Tree Jewelry Tagging Brainstorming
Part of the Tree Jewelry project will be to ‘tag’ some of the found objects. There are many artists working today that utilize text in a variety of ways. Some utilize words as both message sending devices as well as textural elements in art. Other artist’s ‘tag’ public places with symbols. We will use text both as a message sending device and a textural element in the work. We will ‘tag’ our found objects to help illuminate the theme ‘Artificial Obsolescence’.
Keith Haring is an artist who ‘tagged’ public places in New York City with messages of hope.
Here are some examples of artist’s using text in their art:
Jenny Holzer utilizes public places to send messages.
Jenny Holzer
The Living Series: It takes a while
before you can…, 1980-1982
Enamel on metal: black on white
21 x 23 inches
Edition: 5
Her art capitalizes on vehicles of communication traditionally used for commercial purposes.
Jenny Holzer’s: For the City are light projections of poetry and declassified documents that illuminate landmark New York City buildings in 2005.
Jenny Holzer’s 2004 project
9604 project
Jenny’s work functions both texturally and to communicate messages.
This is an example of how we are going to tag our jewelry. Some words will be used to communicate messages and others will be used as a textural device. The students have all sorts of cool ideas on how to illustrate their views on our theme ‘Artificial Obsolescence’.
Here is an example of text being used on an object to send a message by Lisa Higby LeFevre.
This is an example of text being used as a textural element in a painting by Lisa Kastello.
Sasha’s got a project that will actually be installed on the Hope side of the project but it is a great example of utilizing text to send a message.
She is using both visuals and words to illustrate her interpretation of the Hope side of the project.
Ms. Kastello talks about the meaning of artificial obsolescence.
Advanced 2-D art students brainstorm and plan what their tagging will entail.
Ms. Kastello sorts through found objects that have been collected by the students.
There will be plenty of neat objects to make the tree jewelry.
