Research Project: Image, Art & Design

Description:

Select an artist/designer from the approved list, below. You must conduct research

regarding the artist/designer, his/her background, training, and body of work that has

influenced and impacted the way imagery is used in Art & Design.

You should document various accomplishments and achievements related to your

artist/designer’s chosen field and how it relates to photography. Please also select one

significant project completed by the artist/designer to further examine in a detailed case

study. The case study should analyze the chosen project from beginning to end (research,

process, development, completion). Research should be assembled into a final presentation

created in InDesign (template to be provided).

Final presentations are scheduled for Wednesday, February 20th, 2013. Oral presentations

should be roughly 10 minutes in duration.

Wikipedia is not a reliable source of research and should not be used. You will be asked to

cite all sources, so be sure to keep track of all publishing details related to books, articles,

journals used in your research.

Objectives:

• Discuss the creative process of an artist/designer

• Explain the impact and influence that image has on Art & Design

• Display oral and written communication skills

• Prepare a formal, oral and visual presentation

Grading Criteria:

+ Completion of all points in the study

+ Organization of Materials Presented

+ Depth of Research

Quality and Design of Oral/Visual Presentation

Approved Artists/Designers:

Herbert Matter -- Filip Fitchel

Josef Müller-Brockmann

Will Burtin

April Greiman -- Christian Sanchez

Kyle Cooper -- Kurt Abo

Danny Yount -- Jordan Amoth

2x4 (Michael Rock)

Pentagram (Paula Scher) -- Lindzey Grasmick

Laszlo Moholy-Nagy -- Michael Rosgen

Man Ray -- Omni Franceitch

Hannah Höch

Raoul Hausmann

Grete Stern -- Leon Humpherys

Yutaka Inagawa -- Jack Hsu

Robert Rauschenberg

David Hockney -- Kate Murdock

Kenneth Snelson

Richard Avedon -- Ellen Williams

Ansel Adams -- Victoria Lock

Robert Brownjohn -- Ben Ferry

Gregory Crewdson

Jeff Wall -- Tarin Leach

Ezra Stoller -- Ale Lozano 

Balthazar Korab -- Justin Quinn

Julius Shulman