UNIT6:COLOR SCHEMES. Project: Propaganda poster, protest and persuasion
Students´pieces here
Objective: To understand, identify, and apply common color schemes in an artwork. To explore how color choices and text can alter the "meaning" of an image or message. To create visual images and symbols that could be used to protest and persuade
Project Overview: Using
an specific color scheme and text, you´ll create a propaganda
poster. Your challenge is to plan and execute a composition
that attempts to protest or persuade. Your focus should be on
effective use of color schemes, symbols, figure/ground
relationships, and impact on your intended viewers
References:
Reading:. Pages 38-53 (Launching the imagination)
Artcore Website, Website with examples of Propaganda Posters:
http://www.oddee.com/item_66536.aspx.
Artists Barbara Kruger, Banksy, Guerrilla girls
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/06/13/100-years-of-propaganda-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/
Vocabulary:
Color
schemes or harmonies, monochromatic, analogous colors, complementary
colors, split complementary, double complementary,
color temperature, cool/warm color harmony, value, saturation
Materials: 11
x 14 illustration board or paper. Acrylic paints or any other media
of your choice.
Process:
Preliminary:
Before
coming to class, review the thematic concept of Protest and
Persuasion as found on the website. Also, read
the discussion on Color Schemes for Unit V. Review the Project
References and Vocabulary above.
Activity:
-Review propaganda posters and artists referenced above for
inspiration.
-Determine what is your conceptual frame: the idea that you want to
“talk· about. It can be very ironic and
humoristic
too.
-Once you have the idea, make thumb nails (at least 3” x 4”) of
the poster using the following six color schemes:
Achromatic,
Monochromatic, Analogous, Complementary, Triadic, Split
Complementary. Label your thumbnails.
-Choose the color scheme that works best in conveying your message.
Transfer your sketch poster onto your
piece
of Illustration Board or paper.
-Turn in your thumbnails and poster. THE THUMBNAILS ARE A PART OF THE
PROJECT, AND THEREFORE MANDATORY!
Inquiry
Questions
1)
What "forms" can you use to protest and/or provoke ideas on
the part of the viewer?
2)
What visual elements are important for you to use in a work seeking
to protest, persuade, or provoke a viewer?
3)
What are some compositional strategies you could employ that have
been shown to be effective in this kind of work?
4)
What historical or cultural references would be helpful to you in
researching this kind of work?
5)
Will your work have an obvious or not-so-obvious function (for
example, propaganda has an obvious function.)
6)
Will you use symbols to reinforce a message?
7)
Is your work for contemporary viewers or for an historical or
imaginary audience?
8)
What tools, materials, and processes would be most effective for this
project?
9)
How is the meaning of the artwork affected by (reinforced/enhanced)
by the choice of medium?
10)
What context would be the most effective for the display of your
finished work?