Creativity Connecting
through Photography
"THIS LIFE"
YOUTHHOOD
"Kids These Days"
From Birth to Toddler to Child, Teen and Pre-Adult - Life is Exploration. Capture a scene or a detail that shows habit, experiences or behaviour of the YOUNG.
Portraiture, Studio, Candid, Conceptual, Documentary, Street.
All genres of Photography... Show us "YOUTHHOOD", from any perspective imaginable.
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Capture that moments in life that captures the culture your in!
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"Uncover the Reality"
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Provoke Questions , Provoke a Conversation
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DE-CONSTRUCT YOUR WORLD
Popular culture is constantly evolving and occurs uniquely in place and time. It forms currents and eddies, and represents a complex of mutually interdependent perspectives and values that influence society and its institutions in various ways.
Learning Aim: you are required to develop ideas for a series of five manipulated images that are inspired by the work of another artist and the theme YOUTHHOOD.
You may wish to explore the idea of identity, Home, Family, Changing World, Environment, etc.
The first term in Year 10 you will engage in a series of workshops to develop the beginnings of your project where the work you produce will develop further into a personal response, presented as a series or a single final piece.
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You are teenagers of today, you will one day rule the world...
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You guys have resilience in an ever challenging and ever-changing world.
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What will affect you tomorrow?
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1. What do you think of when we question YOUTHHOOD!! What does it mean to you and what do you think it means for others?
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In groups discuss what "YOUTHHOOD" could mean.
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Look up the dictionary definition and present on a page in your sketchbook with relevent images that you have found.
How could you represent YOUTHHOOD, discus and come up with some ideas.
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What is YOUTH CULTURE and how does this effect you everyday?
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Create a mind map with all the the ideas you have discussed linking the concept of YOUTHHOOD to one of the THREE starting point below..
? Consider & Elaborate ......Language You Use, Rules - Courage to Question, Societies Expectations, Safe Place, Hiding Place or Hang out, What is Acceptable or Not. Behaviour, Intercultural Diversity, What isn't fair!
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What are you passionate about and connect to one of the three KEYWORDS below.
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What You As Youth Face Today?
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When I GOOGLED what Youth face Today... this is what was written.....
Globalization, Drugs, Overpopulation, Abortion, Gay Rights, Poverty, Disease, War and Terrorism, Global Warming, Power in International Relations, Increasing Popularity of Digital Formats for Entertainment Media and the advancement of Technology.
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Do any of these effect YOU and How?
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2.Respond to the following Questions about you and your Passion!
.... SOCIETY TODAY ....
1. GENDER
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LGBTQI+ Rights and Equality
Patriarchy.
Sexism, Misogyny and Consent.
Representation and Equality.
Stereotypes - Pink or Blue. Challenging gender stereotypes through community.
Pride - a Celebration of who you are.
Women's Equality - Women's March.
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2. MUSIC
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Music is a powerful means of communication. It provides a means by which people can share emotions, intentions, and meanings.
Music is a language of emotion in that it can represent different feelings and barge into the soul with no boundaries or limitations. People are always challenged by the fact that “no one understands them” or know how they “really feel”, so they turn to music. .
How do different artists use music, the lyrics they apply and the Visual Artwork to communicate to YOU?
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3. MENTAL HEALTH
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The Stigma Around Mental Health Still Exists......
"Society places shame on people who live with a mental illness or seek help for emotional distress, such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, or PTSD. Many individuals often bottle up their feelings until they reach crisis point".
What can you do to improve the stigma attached to Mental Health?
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4. CLIMATE CRISIS
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Climate Change - The Effects Of Climate Change Are With Us Right Now.
How can we prevent climate change?
Speak up!
Weather Changes
Rising Temperatures & Sea Levels
Coastal Erosion
Pollution -Single Use plastics, Fossil fuels
etc.
Climate Action Group - a local solution to a global crisis. They're made up of people like YOU harnessing community power together to make our neighbourhoods more climate friendly, greener and safer for all.
