JR- InsideOut Project

JR, a semi-anonymous French street artist, uses his camera to show the world its true face, by pasting photos of the human face across massive canvases. At TED2011, he makes his audacious TED Prize wish: to use art to turn the world inside out. Learn more about his work and learn how you can join in at insideoutproject.net.
http://www.jr-art.net/

Part A

Choose one of the following topics from JR’s InsideOutside Project. Find an image from the series that you are noting and add the photo(s) and your comment in your journal/blog:

1. What was the initial intention of JR’s first installation project? Was it effective? Why or why not? Give examples of his work and explain its impact on the community.
2. Select an image, or series that impacted you, explain how it has impacted you and the community that it was created for.
3. How does JR’s art make a difference? Site a specific series and specific images. Explain the reason for the images and potential impact that it has on the community.

Part B

Visit voicethread, sign in, choose one of the photos and comment
http://voicethread.com/#q.b1844847.i9705039

Part C
Now consider and discuss the following in your journal and with the class:

1. Define your school community.
2. What do you value about your school community?
3. If it were threatened, how would you stand up for it?
4. Based on your answers to #1, 2, 3 how could you best communicate your high school experiences?

Photoshop Comic Portrait

We are going to take a portrait and turn it in to a vector image to give it a cartoon like appearance. Start with a digital portrait, open it in Photoshop and follow along. When you are done, we are going to pull it into Comic Life and add a quote, song lyric, or poem...

Here are a few tutorials:

1. In-Class Simple Vector Drawing Tutorial
2. Easy Comic Tutorial
3. Vector Drawing Tutorial (using the pen tool to create lines)
4. Vector Tutorial (super fast overview of vector drawing)

Send words of hope for students in Japan:
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/hope-for-Japan