Artist Presentation Guidelines
For each topical section of the class (sound, mapping, wearable technology), you
will choose one artist and present that artist’s work and ideas. You may use any
of the artists that I have links to on the website or one of your choosing. The work
you choose should not be commercial.
Content
The presentation should include at least 3-4 audio, visual, or even interactive
examples of the artist’s work. The examples should be in a format that the class
can easily consume.
You should talk about ideas and motivations that inform the artist’s work in
general as well as the issues that informed the piece/examples that you show
during the presentation. You might want to include excerpts from the artist’s
statement or quotes from texts written about the artist.
Find out and discuss the artist’s process and the ways he or she approaches art
making. You could even try and email the artist (provided that he or she is still
alive) to ask thoughtful questions.
What is the historical and cultural context of the artist’s work and ideas?
Please tell us why you chose the artist and how the work and ideas impact your
work.
Format
The presentation should be about 5 minutes long.
It might be helpful to have the images and thoughts arranged on a web page or
PP.
Expectations
The presentation should demonstrate more than cursory knowledge of the artist
and work as well your thoughts on the ideas and work.
Each of these presentations is worth 15 points (content 10/format 5).