1. Check out the work of Liliana Porter. I posted a few examples below. Much more work to see on-line and on her website (link below). Search for other artists who use miniature as part of their visual language.
2.Assemble a miniature vignette that has content and meaning.
3. Install somewhere in the art building. Please do not install in any area that will prohibit/alter/disrupt the function of the art building.
4. Once your piece is installed, check your name off (on the list posted on my office door). By doing so, you will indicate to others that your install is complete. If you want classmates to view your work immediately, then list location. If you rather have classmates search the building, then do not offer location.
5. All miniatures must be installed by April 8. Also, make sure I know the location so you can receive credit.
6. Take professional pictures and post on your blog.
7. Write an artist statement for the piece.
8. Artist statement worth 20 points, artwork worth 80 points=100 points.
Liliana Porter
Statement
In the last years, parallel to photography and video, I have been making works on canvas, prints, drawings, collages, and small installations. Many of these pieces depict a cast of characters that are inanimate objects, toys and figurines that I find in flea markets, antique stores, and other odd places. The objects have a double existence. On the one hand they are mere appearance, insubstantial ornaments, but, at the same time, have a gaze that can be animated by the viewer, who, through it, can project the inclination to endow things with an interiority and identity. These "theatrical vignettes" are constructed as visual comments that speak of the human condition. I am interested in the simultaneity of humor and distress, banality and the possibility of meaning. Website link here.
2.Assemble a miniature vignette that has content and meaning.
3. Install somewhere in the art building. Please do not install in any area that will prohibit/alter/disrupt the function of the art building.
4. Once your piece is installed, check your name off (on the list posted on my office door). By doing so, you will indicate to others that your install is complete. If you want classmates to view your work immediately, then list location. If you rather have classmates search the building, then do not offer location.
5. All miniatures must be installed by April 8. Also, make sure I know the location so you can receive credit.
6. Take professional pictures and post on your blog.
7. Write an artist statement for the piece.
8. Artist statement worth 20 points, artwork worth 80 points=100 points.
Liliana Porter
Statement
In the last years, parallel to photography and video, I have been making works on canvas, prints, drawings, collages, and small installations. Many of these pieces depict a cast of characters that are inanimate objects, toys and figurines that I find in flea markets, antique stores, and other odd places. The objects have a double existence. On the one hand they are mere appearance, insubstantial ornaments, but, at the same time, have a gaze that can be animated by the viewer, who, through it, can project the inclination to endow things with an interiority and identity. These "theatrical vignettes" are constructed as visual comments that speak of the human condition. I am interested in the simultaneity of humor and distress, banality and the possibility of meaning. Website link here.
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