Arts
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Introduction:
They say, "A picture speaks a thousand words," but does it mean it's always telling the truth? In the
Photography Pack, we discussed the work of Lewis Hine. The Lesson 3 Summary Assignment example
presentation linked above shows a few more of his photographs of child laborers and introduces us to the
work of Dorothea Lang, a documentary photographer best known for her Great Depression-era
photographs. In these old pictures, it's hard to know the mindset of the person in the photograph - were
they happy or were they just told to smile? The same is true for us today. Were you ever having a really bad
day on picture day at school, and when the photographer said, "smile," you smiled and forever looked
happy in the yearbook?
Objective: I want you to explore the question of truth in photography by taking a picture that tells a lie.
Instructions:
1. Spend some time looking at the presentation above for ideas if you're having trouble thinking of
something.
2. Take a picture of your own that tells a lie. The idea of the assignment is to try to deceive the viewer
through edits BEFORE the picture is taken, taking advantage of cropping, perspective, and vantage
point. Avoid using filters and other digital manipulations.
3. Then describe how it deceives the viewer (either through a written description or another picture
that visually reveals the truth.)
You will also use the comments field to explain how your picture is a dirty liar in words if needed.
NOTE: This MUST be a picture that you create.
Use the text field provided in the assignment below to insert or attach a picture (or pictures)
and add text if applicable.
Your grade for this assignment will depend on originality, how effective the image lies, and your
explanation of the lie either through a written description or a photograph that reveals the truth. Have fun!
Be creative!
PART 2:
Here's what to do:
4. Name the sculptor. (NOTE: This should be a person's name (My Sculptor of choice is Marc Sijan,
then compare with the hyperrealist sculptor Ron Mueck), not the name of the sculpture.)
5. Share a picture and provide the name of the sculpture (you don’t have to share the picture of
Ron Mueck sculputure just Marc Sijan). (NOTE: This should be the name of the artwork.)
6. Give details of the media, size and date of the artwork. (NOTE: You'll see this information alongside
most images in the PACK lecture.)
7. Compare your chosen work to another sculpture discussed in the PACK which uses the same
sculptural methods.
8. Use applicable terms from the PACK to describe the sculptural approach and method used to
create the work and make a quick comparison to another sculpture in the PACK using the same
technique. *
9. And finally, tell me why you like the work in your own words.
*Be sure to use applicable terms from this sculpture PACK lecture to describe what approach of
sculpture it is and what methods are being used.
Some examples include:
relief
freestanding
installation
casting, carving, constructing
armature
additive, subtractive
mass, volume, etc...