Statement of Inquiry: Artists Inspired by Contemporary Cultural Clashes Use Art as a Means of Political Communication
Inquiry Questions: Factual: What is Culture Jamming in art? Conceptual: How can a political artwork be an effective "Call to Action? Debatable: In what ways is it important that the viewer be emotionally/intellectually affected by an artwork? |
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Read this Article to Yourself:
WHAT IS CULTURE JAMMING AND HOW IT AFFECTS URBAN ART
You have 10 minutes to read the article
While you are reading, use sticky notes to ask questions and make comments. Use the guiding questions below to help you. Use a separate sticky note for each question/comment
- What do I understand?
- What do I want to Know More About?
- what are Some Ways to Culture Jam?
- Some Possible Issues for Culture Jamming (my ideas)
PART 1:
There are large papers posted around the room. Place your questions/comments on the paper that best fits - 2 minutes
- Walk around the room and read the comments and questions - 5 minutes:
- Choose one paper to stand in front of - 1 minute
- With your group, discuss what has been written - 5 minutes
- Choose a spokesperson from your group to report on what the group discussed - 5 minutes to go around the roome
PART 2 :
There are 2 corners of the room - In one corner there is a card that says "I believe"...
In the other corner of the room, there is a card that says "I don't believe..."
- If you believe that culture jamming is an effective means of political communication, stand in front of "I Believe..."
- If you don't believe that culture jamming is an effective means of communication, stand in front of "I Don't Believe..."
- Divide into groups of 3 or 4.
- Discuss what you believe and use evidence to back up your thinking
- Choose spokesperson for the group.
- Class Share
Examples of Culture Jamming Artworks on Pinterest
https://www.pinterest.com/wynniewil/artists-as-social-critics/
https://www.pinterest.com/wynniewil/artists-as-social-critics/

Task 2 - All Politics is Personal
Inspiration - Mind maps - 30 minutes
In your journal, on a double page, make a mind map of all the political and social issues that affect you and that you care about. The pages should be completely filled with text and images
See the example below
Groups of 4.
Inspiration - Mind maps - 30 minutes
In your journal, on a double page, make a mind map of all the political and social issues that affect you and that you care about. The pages should be completely filled with text and images
See the example below
Groups of 4.
- Adrian, Emma, Michelle, Tamanna
- Alisa, Hansa, Eliska
- Amanda, Jemini, Rosa, Maya
- Celina, Lina, Shunto, Pyla,
- Liam, Tarini, Nicky
- Work quickly and freely. Don't over think. Let your ideas flow into one another.
- Draw lines to connect ideas to one another
- Use text and quick sketches (30 minutes)
- Pass your journals around. Use sticky notes to comment on one another's journals (10 Mins)
- In your group discuss ideas for what you might issues you might like to make
Task 3 Summative Criteria B, Criteria C
Planning your Artwork
From your mindmap, our class discussions and your prior learning, choose two contemporary political or social issue that you want to focus on in your artwork.
Planning your Artwork
From your mindmap, our class discussions and your prior learning, choose two contemporary political or social issue that you want to focus on in your artwork.
- In your journal create 4 different sketches for each idea. Your final piece can be in the medium of your choice and either 2d or 3d.
- Your Sketches can be black and white, but should be annotated.
- Make a page with technique testing
- Make a page with material testing
- Make a page with color testing
- Explain why the medium you have chosen is appropriate to convey the message in your piece