Andy Warhol at the Supreme Court

 

Who Decides?

"Appropriation" is not a new thing. 

Straight from the US Copyright Office

 

Search the index for Fair Use cases in Visual Arts.

Guide to Fair Use in the Visual Arts

 

This document directly addresses the issues and controversies of the Fair Use Doctrine in American Copyright law when it comes to visual art. 

Read the whole thing for class on Wednesday (section 2) or Thursday (all other sections). 

Also read the actual wording of the law. 

Quiz likely. 

Final Paper: Artistic Freedom, Censorship, Fair Use

Your final paper of the semester will make an argument about a particular and specific debate in contemporary art culture. Should artists be free to make, exhibit, and publish anything they want? Are there limits? Where? Why? 

In your 5-7 double-spaced essay (MLA format), you will make your case supported by secondary sources. This essay will be due precisely one hour before our final class meeting of the semester: May 3 for the M/W section, and May 4 for the T/R sections. 

Let's get started with a case in the news today:

Roy Lichtenstein. 

Here's a link to David Barsalou's "Deconstructing Lichtenstein" scholarship. A good scholar is very much like a detective. (Click on the side arrows to see more examples).

What is Ekphrasis?

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grKWgJLXpgE&ab_channel=KatonahMuseumofArt

Directions and Details for The Delaware Contemporary Project

 This is fairly simple if you follow directions. If you're confused or need clarification at any point, just let me know. 

Each student will produce a three-page PDF document. Name your file: [initial of first name_last name.delaware contemporary.pdf]

Example:  c_smith.delaware contemporary. pdf

FIRST PAGE

1) Your name and date in the upper left corner.

2) Decent (Hi-Res if possible) image of the work you selected from the exhibition.

3) Caption information for this work (see label)

SECOND PAGE

1) Hi-Res image of your new visual/art work.

2) Caption information for your work. Give it a title and be sure to record the dimensions and media. 

3) Write between 3 and 10 keywords that connect your visual and literary work with the exhibited work you chose. Don't overthink this.

 

THIRD PAGE

Your literary text goes on this page. Single-space it.  If you need a second page, go for it. Proofread.

OPTIONAL (at the end of your document)

You are free to write a short note to the curators and staff at TDC. Maybe your work needs a little bit of context.

DUE: Tuesday, April 18, no later than 5:00 pm. Upload to Populi.  

New Project: Collaboration with the Delaware Contemporary

Hello, Writing for the Arts Students!

This blog post contains all of the necessary information for you to successfully complete this assignment. Please read the directions carefully.  Also, remember that you can always ask me questions in person or  via email at csmith@dcad.edu. 

Directions: Each student will choose one work of art currently on display at the Delaware Contemporary. It might be a work that you really love, or it might be a work that is just plain curious. Take photos of this work, get into the details. Also take a photo of the wall-text (label) that identifies the artist, the title of the work, the media used, size, etc. You can also sketch the work. Capture it, so you aren't reliant on your imagination. Now that you have chosen this single work, the fun begins. 

Part One: Each student will create an original piece of art in any media. Your art should respond to your chosen piece. Please note, you aren't copying this work; you'll be creating a new artwork that engages with the ideas, thoughts, moods, and/or emotions that you see/feel in your chosen work that is currently exhibited at the Delaware Contemporary.  For instance, you might make a short video in response to a painting or sculpture. Or you might make a painting or sculpture. The important thing to remember is that you have creative freedom. Your artwork might be digital, traditional, or a blend of the two. Take a high-res photo of your artwork. Make sure you include "caption information": What's the title of your piece? What media or materials did you use? You will be uploading this file to Populi. 

Part Two: Write a literary or verbal text that also engages with the ideas you see in your chosen work. Maybe you want to write a poem, maybe a short memory about a special experience, maybe a short fable or parable, maybe a list, maybe something else entirely. This text should be no longer than 300 words and no shorter than 100 words. Proofread it carefully before uploading it to Populi.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Each part will be graded: 10 points each.

Due: Tuesday, April 18, 5:00 pm. 

This is a firm deadline.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Here's where the "real-world" part of this exercise comes into play. Every first-year student enrolled in "Writing for the Arts" is entering a competition that will be juried by curators and staff at the Delaware Contemporary. They, and they alone, will choose the projects that best exemplify artistic and literary excellence. The chosen student artists will be invited to present their work at the Delaware Contemporary on the evening of Friday, May 5, the final day of the semester.