Art_333.01 - Photography Between the Covers: Issues of Narrative/Non-Narrative Sequencing with Image and Text (4)
ROOM MH 151 SPRING_2013 6pm – 8:30pm: M/W Colby Caldwell Associate Professor Art and Art History Department Office phone/room: x4249/MH 144 Email: cdcaldwell@smcm.edu Course description With the presentation in 1844 of “The Pencil of Nature”, William Fox Talbot established photography as a viable art form by connecting it to an established vehicle: the book format. As photography continued its journey to be seen as a relevant art form, the book format has led the way. From Julia Margaret Cameron to Robert Frank to the explosion of post-war Japanese photo books, photographers have found the book as an expressive vehicle for their work. In some cases, the book was the primary way to present their work. This course primarily deals with the sequencing of images and text in a variety of different contexts and issues. The book format will be the vehicle for our exploration. Using a variety of online desktop publishing venues such as Apple iPhoto, Blurb, and others - students will engage in directed assignments working in groups and individually. Each assignment will result in a self-published book. Students should have an introductory familiarity with Photoshop and other digital concerns. While primarily we will work with photographs, students can interpret this inventively to address their specific concerns. We will also address and investigate through readings, field trips, and class visitors, the very nature of the book as a creative, inventive, and important format in establishing photography as an art form from its inception. Students will be expected to think and research deeply about issues of content, format, and meaning that pertain to the book form both in contemporary examples as well as historical precedents.
Projects There will be a total of
4 Projects required.
Project_01/1.1: Found AND Bound/Finder’s Keepers (Individual) Project_02: Eye & I (Partnered + Collaborative) Project_03: The Mirror, or, the Window (Partnered + Collaborative) Adds up to 45% PERSONAL_PROJECT: Free Topic (Individual) – 35% Reading, discussion and writing assignments (includes attendance and participation) – 20% AVATAR You must submit at least 3 images for consideration in the Avatar. Watch email for deadlines etc.
Visiting Artist Talk/Events You must attend at least THREE AAH sponsored events, and submit a 1-2 POSTED TO CLASS BLOG.
page response paper
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Grading Grading will be given on a 1- 5 scale. 1 being the lowest, 5 the highest. At mid-term as well as at the Final, these will be averaged together to correspond to F – A model. Grades will be available via Blackboard at any time.
Readings PDFS will be provided of required readings. Response POSTS to CLASS BLOG will be required for each set of readings. Additional readings and responses will be assigned as seen fit.
Attendance Policy Attendance to all class meetings is required. The College Attendance Policy allows students two absences. However, students are fully responsible for all material covered during class.
Late Work Policy A DUE DATE IS A DUE DATE. Written work: Late posts will be penalized as follows: turned in after class = 1/2 grade; next day = additional full grade; 2 days = additional full grade, etc. Studio work: Studio artwork will be considered late if you are late for or miss the group critique, or if the assignment is submitted after the class period ends. Late work will be penalized as follows: turned in after class = 1/2 grade; next day = additional full grade; 2 days = additional full grade, etc. If you are unable to turn in your assignment on time, do not miss the group critique – attendance is still mandatory. A final note: In the extremely unusual circumstance that you encounter a serious problem that prevents you from completing an assignment on time or you must miss a critique, make an appointment to discuss your situation before the assignment is due. Even if you do end up missing a due date without extenuating circumstances, be sure to turn in the assignment anyway. You cannot pass the course without every assignment completed and submitted. A note on academic misconduct and plagiarism: As a student at SMCM, you are subject to the college’s policies regarding academic dishonesty, detailed on p. 169 of the college catalogue. Please be sure that you are absolutely clear on your responsibilities and the definitions contained in these policies, particularly regarding plagiarism. Proof of plagiarism will result in an automatic failure in this course, and we will immediately forward the case to Academic Judicial Board and pursue your dismissal from the college.
