Project Objective:
Students will learn about ethical appropriation and use an existing artwork and modify it in some way in order to change the original intent or meaning. Artworks used must be in the public domain or changed enough to be unrecognizable (such as redrawing existing characters in a different style). Artwork should use digital drawing and/or collage technique, have a clear focal point, feeling of unity and use the elements and principles of art and design in a meaningful way.
Techniques:
At least 4-5 significant changes must be made by adding in images/parts of images, adding new shapes or areas of color, drawing on top of the images, creating a new artwork that combines two different ideas/styles, etc.
Adobe Photoshop Techniques/Tools: History states, layers, placing images from other files, color picker, transform, paintbrush, shape tool, eye dropper, move tool, selection tools, eraser tool, feathering, among others.
Media:
Adobe Photoshop or similar image editing/drawing software
Camera or cell phone
Brainstorm Worksheets
Drawing Materials / Sketch
Internet/research resource
Concept or Theme:
Students will explore the modern technique of appropriation in art and discuss the ethical boundaries between what is effective and ineffective appropriation. They will do this through discussion of art and artists that utilize appropriation, brainstorm of ideas using a worksheet that will guide them through multiple ideas and images they could use, and practice of Photoshop and digital rendering techniques using practice imagery. All edits made must have a specific purpose towards your idea/meaning, and student must describe why.
Source Material:
Artists to look at:
Hannah Hoch
Andy Warhol
Shepard Fairey
Butcher Billy
Kehinde Wiley
Barbara Kruger
Richard Prince
Scott Listfield
D*Face
Jane Perkins
Sigmar Polke
Student Examples:
