We read everything every minute of everyday. Even in our sleep our brains cannot help but predict what will happen next and struggle with confusing situation. We are always reading, analyze and placing thing n a context to make sense of them.
As an artist I find myself alway noticing different aspects of life that perhaps other don't think about. For instants this public performance outside of "Rock the Garden". The obvious relation is these people are all dressed as Andy Warhol outside of the Walker which displays many pieces of his work. But are they making a statement or simply being clever about getting exposure in this busy place by being dressed like Andy Warhol as a group in many different position for photo opts. Is it a peaceful protest to the fact that the Walker is closed this day to accommodate all the concert goers? Does the fence play a huge part in their performance because it keeps their views at a distance? Is there signifigances in the number eight, is that how many works of art by Andy Warhol the Walker owns? Is it planned when they change positions? Is there a certain time frame they are working with? The questions that my mind automatically starts asking as it visually reads this live performance are crazy. It also beings a conversation with the people at the concert and crowds gather to document this unusual situation.
Your post is full of those disciplinary-literacies we were trying to identify throughout the term. What you notice as an artist, the way you read the world, is exactly what your art & literacy curriculum should include (although I have to say, sometimes it was difficult to understand the points you were trying to make because of typos :-0)
ReplyDeleteI appreciated reading about the questions you ask when you look at the photo you took. I never would have wondered about the possibility of the people staging a protest, nor would I have quickly thought about the fence being a metaphor for silencing, distance or imprisonment.
I recommend using this photo with your future students. Do a "think aloud" with them early in the school year to help them see/hear how you read the world as an artist.