Introduction to the Visual Arts

Projects

The class is organized around three sections, and each section has its own assignment. Those three assignments are listed here:

Assignments

Assignment 1: Shaping Time (PDF)

Using demonstrated production and editing techniques, make a 90 second experimental video. Sound must be diegetic or self generated.

Assignment 2: Body Extension (PDF)

Create an art work that exists as a “body extension,” a sculptural/architectural/corporeal supplement. Use your own body as a starting point for an exploration of the self, including psychological and physical aspects and concepts of identity. The second part of the assignment asks you to interact with your body extension in a way that significantly alters your experience of it.

Assignment 3: Made Public (PDF)

Create a work of art in a public place that addresses the physical, psychological and social dimensions of the site. You will be asked to research various public sites in order to locate an appropriate context within which to respond. Consideration of the political and ethical implications of working in a public area will be central to the development of the project. Document your project appropriately.

Student Work 2005

The examples below are from the version of 4.301 taught by Julia Scher in spring 2005. All work is used with permission.

Cathlene Allard Body Extension Project. Cathlene Allard Made Public Project. Paul Boudreau Body Extension Project. Paul Boudreau Made Public Project. Daniel Campos Body Extension Project. Daniel Campos Made Public Project. Natalie Cheung Body Extension Project. ZhiDe Deng Body Extension Project ZhiDe Deng Made Public Project. Hilary Dyer Made Public Project. Matthew Faulkner Body Extension Project. Matthew Faulkner Made Public Project. Elisabeth Lex Body Extension Project. Elisabeth Lex Made Public Project. Lauren McCarthy Body Extension Project. Lauren McCarthy Made Public Project. Lisa Nakano Body Extension Project. Lisa Nakano Made Public Project. Sal Pallante Body Extension Project. Hilary Dyer Body Extension Project. Sal Pallante Made Public Project. Lindsey Pete Body Extension Project. Lindsey Pete Made Public Project. Devon Roshan Body Extension Project. Devon Roshan Made Public Project. Adam Shabshelowitz Body Extension Project. Adam Shabshelowitz Made Public Project. Victor Wang Made Public Project. Thaddeus Wozniak Body Extension Project. Thaddeus Wozniak Made Public Project. Natalie Cheung Made Public Project

Shaping Time

Daniel Campos Video (MP4 - 2MB)

Matthew Faulkner Video (MP4 - 2MB)

Sal Pallante Video (MP4 - 3MB)

Adam Shabshelowitz Video (MP4 - 3MB)