10 Grade 2010: Graylen Gatewood Collage

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Graylen Gatewood Collage

Artist's Statement:

In my collage, I wanted to portray happiness, hard work, life’s journey, fun, and exploring all of life’s options. In the top left corner of my collage there is an image of a woman hiking through cliffs, and on the bottom left corner there is an image of a girl peeking through a hole in the wall, exploring something, These images to me represented exploring all of life’s options, so I wanted to include them in my collage. On the top of my collage in the center, it says “under the big sky.” This refers to all that life has to offer, and how we are all as people, under the big sky together. The words on my collage “so much to love” refer again to how much there is to love in life. The words “go ahead, take the plunge” and “take a dip” refer to taking chances to seeing what there is out there. The images of the manatees holding hands, the many men standing, and the boys holding hands in a circle with the words “sometimes your hands could use a hand” refer to us all being in life together, and he we should all help each other out. The image of the woman riding a bicycle represents her doing what she loves, and going along with life’s journey. The image below that of the kids in the middle of the road represent being silly and having fun on life’s travels (since they are in the middle of a street). The image of the woman in the top right corner conveyed happiness to me, which was one of the main points of my collage, so I thought I would include it. The words that say, “what’s your angle?” represent all of the “angles” or views that different people in the world have. The image of the man below that represents hard work, and although it does pay off, it is hard, tiring and frustrating. The words “sincerely, me” at the bottom represent me and how all of the images cohesively are my thoughts, and therefore me.

Philosophical Thought:

One of my philosophical ideas is that everyone should be happy. Everyone deserves to be happy, unless it harms another person. Not much else matters. People need to stop worrying about what other people think and just be happy. It’s hard, and there are definitely days that we aren’t happy, but I think it’s the most important part of life. What do we have if we aren’t happy? I also believe that everyone should explore all that life has to offer. I also think that hard work pays off, and you make your own luck in this world. We as a human race should stick together, and it is important to have good friends while going through life.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Graylen Gatewood Collage

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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.