Artist: Mary Cassatt
Artist: Rene Magritte
Do Ho Suh
The studio reflection for this unit was based on the idea of relationships. My relationships play a huge role in my life, so this unit was an important one for me. As Pink states about the brain, “the left focuses on categories, the right on relationships” (2006, p. 23). This shows that the creative, artistic side of our brain is focused more on relationships than the more logical side of our brain. For the printmaking piece, I used a picture of my sister and I when we were kids. My sister is one of the most important people in my life, so this piece of artwork was meaningful to me. For the postcard piece, I had jumbled pictures and scenes that I attempted to make sense of in my letters on the backs. I addressed the postcards to my mom and dad, since they would be the ones I would be most excited to tell about a trip I was taking. I used the confusing, random pictures on the front to try and be creative about what “trip” I was taking. For the pop-up home project, I constructed a pop-up house that is almost like a cartoon. I constructed the house so that it looked as though it was bursting with love from the chimney, showing that every home should be full of love in some way.
The printmaking piece in the classroom would help students to showcase something that they really care about. This piece would really be all about the student and what they want to “frame” and show off. The postcard piece would be a great way to get students to use their creativity. It is something that they do not have complete control over, which makes the process more fun and lets them come up with crazy stories to go along with jumbled pictures. As quoted by Pink, “the key to success is to risk thinking unconventional thoughts. Convention is the enemy of progress” (2006, p. 137). The pop-up home project is also a wonderful project for students in the classroom. It allows students to possibly depict their own house in a creative way. Students can also construct something that they wish was their house or what they feel is really their “home”, even if that is not where they actually live.
References:
Pink, D. (2006). A Whole New Mind. New York, NY. The Berkley Publishing Group.
The printmaking piece in the classroom would help students to showcase something that they really care about. This piece would really be all about the student and what they want to “frame” and show off. The postcard piece would be a great way to get students to use their creativity. It is something that they do not have complete control over, which makes the process more fun and lets them come up with crazy stories to go along with jumbled pictures. As quoted by Pink, “the key to success is to risk thinking unconventional thoughts. Convention is the enemy of progress” (2006, p. 137). The pop-up home project is also a wonderful project for students in the classroom. It allows students to possibly depict their own house in a creative way. Students can also construct something that they wish was their house or what they feel is really their “home”, even if that is not where they actually live.
References:
Pink, D. (2006). A Whole New Mind. New York, NY. The Berkley Publishing Group.