Foto Bienalle

The excursion to the Foto Biennale will now be on Thursday, 25 August. This will allow students to catch up with incomplete work on the Friday.

Meet at 10.45 am at the Ballarat Art Gallery. There are several venues to look at within walking distance of the railway station. There will also be a group of Graphic Design students attending.

Entrance fee is free.
If you are taking a train, Concession rate is $10.80.
The journey from Southern Cross takes approximately one hour.
Check V line timetable to schedule.

Week 5 Crit next Tuesday and Fridays class

This Friday;
Bring shoe journal
Shoe drawings
Drawing materials
Lino 2nd piece to work on in class
We will also print.


CERT IV IN INTERACTIVE DIGITAL MEDIA
CRITIQUE
TUESDAY 23 AUGUST
1pm – 5pm
NB: This is a compulsory activity attendance is required. Doctor’s cert required if absent.
Prepare notes on your work. Describe concepts, techniques used, self assessment. Speak slowly and clearly.
All students to participate with feedback.

What to Bring:
Photography:
· Black journal with images from HDR and Cindy Sherman assignment.
· 8 Best HDR
· 6 Portraits A2 Cindy Sherman
Painting:
· Surreal space (Jerry Uelsmann) printed on Watercolour paper.
· Digital painting “The Great Divide”.
Video:
· Distortion video screening (quicktime)
· Screening of Dream video - work in progress (Premier Pro)
· Developed concept (typed) and back up brainstorming and completed storyboard for Dream video

Printmaking:
· Totem print
· Digital print of totem
· Print of second lino

Drawing:
· Completed shoe journal
· Completed 3 shoe drawings
· Drawing folio from Sem 1

1.00 pm - Tom
10 minute break
1.20 pm -Gisella
3.00 pm – Maddy
1.40 pm - Lauren
3.20 pm - Jarryd
2.00 pm -Stacey
3.40 pm - Pete
10 minute break
4.00 pm - John
2.10 pm -Jan
4.20 pm - Seb
2.30 pm Mia
4.40 pm -Lidia
2.50 pm Nicole

Week 4 Tuesday 9 August

Congratulations to Mia and Lauren on receiving 2md and 3rd prize in the Student diary competition.

Photography: Hand out on the history of Photography
suggested emphasis on lighting for Cindy Sherman Assignment.
Using KEY LIGHT, FILL LIGHT AND BACK LIGHT.
Next week print images A2 size.

Video: There still needs to be more thought on organising your video. Break it down into small component. The idea of experimenting with footage. You can borrow video camera from library.
You should be filming this week and starting toedit next week.
Check out video on Gisella's blog.

Painting: Paintings stretched and looking forward to being painted next week. Bring in painting materials, tissue paper.

Friday:
Printmaking:work on digital image for lino.
Drawing :work on shoe journal and new drawing shoes in a landscape (image given to you Tuesday).

SEB? LIDIA ? WHERE ARE YOU?

Week 3

Photography:

• Jan has posted a video related to the Cindy Sherman assignment, that is worth watching


• to print use the appleRGB setting.


• Bring in props for Tuesday
  

Painting:

• Continue to work on Photshop image..think how the interior will translate into a digital painting.

Video:

• On Tuesday, please bring in green sheet (research) and storyboard handout I gave you lasst Tuesday.
  

Printmaking and Drawing

• No class this Friday


• Continue on shoe journal and drawing homework (I will update you Tuesday)


• Once your lino is printed , explore the digital process at home.
  

REMINDER: Assessment includes completing tasks at home. If you do not do this, it WILL impact on your final mark and if you have not demonstrated sufficient participation an N INCOMPLETE will be awarded. Make sure you write things down youneed to do at home, bring in equipment when required (eg Friday drawng materials).

26 July: Get yourselves organised and focused

• Today we looked at Weebly.com.. Good to see Maddy and John started their websites.
  


• Developed interior images for painting.. looks like a good start.
  


• Cindy Sherman:post ideas on blog please and start photography by next week..Bring in your props.
  


• Good news about printing Apple RGB option prints great colour!



• Hand out on video. Please fill in green sheet for next week and prepare storyboard.
  


• For Friday bring in lino cut to print ,drawing materials and make a start on shoe journa
  


• Friday 8 am start
  


• SEB WHERE ARE YOU?

Printmaking lino and shoe Drawings

DRAWING:

We started on shoes journals..innovative book of 15 shoes.

We also started thinking about the 3 large shoe drawings. Bring drawing materials for next week.

PRINTMAKING:RELIEF PRINTING

PLEASE complete thumbnails and cut out design for totem lino for next week.

EXHIBITION:

Check out weebly.com for website

DL pamplet on your art

Register with Red Bubble or Deviant art

Exhibition at Digital eyes for November

Prepare for Ron Rado.

IT LOOKS LIKELY THAT FOTO BIENNALE VISIT WILL BE ON THE 26 AUGUST.

Welcome Back

Tuesday:

8 - 4.40 pm

Photography:Introduction to Cindy Sherman portrait assignment. discussion of concept. Reference to Jeff Wall. You need to be working on this 6 images in class next week. Bring make-up, props and your ideas written down.

Painting: The great divide - old and new. Jarryd asked if okay to use exterior buildings.. yes. You need THIS WEEK to give time to gathering your documentation. source suitable buildings and get your photos.

40% from art sources on internet. Remember to use large files. We also made the stretchers. 1000 X 800MM.

There is a homework assignment working with surrealism and scale. Look at the photography of Jerry Uelsmann.


Video:
The theme is dreams
Research theory behind dreams: Freud, Jung.
Dream symbolism.
Look at art videos on youtube that use dreams. Thinks about colour, black and white, camera angles, lighting. SOUND...do not just add music track.

Bring ideas and work on storyboard next week.

Friday:

WE will have print making at 8pm (not 8.30)

working on lino

Followed by drawing and intro to exhibition. We will finish 2.30pm.

REMINDER: IF YOU CAN"T MAKE CLASS YOU MUST LET ROBYN, NATHAN OR MYSELF KNOW BY PHONE OR EMAIL, CALLING A FRIEND IS NOT AN OPTION.