Setup for the day's activities included a putting up a large display featuring five photocollage works created by Stacy Asher:
This display consisted of large strips of black paper (approx. 2 ft by 8 ft) with xerox copies of Stacy's images pasted down each strip - something like a large-scale filmstrip segment. I hung all of the strips in the hallway leading up to the students' classroom:
After explaining to the students what art critics do (they describe, interpret, and judge artworks) I had the students stand in the hallway, look at the display, and describe each image. I asked them questions such as, "what can you tell me about these images?" "What brands do you see?" "Pretend you are talking to a friend on the phone and you are describing these images to him or her. Describe an image so your friend can visualize it." "How do you think Stacy created these images?"
Next, I had the students pair up, and I gave each pair an individual image and a worksheet to complete. The questions on the worksheet were:
- How is this image like an advertisement?
- How is this image not like an advertisement?
- Give this image a title. Why have you given it this title?
- What do you think the people in the image are smiling about?
- Who or what do you think the people in the image are looking at?
The second part of the workshop consisted of the students creating Black Dot Project tee shirts, and I showed them how to paint a black dot on their tee shirts using a stencil.
After they painted the dot they were each given a black sharpie marker so they could personalize their shirts. The students were instructed to personalize their tee shirts in such a way that they would convey a strong message about advertising and/or the advertising of sugar in the form of junk foods.
The lesson plan and art criticism worksheet are available for downloading.
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