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Poster for Tableau Vivant!
December 1, 2009 by ruralscapeWhat to bring to Reviews?
November 20, 2009 by ruralscapeHere’s the list. But a couple notes first. Please arrive 15 minutes ahead of your scheduled time so that you can hang your work and open your blog. There will be a computer in the studio for your use. Anyone who does not arrive on time will not be reviewed. This is part of your semester long grade and is required. If you do not attend your grade will be affected. Below is the list for each of the groups. Please notice they are different. Also before arriving plan out what you want to show the faculty from your blog. Pick your best work!
A Group Final Review Work List
Drawing:
- 2 Charcoal Drawing of Landscape from 2 Different View Points
- Gray Scale Portrait Collage
- Assemblage + Assemblage Painting
- Choose best one of: Half size portrait, Historical portrait or Pixel Portrait
- Final Assignment
Studio:
- Blog
- 10 page cut/bound book
- Cube/ sphere
- Clay Carving
- Stick Structure ( in any condition)
* in the event that you no longer have the physical objects please bring in a good color photo ( 8 inches x 10 inches )
B Group Final Review Work List
Drawing:
- Night Drawing (Weekend Version)
- Daytime Landscape (Weekend Version)
- 2 Painted Self Portraits
- Grid Self Portrait
- Large Color Still Life
- Architectural Collage Extension (actual or documentation
- Final Drawing
Studio:
- Blog
- Book Binding
- Clay Carving (Documentation)
- Personal Transformation (Documentation)
- Stick Structure (Optional, can be actual or photo)
* in the event that you no longer have the physical objects please bring in a good color photo ( 8 inches x 10 inches )
Tableau Vivant Project!
November 20, 2009 by ruralscapeThe words Tableau Vivant roughly translate to living picture and usually refer to a live re-enactment of a work of art. For your final project of Fall semester Foundations you will each collaborate to create a Tableau Vivant that is inspired by a work of art. The event will take place on December 7th at 7pm in Holmes. make sure to invite friends and family… it’s usually an amazingly fun event!
Read on for the details….
1. For this project you will first need to organize yourselves into 10 groups with 14 members in each group.
2. Then you will need to choose an art work that you would like to re-create. We have selected a wide range of artworks that are appropriate for this project which are accessible online through ArtStor. The images are collected in a folder on ArtStor marked Tableau Vivant, there are approximately 30+ images from art history. These images can be viewed online and then downloaded and printed for your reference. You were all given a demo during one of your art history plenary sessions this fall and all you need to do is to go on www.artstor.org to log in and then find the folder/sub folder marked Tableau Vivant. Once you and your group have chosen an art work to use please email Angie (toay@alfred.edu) a confirmation with artist name and work title.
3. During the final review week you will be meeting with your group to work on making your Tableau Vivant. Every member of your group must participate; though you do not all need to be on stage at the same time during the performance.
4. You must also elect one member of your group to research the artist and the work of art. This information will be presented to the audience at the beginning of your performance.
5. Materials and skills! This assignment brings to bear all of the skills you have learned throughout the semester — therefore materials are open to all that you have used this semester. It is up to you and your group to source out and gather these materials. Since you are all going home for the break that would be a good time to find materials for the project. For example — old sheets are good for back drops, old house paint is good for sets, clothing from your parents’ basement would be great for costumes. You could also scrounge over at RePo — be resourceful!
6. Where to work? While the reviews are going on during the week you will be working on this project in the Harder Hall studio — please do not work in Cohen.
7. Rehearsals will begin on Thursday the 3rd, Friday the 4th and Monday the 7th. You will receive further info about how to contact Randy Gillette who runs Holmes Auditorium. He will help you with your lighting ideas and could play music that you select for the performance.
8. The performance will happen on the night of December 7th at 7pm. It is open to the public and is very well attended by the campus.
9. THE DETAILS. Each performance should be a maximum of 3 minutes. An image of the original artwork will be projected next to the stage during your performance. Your job is to creatively choreograph how to enter, exit and move during those three minutes. In the end you should be in the pose of the original artwork and will hold that pose for a few moments before you leave the stage. Think about how to use movement, light, sound, your bodies, costumes and props to surprise and delight the audience.
This information will also be posted in the studios. If you have questions please don’t hesitate to email either Angie, Ted or Michelle.
Thinking about performance?
November 20, 2009 by ruralscapeYes, performance art is in the air! First with your line performance next Monday at 7:30… and then with the amazingly fun and dynamic Tableau Vivant that you will all be a part of soon! For inspiration check out the Performa event site for links to a number of current performance artists or take a moment to check out the Harp + Silver site, two artists who visited Alfred last year.
http://performa-arts.org/blog/performa-09/artists/
http://harpsilver.com/
A letter to everyone in the world?
October 29, 2009 by ruralscapeHappy Dances!
October 18, 2009 by ruralscapeProp making workshop!
October 15, 2009 by ruralscapeHello All! Just a little heads up… the following workshop could be VERY helpful to a future assignment in foundations! (hint hint)…
Prop making workshop and presentation of Ted Southern’s work Ted Southern is a New York City based artist who works in the area of costume and prop design for theatre and fashion. He has worked for various Broadway and off Broadway theatres, as well as stars of the current fashion world such as Heidi Klum. The presentation will be in the C.D. Smith III Theatre on Saturday October 17th from 10 – 12 and is open to all AU Students, faculty and general public.
The prop making workshop will follow from 1:00 to 5:30 and will be open to all AU students. There will be a two hour conclusion of the workshop with time for questions on Sunday October 18 from 10:00 – 12:00. The workshop will take place in Miller Performing Arts building, C.D. Smith Theatre and the scene shop. Please contact Marketa Fantova (fantova@alfred.edu) for details.
NOTE: HERE IS An EXAMPLE OF WHAT KALLA AND NICOLE MADE at the workshop!
the LINE, an evening of definitions!
October 5, 2009 by ruralscapeLecture Wednesday!
September 15, 2009 by ruralscapeLinda Weintraub Lecture!
September 12, 2009 by ruralscapePlease join the Visiting Artist and Scholar Committee in welcoming Linda Weintraub next week, Wednesday September 16, at 5pm in Holmes Auditorium.
Habitat DEVASTATION + Artistic IMAGINATION = Environmental RESTORATION
Linda Weintraub will present the diverse and inspiring strategies that contemporary artists are developing to unpollute the waters, detoxify the landfills, and reverse the effects of careless industrial expansion. She is the author of Avant-Guardians: Textlets in Art and Ecology.

Image of the work of Daniel McCormick
Linda Weintraub is a curator, educator, artist, and author of several popular books about contemporary art. She is currently writing the fourth book in her eco-art series that is titled Avant-Guardians: Textlets in Art and Ecology. Read the rest of this entry »






