10 Grade 2010: Collage by Annie Rubin

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Collage by Annie Rubin

My philosophical thought is i've grown up doing many things and trying new things but I think you should have one thing that you stick with. For me that would be horseback riding. I rode a couple various times when I was younger and then when I was about ten or eleven I started riding more and then when I was fourteen I started riding more seriously by doing horseshows and moving out to Water Mill so I can ride all the time. "You Have One Life To Live". Along the way though I tried many things such as gymnastics, ballet, soccer, acting, skateboarding, field hockey which my dad bought the equipment and I played it with him twice and decided it wasn't for me, basketball, track, and softball. Another thing that i've been sticking with recently is tennis. I played tennis a lot as a kid but then quit and a little over a year ago I got back into it and have been playing more seriously. Just because you have one thing you stick with though, I still think you should try other things because you never know what else you might have fun with if you never try anything else. "Try New Things", "Take a Chance".

My artistic statement I followed the quote I "Try New Things" for my collage. Although for such a long time I had no idea how to start my collage and how I wanted to design it. Finally I strangely started thinking about the game Life. I was thinking because my philosophical thought is based off of "Try New Things", "Take a Chance" and "You Only Have One Life To Live" that instead going out and buying more magazines to cut things out of to create my collage I was going to start cutting the quotes I found out first. I tried to make my collage on the board game of Life but there was way too much going on in the background so I wanted to redo it. Then I decided to make lines like in the board game so its like you are traveling down a road and you are trying all these things. I thought about all the things that I have tried along the way and I cut out pictures from magazines of them and some pictures from the internet since I couldn't find them in magazines and I put each of them on the paper in starting from the first things I tried that lasted for more than a year to the things I am still doing now. I have a tennis ball on their multiple times and things that have to do with horseback riding on their multiple times because I first rode when I was five but just various lessons and I loved it but I didn't seriously start riding till I was about ten or eleven. For tennis I first played when I was six but when I was nine I quit and then a little over a year ago I started playing again.

1 comment:

ClaireOctober 27, 2010 at 10:36 PM
Hey Annie! I love your collage! I like the way you designed it to look like a game really captures my eye and I also like that you use different medians for this project!
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Your self portrait Design/Composition Create a final black and white image that demonstrates an understanding of the aesthetics of Photography including editing.	Several of the elements in the photo used in the reflect an exceptional degree of student creativity in their creation. Uses of compositional rules are evident and appropriate to the theme. Objects are placed for best effect. Overall, it just feels right. .	One or two of the graphics or objects used reflect student creativity in their creation and/or display. Graphics are trimmed to an appropriate size and interesting shape and are arranged with some items in front and others behind. The canvas, however does not appear balanced. Uses of compositional rules are good and the composition is relatively balanced, but negative space could be utilized better to create a more cohesive feel.	One or two graphics or objects were made or customized by the student, but the ideas were typical rather than creative (.e.g, apply the emboss filter to a drawing in Photoshop). Graphics have been trimmed to an appropriate size and shape, but the arrangement of items is not very attractive. It appears there was not a lot of planning of the item placementThe portrait seems to have a little too much background or seems a little too busy. Balance has not been achieved.	The student did not make or customize any of the items in photo The portrait seems unfinished (too much empty space) or there is not enough balance between foreground and background causing it to seem much too busy and unfocused.
content The selected visuals and material enhance understanding of the topic, theme, or message.	The student gives a reasonable explanation of how every item in the photo is related to the assigned theme. For most items, the relationship is clear without explanation	. The student gives a reasonable explanation of how most items in the photo are related to the assigned theme. For many of the items, the relationship is clear without explanation	The student gives a fairly reasonable explanation of how most items in the photo are related to the assigned theme.	The student's explanations are weak and illustrate difficulty understanding how to relate items to the assigned theme
content Student artworks include images of themselves, symbols representing aspects of their identities (physical characteristics, cultural background, interests, beliefs, etc.	The student gives a reasonable explanation of how every item in the photo related to the self theme. For most items, the relationship is clear without explanation.	The student gives a reasonable explanation of how most items in the photo are related to the self theme. For many of the items, the relationship is clear without explanation.	The student gives a fairly reasonable explanation of how most items in the photo are related to the self theme.	The student's explanations are weak and illustrate difficulty understanding how to relate items to the self theme.
Overall Impression	The photo communicates the author’s understanding of the relationship of self and the enlightenment and there personal phio thought	The photo communicates some aspects of the author’s understanding of the relationship	The photopresents words and images that relate to the self and but it fails to communicate the author’s perspective or relies on general observations.	The photo does not adequately communicate the author’s understanding of the relationship between of self and personal phi thought .
Technical /digital media Demonstrates application Of creative exploration Makes use darkroom to experiment with conceptual ideas Create well-printed photographs in the darkroom	. Students utilized the digital camera and Adobe Photoshop in appropriate ways. The student went above and beyond in thier use of the digital tools.	Students utilized the digital camera and Adobe Photoshop in satisfactory and appropriate ways.	Students utilized the digital camera but only used Adobe Photoshop minimally	Students did not utilize either of the digital tools to the best of their ability.
Artist’s Journal/ brainstorming	The journal includes thoughtful reflections on the student’s decisions. It discusses successes and challenges evenly and shows deep insight into the student’s process Student can describe the intent and plan of his/her completed digital self-portrait. Develops a general plan of what will be done before beginning. Manages time well.	The journal includes some reflections on the student’s decisions, but would benefit from deeper and/or more frequent discussion of the successes and challenges the student faced. Student has carefully planned his/her digital self-portrait and can describe how he/she will get the work done and a vision for the completed project. Plans and gathers ideas on theme for portrait before beginning.	The journal lists all of the decisions or activities that the student has completed, but there is no reflection included. Student has planned his/her portrait and can describe how he/she will get the work done and a vision for the completed project. Does not manage time well and works somewhat haphazardly.	The journal is incomplete. Entries are missing or too short to provide a picture of the work that the student has completed. Leaps into action without any evidence of planning or focus
Time and Effort	Class time was used wisely. Much time and effort went into the planning and creation of the portrait. It is clear the students worked at home as well as at school.	Class time was used wisely, but it did not appear there was much work done outside of class..	. Class time was not always used wisely, but additional work was done at home or other times during the day	Class time was not used wisely and no additional effort was put in at other times or places.