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5. BLACK LIFES MATTER...
(all lives are equal because we are all human beings).
The Black Curriculum - address the lack of Black British History in the UK.
Structural Racism - Action begins with you.
Racism in Sport and Social Media
Racial Equality -Equal Opportunities to People of ALL Races
Anti Racism - Be an active anti-racist ally by educating yourself and stand up against Racist Violence and Injustice.
3. You should have Identified the KEYWORD to explore further.
Start exploring your ideas through found imagery and the artists that created them
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Present across one page in your sketchbook of different images that represent YOUTHHOOD in your eyes.
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Find one artist and their work that you like and present across another page in your sketchbook.
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Use the Pinterest Board to support your growing idea and concept.
WORKSHOPS
4. You are asked to select 4 or more workshops from those 8 given below.
Respond by present the artist and their work in your sketchbook, Respond further by planning and taking photographs in the style of the chosen artist and present your results in your sketchbook.
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Workshop 1:
ARTIST: Miki Takahashi
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Take a series of portraits in the studio and capture some landscape images outside school. Layer experiment with textured photos of trees or buildings in Photoshop onto a portrait to create a Multiple Exposure piece inspired by the artists and work of Miki Takahashi
Keywords associated with this Workshop:
HOME, SAFE PLACE, MEMORIES, DREAMS, SCHOOL LIFE, MENTAL HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, FRIENDS, FAMILY or PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE.
Workshop 2:
ARTIST: Seung-Hwan OH
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Take a series of portraits in the studio using Ink trapped in plastic. Experiment with colour saturation when editing in Photoshop. Or take a series of images exploring texture and combine these with your portrait images create a unusal piece inspired by the artists and work of Seung-Hwan OH
Keywords associated with this Workshop:
PERSONALIYTY, ME MYSELF & I, FEELINGS, MOOD, MENTAL HEALTH,
MEMORIES or ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Workshop 3:
ARTIST: Federico Cabrera
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Take a series of body shots images in the studio. Edit your images turning some into Black & White. Layer experiment in Photoshop duplicating and off setting the layers to create a piece inspired by the artists and work of Federico Cabrera.
Keywords associated with this Workshop:
FASHION, SOCIAL MEDIA, DISGUISE, CONFUSED, MENATL HEALTH,
FEELINGS or FEMINISM.
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Workshop 4:
ARTIST: Nicolas Dumont
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Set up the scanner and begin photographing your self or Friend. Take your images into iPhoto and edit, maybe making some black and white, alter hue and saturation and present along side the artist and work of Nicolas Dumont.
Keywords associated with this Workshop:
TRAPPED, SUBMERGED, MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL PRESSURES, FAMILY,
MEMORIES, DREAM or GENDER.
Workshop 5:
ARTIST: Doug Alves
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Take a series of portrait photos in the studio, you could explore body language and emotion through the changing expression. Edit your photos and begin to illustrate over the top of your image using keywords shared as a group or your own Passion reflection sheet.
Experiment with layers bring your idea to the front and behind the figure to create a piece inspired by Doug Alves.
Keywords associated with this Workshop:
EMOTIONS, FEAR, MENTAL HEALTH, ISSUES, FREEDOM OF SPEECH,
SHARE IT, GET PERSONAL or VOICE IT
Workshop 6:
ARTIST: Heitor Magno
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Take a series of images in the studio exploring lighting and emotion through portraiture. Edit your images turning some of them into Black and White, contrast your glitch effect by altering hue and saturation and present along side the artist and work of Heitor Magno.
Keywords associated with this Workshop:
DIGITAL WORLD, GAMING, ON-LINE, SOCIAL MEDIA, CONFUSED,
OBSESSED, GLITCHED, or DREAMS
Workshop 7:
ARTIST: Richie Velazquez
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Take a series of images in the studio or you may have taken some selfies. Exploring Expression & Emotion through portraiture. Edit your images turning some of them into Black and White, contrast your bold graphics by altering hue and saturation or experiment with Liquify and present along side the artist and work of Richie Velazquez .
