10 Grade 2010: Collage - Sylvia Laytin

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Collage - Sylvia Laytin

Artist Statement: When first starting my collage I decided that it would mean something to me personally. Growing up and going through different sorts of cultures, can really affect the person you turn out to be. When I moved from the city to the Hamptons, I realized everyone acted and dressed differently then I was used to. Over time I adapted to the normal life cycle of my friends, but made sure to weed out the bad characteristics that I didn’t want to be part of my life. With my collage I have portrayed the effect and life role of living under the influence of your peers. While living your life I feel like every one around you is constantly watching. In my collage the boarder of eyes outlining the subject shows this. The food in the eyes and the roach with the cigarette shows that being influenced by others can cause you to eat certain foods, or perhaps even doing certain drugs. The roach represents how this can cause a dirty habit that you wouldn’t of thought to be in your life style. At the top of my boars it states that, “An abduction won’t prevent it.” What I mean by this is that no matter where you go in life, there will always being changes going on around you and it is your responsibility to keep your values in check. I feel like doing this keeps you at a state of independence and leads you to a happy, well-lived life.

Philosophical Thoughts

Over the summer I came into a phase of the thought on why I was here, and where I was going in life. I had always been told that I was to go to college, get a decent job, and have my own family, but what if that has no appeal to me what so ever? I don’t want to wake up and do the same thing everyday; I want each day to be special and mind blowing. My next step in my master plan is to not have a plan. I am going to live and strive towards happiness. Some people use the term “Go to your Happy Place,” when they are feeling upset about how their living. I am not just going to go to my happy place, but I am going to live there. To get to this state of happiness I wish to continue practicing the lifestyle of Buddhism and practice through meditation. I wish to move to an area of the world where it is sunny year round and is always thriving with live. My opinion is that when an organism is surrounded by liveliness your mood tends to be uplifting. I feel like the goal in life is to live in my nirvana state, and experience as much as I can on this beautiful planet.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Collage - Sylvia Laytin

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What you will be assessed on	Distinguished	Proficient	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory
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.