Since the last post, I've done more ruminating on my topic and decided that I'd stick with the topic of looking at the way artistic culture shapes a community, but change my focus. I want to instead explore the way it shapes a community, through events like Sculpture Milwaukee and murals. Through this development, I realized it would be beneficial for my piece to include an interview with an individual who had created a highly visible public work in Milwaukee. My street art class met with Mauricio Ramirez when he talked about his work. In addition, Emma Daisy created the Westown in Bloom mural on Wisconsin Ave, and I got to photograph her at the opening for the Shepherd. I could potentially connect with her via instagram, so I'm starting to form leads. Other ideas might include the way the addition of the Black Holocaust Museum has shaped our community.
The discussion with Todd helped me ideate the way I want to go about my project. I like to always have a plan or roadmap and stick to that, but his suggestions on following our own gut for inspiration and research to lead you down paths, and to keep exploring ideas and topics within that realm until they lead you to the next area of investigation were a helpful way to suggest a new approach to my plan.
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For my ideation process, I think I want to talk most about where fashion and art intermix. Some topics I want to explore are self representation through style; specifically how one’s outward appearance dictates other’s perspectives of them
This isn’t only focusing on looks, it focuses on everything that a person puts out into the world to be seen by the public. It can be their website, their paintings, their hair, tattoos, accessories, and how they all work together to inform the public about the individual. I will delve into the way artistic culture shapes a community, because that will be the driving force for my article to relate to the series and to the description we have come up with - https://www.quora.com/How-does-culture-shape-a-community- is a good jumping off point. other sources:
I’m not completely sure who to interview for this piece but I think that after starting to find solid research it will come to me. Becca Kacanda, MKE
https://www.rottogrotto.com/work-1 Has a portfolio of physical work with high quality pictures of grottos that she creates all over the midwest. The pictures in scroll over states list the title, dimensions, and the media used, which is good for viewers because they might be curious. She also has links to social media prevalent at bottom of every screen, encouraging site visitors to follow her facebook and instagram for more fine art and updates. One smart thing she has listed on her site is a whole page containing her cv listed with qualifications. The about page for Becca is pretty vague so I feel like by looking at the cv it is easier to find out information about her. She has a link to her blog listed with posts every few months about her current works along with some interviews. Overall the site is pretty basic and a little impersonal but it has touches of character to it with font choice and color. Neil Stevens, UK https://www.crayonfire.co.uk/ Neil Stevens website is eye catching. There is a bright graphic as the landing page, and if you scroll down the landing page becomes a portfolio. He has rollover states on his small square images that give the subject. Once visitors click on one of the squares he has details about the project and the client he worked with as well as a wide variety of pictures. He seems very established in the way he presents his work. The descriptions don’t come off as braggy but he explains why he made the design decisions he did. The bottom of his site has a back to top feature that is really handy for how long you have to scroll when viewing all his work. His socials are at the top, making it easy to find. His socials are unusual tho, with Twitter, Behance, instagram, and Tumblr listed. His about page doesn’t include a photo and has a big long list of the companies he’s worked with. With such a vibrant site, I feel like he could include their logos or at least put the companies in a list form so they're easier to read. One thing I like about his site is the link to the print shop within it where you can buy his event posters. notes on Milwaukee news sites
OnMilwaukee https://onmilwaukee.com/
Journal Sentinel https://www.jsonline.com/
Shepherd Express https://shepherdexpress.com/
Milwaukee Magazine https://www.milwaukeemag.com/
Milwaukee Record https://milwaukeerecord.com/
Principles for Interpreting Art Dog·mat·ic- adj. inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true. principles:
Interpreting- telling what you think it means Judging- telling how good you think it is theorizing- telling what counts as art Analyzing- telling formal characteristics about the art
Coherence-does it make sense in itself and apart from the work? Correspondence- does it interpretation match with what is being seen? Inclusiveness-does it account for what is in the work and the environment that the work is in?
I'm taking this class because I write best when talking about something that interests me and connects to my personal life. I also love research and delving into topics i'm passionate about. I'm not sure what I want to focus on and have my essay be about, but I think I want to talk about either creative outlets or something on design. I need some clarification on specifics for this assignment but from what I understood it sounded like we could write about anything? Before I stress myself out, its probably best not to overthink it and just pick something i'm interested in.
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