November 2nd 2012- Meagan and Amy taught their lesson on the theme of Gesture. There slideshow presentation showed the difference between the gestures of the young and old in photographs by the artist Nikki S. Lee. I liked that Meagan and Amy asked the class to show in gestures with our bodies what a young person looks like and what a young person looks like. This got the class involved and interacting. I also like the artwork with the hand gestures done by Avery Lucas this showed the class that emotion can be evoked through body language. The questions Meagan and Amy asked got the class involved. Students started talking about how the two hands together reached out look like someone asking for more, it is inviting compared to the other artwork. The other picture shows the hands squeezing the arms and moving away from the viewer, if the artwork could speak it might say “stay away”. These examples gave a variety of ways in which gesture could be used. This got the class ready to start our projects. Meagan and Amy gave a demo on how to use plaster and told the class they could use any body part we wanted. I worked in a group with Mikayla, Joe, and Taryn. We choose to plaster Mikayla’s nose. We were a little confused by the goal of the project and didn’t think the body part was required to show a gesture, so our project in concept did not work. I think Meagan and Amy could have encouraged people to plaster their hands because that’s the most expressive body part. Their presentation as well as demo and class critique was very strong and the project was fun. I enjoyed using a material I had never worked with before. Great job guys! I thought Amy was very enthusiastic and Meagan was inviting and engaged the class.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Gesture Lesson
November 2nd 2012- Meagan and Amy taught their lesson on the theme of Gesture. There slideshow presentation showed the difference between the gestures of the young and old in photographs by the artist Nikki S. Lee. I liked that Meagan and Amy asked the class to show in gestures with our bodies what a young person looks like and what a young person looks like. This got the class involved and interacting. I also like the artwork with the hand gestures done by Avery Lucas this showed the class that emotion can be evoked through body language. The questions Meagan and Amy asked got the class involved. Students started talking about how the two hands together reached out look like someone asking for more, it is inviting compared to the other artwork. The other picture shows the hands squeezing the arms and moving away from the viewer, if the artwork could speak it might say “stay away”. These examples gave a variety of ways in which gesture could be used. This got the class ready to start our projects. Meagan and Amy gave a demo on how to use plaster and told the class they could use any body part we wanted. I worked in a group with Mikayla, Joe, and Taryn. We choose to plaster Mikayla’s nose. We were a little confused by the goal of the project and didn’t think the body part was required to show a gesture, so our project in concept did not work. I think Meagan and Amy could have encouraged people to plaster their hands because that’s the most expressive body part. Their presentation as well as demo and class critique was very strong and the project was fun. I enjoyed using a material I had never worked with before. Great job guys! I thought Amy was very enthusiastic and Meagan was inviting and engaged the class.
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