In preparation for a class discussion on Thursday, please read the following article, and answer the six questions below. Please type and print out your answers, bringing them to class.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/18/instagram-artist-richard-prince-selfies
Please type and print out your answers.
1. What do you think of Prince's New Portraits series? Do you consider it "good" art or "bad" art – and why is it successful/unsuccessful?
2. Part of what protects fair use is the idea of "transformation" of the work being adapted or changed. In what ways does Prince's work transform the original photographs (the article lists some elements of transformation, but it's not a comprehensive list), and do you think those transformations are sufficient to make the work legitimately his own, unique work?
3. How much does the sales price of his New Portraits affect your evaluation of it?
4. How important is the fact that he didn't ask permission from the original subjects/photographers for your judgment on the work?
5. If one of the original Instagrammers brought suit against Prince for copyright infringement, do you think they'd win? Why/why not?
6. How much does it matter to you that Prince was an outsider to the Instagram "community"? Or that some of his comments on the posts were skeevy?
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
MAPR this Thursday (10/12), Tutorial Assignment due Tuesday
Tutorial Assignment & MAPR Reminder
A Reminder – this Thursday, we'll be meeting on the third floor of Prim Library at 10am to join in on the Midway Art Portfolio Review, where Junior Art Majors present a body of work and answer questions. We have a couple of classmates participating. It's an interesting event, and if you get there a little early you get dibs on coffee and donuts. Ask some good questions!
On the following Tuesday (10/17), you should be prepared to give the class a photoshop tutorial, on any topic or effect you'd like to research. Google something you'd like to learn, or click around in the links on the "my blog list" column on the righthand side of this page (there are lots of good tutorials on those blogs). Remember, step yourself through it BEFORE you come to class, to make sure you understand all the steps, and have all the materials you need. You should be able to make your demonstration in about five to ten minutes.
Don't pick something too complicated to do in ten minutes, but don't get too simple, either. If you just correct some redeye or something, or review something we've already covered in class, you're not going to get a good grade (though it might be something that builds on things we've learned in class, there should be at least some new element getting you to the end product). Try to hit that sweet spot of "moderately difficult" tutorial.
Post a link or a one-sentence description of the tutorial you'd like to do in the "comments" to this blog post, checking to make sure no one else has picked the same tutorial before you.
A Reminder – this Thursday, we'll be meeting on the third floor of Prim Library at 10am to join in on the Midway Art Portfolio Review, where Junior Art Majors present a body of work and answer questions. We have a couple of classmates participating. It's an interesting event, and if you get there a little early you get dibs on coffee and donuts. Ask some good questions!
On the following Tuesday (10/17), you should be prepared to give the class a photoshop tutorial, on any topic or effect you'd like to research. Google something you'd like to learn, or click around in the links on the "my blog list" column on the righthand side of this page (there are lots of good tutorials on those blogs). Remember, step yourself through it BEFORE you come to class, to make sure you understand all the steps, and have all the materials you need. You should be able to make your demonstration in about five to ten minutes.
Don't pick something too complicated to do in ten minutes, but don't get too simple, either. If you just correct some redeye or something, or review something we've already covered in class, you're not going to get a good grade (though it might be something that builds on things we've learned in class, there should be at least some new element getting you to the end product). Try to hit that sweet spot of "moderately difficult" tutorial.
Post a link or a one-sentence description of the tutorial you'd like to do in the "comments" to this blog post, checking to make sure no one else has picked the same tutorial before you.
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