10 Grade 2010: Kendall Shedden- Self Portrait, Artist Statement, and Trial and Error 10B

Friday, November 19, 2010

Kendall Shedden- Self Portrait, Artist Statement, and Trial and Error 10B

This assignment was difficult for me in the beginning, who am I? I tried to think of metaphors that describe me. I decided to look back on what makes me who I am today. In History and English we are looking at John Locke’s philosophy. He believed that one became who they are through their experiences. I decided that I would use a metaphor to represent the experiences that I have encountered through out life, and the ones that I will encounter in the future. Through out my life I have had good and bad experiences and I learn from them. An example of a good experience would be I climbed a 13,995 ft mountain this summer and a bad experience is how close I came to giving up. I have learned from this experience that I can do something if I really work hard at it. Struggling to climb to the peak taught me that struggling is what makes me learn more about who I am. If I am struggling with something now I know that I am working hard at something and that it pays off in the end. When I moved from Texas to East Hampton last year I loved the feeling of not knowing where I was going, but also had uneasy feelings about it too. It was difficult to leave my friends but moving has made me experience a completely different side to life.
I randomly chose an onion to represent my experiences. I wanted to choose something unusual because I am someone who likes to be random and have out of the ordinary ideas. The layers of the onion represent the experiences, and the more experiences I will face in my life the more layers I will add on. In the picture I am holding one onion, and there is a basket half full of onions. Through out life I will continue to fill the basket with onions, throughout my life I will continue to have experiences. The light cast upon my face is half dark and half-light, the light represents the bright side of life and the dark side is my feelings that I do not show often on the outside. I sometimes seem quiet and shy on the outside, but I also have a loud, chatty, and crazy side to me. I like the fact that I have had negative and positive experiences because I am learning more about myself and who I am.

Trial and Error

Some of the difficulties I faced for this assignment were coming up with creative metaphors, but also ones that represented me. I changed the symbol to put in my photograph more then three times and it was almost frustrating that I could not come up with one for a while. Once I found my metaphor everything seemed to fall into place. It was difficult at first with Photoshop because it was confusing to me how there were so many different options and steps, but once I got help and wrote down the directions it clicked. I am more of a visual person rather then trying to remember everything by memory.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Kendall Shedden- Self Portrait, Artist Statement, and Trial and Error 10B

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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.