Silhouette Narrative Presentations

Thursday, December 1.  Presentations 5:00 -6:30.  Food and drink 6:30 - 7:00.

Meet first floor Keenan at 5:00.  We will begin presentations here.  Each of you will stand next to your completed silhouette and discuss your topic.  The written information and research I am asking you to prepare (see below) will help you put together a verbal presentation.

At 6:30 we will walk over to the Student Center for food and drink.

Due the day of presentation.  All work typed (unless you already completed outline for the article, A Short History of The Shadow, with pencil and paper)
1.) Cover Sheet - Title of your silhouette narrative should appear in large type.  Smaller type, underneath title - Your Name, Silhouette Narrative, Fall 2011, LC ART 218 and HIS 205.  Feel free to include imagery on the cover sheet.
2.) Outline of article, A Short History of The Shadow.
3.) One page response to Kara Walker's work.
4.) Research for your chosen silhouette topic.  First, state your topic and describe what you are visually depicting with the silhouette forms.  Second, introduce events that occurred prior to your chosen topic and discuss how these events influenced the topic you have chosen.  Select at least two events - one event is from Visual Culture course content and the other is from American History course content.  Time Line that you made will help you here.

Silhouette Narrative Installation Schedule, Fall 2011

Russell Maycumber is the woodshop manager for the art department.  Russell will meet each group at the time and location indicated below.  Please arrive on time and help each other install so each group can finish in an hour.

IMPORTANT - Your Silhouette Narrative must be ready to install in the frame.  This means all images are glued/taped to white paper.  If you are not ready to install when meeting with Russell an automatic zero is assigned to you for this project.  No exceptions.

-Most of you will not have to trim the white paper to fit in frame - it should just fold over when installing in the frame.  If a trim is needed, do it when installing with Russell so you are sure not to cut too much off.
-Russell will come prepared with two power drills.
-Each of you are to come prepared with scissors, tape/glue - in case a paper trim is needed or a silhouette form has fallen off.


Friday, November 18, 10:00 to 10:30 - Second Floor (Mitch, Brendan, Jesse), Meet Russell on the second floor in Keenan at 10:00.

Monday, November 21, 1:00 - 2:00 - Third Floor (Danielle, Josh, Kiara, Nicholas, Meghan, Kelsey, Alyssa M., Mary and Sara (4th floor)), Meet Russell on the third floor in Keenan at 1:00.

Tuesday, November 22, 10:00 - 11:00 - Fourth Floor (Jared, Rachel M. Darlene, Maximo), Meet Russell on the fourth floor of Keenan at 10:00.

Tuesday, November 22, 1:00 - 2:00 - First Floor (Sequoia, Rachel C. Marco, Elizabeth, Brenda, Alyssa W. and Kristin (4th floor)), Meet Russell on the fourth floor of Keenan at 1:00.

Artist, Kara Walker

Link here to listen to Kara Walker on ART21.

Image on left - Source is Sikkema Jenkins and Co. Link here.

A Short History of the Shadow: An Interview with Victor I. Stoichita

Article by Christopher Turner, Cabinet Magazine, Issue 24 Shadows Winter 2006/2007. Link here to read article.

Student Work, Fall 2009

Student Work, Fall 2009

Silhouette Presentations and Reception

Silhouette Presentations and Reception, Fall 2011

Date and Time TBA

Meet first floor of Keenan Hall at 5:00. After everyone presents,  we will walk over food and drink, in the student center (in lounge area behind the bistro).

New York Times, The Week In Culture Pictures.

Link  here.

Antique Silhouettes

Link here to see a wide selection of silhouettes and details on silhouette artists.