Class/Project Notes

On Wednesday, the class was divided into groups and we were to discuss Kara Walker. I didn't see her ART21 videos but from the images I've seen of her work, they're really unique. She is best known for her black silhouette cut outs that are placed on walls. They are not just some small cut outs but sort of like a mural. I've noticed that each of her cut out characters typically have some sort of movement like it's doing something. I guess you could say her work is a narrative and incorporates some kind of historical event.

Thursday was the presentation day of our Time/video projects. I think everything went smoothly and it was really cool to see various work of others. I liked how everyone had their own style of work so it didn't seem like I was seeing the same thing over and over. Overall I think I did okay but I feel like I should have done more to my video. My video consisted of Legos but I think I should have gone beyond that and added better scenery and possibly more characters. However, due to the time frame, I was only able to use less than anticipated.

Group member critique
Libby - I admire the fact that even though you said you weren't keen at doing this type of stuff, the results of your work really show the effort you into this project. It was an interesting concept to see all the shapes converge and stack on one another. I think the setting was fitting too because it seemed like the shapes all came to life within the workshop to have a communion or something. The only suggestion I have is perhaps it would look more fluid if you had increased the frame rate but maybe that was how you intended it to be. But either way, you did a great job.