios on the floor. Damien: learn on your own. More free if no one tells you what to do. Supernatural. Story of video games. [eyes all over the background] [aliens] [self-portraits] [snakes] [horses, animal farm] [blank faces ~ beauty] The true artist brings it on your own. Damien’s movies: animation, world as eye, painted sky. Sheyda’s role – tip of the iceberg, learned on his own, animation. Portfolio prizes. Judy: where did the ideas come from? • knight walking > everything else came as it goes > goblin, killing, transformation, rings, live details, eyes, working on transformation, animation as favorite though time consuming. Newer and computerized. Digital tutorials from YouTube. Figure it out yourself. Kristen [blue bridge collage, relief print] [2 faces, print with plexi] Go outside. Be inspired from nature. [self-portrait: photo booth, ghosted print] book with classmate’s work “funnest project” > obsessing over the 100% ~~sloppy binding. Computer art > PS – surreal: “she told us to use shadows” [biz man in the desert] Judy: “tell us how you came up with that idea” [Floating – shadow – house in bubble, close to home] “she told us to use filters” Self-portrait in jail > teenager going to jail. 30 prints in book, different colors. Freedom to explore themes. Middle school picture of a bear. Helps classmates to be inspired, brings us all together. Pablo Computer art > surreal opposites [fireman spraying fire] What is surrealism? How to learn about it? “examples” from art history. [squirrel body builder] Sources: Dr. A’s sources and Google ad to tell the truth of a product “anti-smoking” [Marlboro fire] Themes. Judy: why surrealism? Imagination important. Even though life is exciting as it is. Seeing a more complicated world. Not just as it is.Idea comes and there’s a time to do it, perhaps to leave current project for later – don’t like to write. Yoshiko Drawings – magical hands – landscape – prints – digital lines – photo as lines. How I feel – I can make worlds. “broke your hand” favorite > drawing cartoons > book with illustrations > digital illustrations > superhero phase > tons of failed superheros [she’s one of the only competent ones] drawing on paper vs. computer > materials vs. disconnect of space > drawing down here or looking up here. > more flexibility on computer. Picked up a manga-esque style. Making fun of myself. Easier than making fun of someone else. [red cape and cool hat] web comics > character becomes a bear. Sketch book as favorite place. Computer arts, tip for teaching. Know the basics. Don’t assume they know it. Get back to basics. Cave – safe or unsafe space. Game art & character animation. Focus on animals > dragons > dragon island > fantasy. Fantasy books. Videos and games. Line work vs. non-line work. Wolves, foxes. “I like drawing canines.” 3D animation. Theme: make it up as I go along. Judy: how it looks if it looks real -- • everything has to have a realistic element. Realism while not being real. If you saw it on the street if wouldn’t stand out as being not-real. Realism ~~ seeming real. Judy: relationship to materials, synthesis of computer and non-computer. Moving back and forth. Damien – expand your mind. Media shapes my ideas. Trouble having a set idea before beginning. Yoshiko: choosing medium like science. Judy: photos as photos? [not sure…] Role of frustration ~ mistakes. Advice to future art teachers: Yoshiko: materials, let students explore materials. Kristen: never censor parts that are allowed. > freedom of the idea…start broad, tailor to whether people need more structure. Don’t give too much structure. > start with one idea. Damien: explore themselves. Don’t force students to do something.