Section AC: Rockit by Herbie Hancock. Section AD: Gymnopedies No. 1 by Erik
Satie. Section AE: Looprode by Doctor Rockit. Each piece will be played in ...
Image Methodology
Project 1: See the Music
Create a photograph/photographic composition to visually represent a piece of music. Imagine that you need to explain what a piece of music is like to someone who is deaf. Section AC: Rockit by Herbie Hancock Section AD: Gymnopedies No. 1 by Erik Satie Section AE: Looprode by Doctor Rockit Each piece will be played in lecture and in Friday sections. The Erik Satie and Herbie Hancock songs are available on iTunes for 99¢. Looprode by Dr Rockit is available to listen to here: http://www.matthewherbert.com/music.php?release=2020 Format is 6 x 9”, either vertical or horizontal. You can work in black and white or color. You will create a visual representation of your assigned piece of music. This can take the form of single photograph or several photographs combined into one composition. Remember that how you photograph your subject is as important as what you photograph. Consider if changes in lighting, angle of view, focus, distance from the subject(s), long or short exposures can help the communication of your composition. Your imagery can be literal, abstract, or symbolic. To begin your creative process, write down the characteristics of the piece of music as a list of adjectives. This should act as your guide and reference point as you try different visual interpretations.
Creative criteria: 1. Solutions must be photographic (either black and white, or color). No typography. 2. Employ methods for creating effective composition: for example contrasts of scale, awareness of the frame (edges), the importance of white space, dynamic form, using symmetry or asymmetry. 3. Pursue a variety of directions rather than settle on the first one you think of. 4. Your visual composition should communicate the acoustic qualities of your assigned piece of music. You can test this by showing your photographic compositions to others and asking them to describe how the visuals “feel”. The same adjectives should apply to both the piece of music and your visual solutions. Remember that your imagery needs to both reflect the music and form an interesting and original visual composition in its own right.
Final presentation:
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9”x 6”
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12” 9” Mount the final design in the center of a 9 x 12” white or black cover-weight board. Write your name, section, and Art 211 Spring 2009 on the back of your board, in the lower right corner. Critique: Friday, April 3 Due date: Friday, April 10