Keywords associated with this Workshop:
GRAPHIC DESIGN, LIQUIFY, EMOTIONS, OVERHELMING, CONFUSED, COLOUR, CONTRAST, SOCIAL MEDIA, or FAMILY.
Workshop 8:
ARTIST: Katy Hirschfeld
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Take a series of images in the studio exploring lighting and emotion through portraiture. Edit your images and begin to digitally collage images over the top of your portrait revealing parts of the face, present along side the artist and work of Katy Hirschfeld.
Keywords associated with this Workshop:
DIGITAL WORLD, COLLAGE, FASHION, SOCIAL MEDIA, EMOTIONS, SAY IT, PERSONALITY, FAMILY or SOCIETY.
Workshop 9:
ARTIST: Freudenthal/Verhagen
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Take a series of images in the studio or you may have taken some selfies. Take a series of portrait photos in the studio, edit your image and print. Using the polygonal tool in photoshop, select an area and slightly alter the levels, or move a fraction to offset the alignment. Alternatively print cut and collage, then scan and present. Experiment with shadows and inter locking pattern. Present along side the work of Freuenthal/Verhagen.
Keywords associated with this Workshop:
GEOMETRIC, PERSONALITY, OVERHELMING, CONFUSED, COLOUR, CONTRAST, SOCIAL MEDIA, or FAMILY.
5. Take one of your favorite and most successful workshops and I would like you to EXTEND your skills further and choose one of two workshops below and work back into your image as in the style of Kaylan Michel or Raphael Vicenzi.
EXTEND YOU WORK FURTHER
ARTIST: Kaylan Michel
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1. Research the Artist KAYLAN MICHEL and present his work alongside your own views in a page of your sketchbook.
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2. With your successful workshop piece you are asked to develop this further by really thinking about your evolving idea and concept to the initial word.
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3. Present your OUTCOME and reflect on what your piece of work conveys, the story it reveals and how this connects to the starting point at the beginning of this project.
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In the work of Kaylan Michel he has explored this concept by incorporating collage into his work through maps, objects that are symbolic, colour, landscape and space to create a highly intriguing
piece...be creative and imaginative inyour outcome.
EXTEND YOU WORK FURTHER
ARTIST:
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1. Research the Artist RAPHAEL VICENZI and present his work alongside your own views in a page of your sketchbook.
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2. With your successful workshop piece you are asked to develop this further by really thinking about your evolving idea and concept to the initial word.
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3. Present your OUTCOME and reflect on what your piece of work conveys, the story it reveals and how this connects to the starting point at the beginning of this project.
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In the work of Raphael Vicenzi he has explored this concept by incorporating collage into his work through Type and Shapes that are symbolic, colour, lpattern and space to create a highly intriguing
piece...be creative and imaginative in your outcome.
Be bold with you use of colour, shapes and patterns, Make your work stand out and ensure that your work connects to the starting point or theme you have chosen to investigate.
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Emily Pipet
Climate Crisis effecting Cornwall
Bruna
Mental Health Poster
Melani
Mental Health Drug Misuse Poster
Develop your Work into a Zine
Connecting all 6 designs into a coherent Zine
Create a Front Cover that combines different elements of what you have created in the workshop stage and add a back page with a small statement about your Zines and the theme you have chosen to represent this term
Student Example
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Mental Health - Being Isolated.
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Extend further with quotes, Saying or link it to a particular organisation/charity.
Respond to your Artists Research and Workshops by taking 2 or more photoshoots inspired by the key word. Take your best 8 images and edits and start experimenting with these graphically, thinking creatively about layout, composition and format... to make your front cover eye catching.
MY Example
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Combining studio, landscape and Natural Forms
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Extend further with quotes, Saying or link it to a particular organisation/charity.