Syllabus subject to change
Week 01: GETTING STARTED Monday 01.14
Wednesday 01.16
Friday 01.18
Introduction
White Road - Ivan Sigal The Last Living Man and Other Chapters - Taryn Simon
Field trip to DC
Syllabus and class issues
In Class activity: Ideas and Possibilities – Sequence = Narrative HOMEWORK: FIRST READING PDFS/Look through The Photobook Vol I &2 on reserve in Darkroom Library
The Americans – Robert Frank HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
Visit: White Road + The Last Living Man and Other Chapters Exhibits and book
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Week 02: PROJECT_01 Monday 01.21
Wednesday 01.23 HOMEWORK ONE DUE Class discussion about Sigal/Simon + Frank Demo Photoshop/PDFs/Digital Concerns
INTRODUCE: Project_01: Finder’s Keepers
Week 03: PROJECT_01.1 Monday 01.28
Wednesday 02.30
Discussion: SEQUENCE IDEAS Looking to other media Watch: La Jette HOMEWORK TWO assigned
INTRODUCE:
BREAK MH LEARNING LAB WORK DAY
CLASS TRIP TO LIBRARY (& MAYBE LEONARDTOWN BOOKSTORE)
PROJECT_01.1: FOUND AND BOUND
Week 04: WORK DAYS Monday 02.04
Wednesday 02.06
Meet in MH LEARNING LAB
Meet in ART ANNEX Present: HOMEWORK TWO
IN CLASS WORK DAY
IN CLASS WORK DAY
Week 05: PROJECTS DUE/INTRO TO PROJECT_02 Monday 02.11
PROJECT_01 + 1.1 DUE
Wednesday 02.13
Introduction to PROJECT_02: EYE & I
Write Assessment of PROJECT_01/1.1
(JCB collaboration)
POST ON CLASS BLOG
WATCH: The WOODMANS
Week 06: PROJECT_02: WORK DAYS Monday 02.18
Wednesday 02.20
WORK DAY (NO Official Class meeting – meet with partners)
WORK DAY (NO Official Class meeting – meet with partners)
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Week 07: PROJECT_02 DUE/INTRODUCE PERSONAL_PROJECT Sunday 02.24
Monday 02.25
Wednesday 02.27
PROJECT_02 DUE SUNDAY 24th 68:30pm
Introduce Personal PROJECT
Work on LAYOUT IDEAS (MH LL)
Week 08: WORK ON LAYOUT/SPREADS: PERSONAL_PROJECT Monday 03.04
Wednesday 03.06
Meet with Colby to discuss PERSONAL_PROJECT IDEAS (one to one)
PRESENT LAYOUT IDEAS TO CLASS
Week 09: SPRING BREAK Monday 03.11
Wednesday 03.13
NO CLASS
NO CLASS
Week 10: PRESENTATIONS Monday 03.18
Wednesday 03.20
Present research/thoughts on Mentor
Present research/thoughts on Mentor
WORK ON PERSONAL_PROJECT
WORK ON PERSONAL_PROJECT
Week 11: ADVISING/ONE TO ONES Monday 03.25
Wednesday 03.27
ADVISING WORK DAY
Meet with Colby ONE TO ONE
Week 12: ONE TO ONES/REVIEW WORKS IN PROGRESS Monday 04.01 Meet with Colby ONE TO ONE
Wednesday 04.03 PRESENT Edited Section of PERSONAL PROJECT (Printed Dummy copy)
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Week 13: IN_PROGRESS REVIEW/PROJECT_03 INTRO Monday 04.08
Wednesday 04.10 Introduce JCB Collaboration
PRESENT Edited Section of PERSONAL PROJECT (Printed Dummy copy)
PROJECT_03: THE MIRROR, or, THE WINDOW
Week 14: WORK DAYS Monday 04.15
Wednesday 04.17
WORK DAYS
WORK DAYS
Week 15: CONFERENCES OF PROJECT_03 Monday 04.22
Wednesday 04.24/Last scheduled class
THE MIRROR, or, THE WINDOW Conferences
THE MIRROR, or, THE WINDOW Conferences
PERSONAL_PROJECT SENT OFF (MONDAY)
Week 16: FINAL 05.05
05.07
THE MIRROR, or, THE WINDOW DUE
FINAL: 7:00pm – 9:15pm
Presentations
PERSONAL PROJECTS PRESENTED
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