August 5th Notes
AHS Class, Summer '14
OVERVIEW:
Last Presentation
Waste Land & Chasing Ice
"Introduction" of Feathers Fashions and Bird Preservation
Quiz
"Snowy Egret" & "Pigeons"
LAST PRESENTATION
Passion : "great enthusiasm and passion!"Use of Room : weaved seamlessly with the preziImprovement : timing + group work
Waste Land Waste Land Waste Land
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Waste Land
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Waste Land
Photographer : Vik Muniz
Median : Features rituals
He understood his tools
He was passionate &
Took risks
Got to know the culture
Time Effort + Investment
Attempt to see:
FAR v.s. CLOSE
CHASING ICE:
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Chasing Ice
Photographer : James Balog
Tools : Modified Cameras
Physical Limitations & Risk
Working with Ice in Extreme Conditions
Transforms Simplicity of Ice {to} a More Complex Meaning
Captures the Dramatic Change with Time Movement.
Messenger of Nature Eyes
ANALYSIS:
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Analysis of Both Films:
- Relationship between people and nature
ACTIVIST OR ARTIST?
"Makes simple things complex,
and by doing so changes the
public's perspective"
World Problems + Lands
Waste Land: Chasing Ice:
Creates art from garbage Pass down the message of the nature
CREATING ART TO PROTECT NATURE
A WHITE HERON
by Sarah Orne Jewett
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A WHITE HERON
Broad Setting: Location, Period,
Living Environment, Characters
Transition from: male, hunter, bird collector
( Ornithologist )
Valuable feather. What is Beauty
The Process of obtaining Beauty
MONEY v.s. NATURE
Climbing Process
Emotional transition
Intro to
Feather Fashion and Bird Preservation
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Introduction to Feather Fashions and Bird Preservation
Overview:
feathers, fashion,
killing birds for the material
Author: Arthur W. Doughty
The Starting of a Trend
History of the Media
Ostrich, Peacocks, Egrets/Herons, Pheasians
SNOWY EGRET
+ PIGEONS
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Snowy Egret
Author:
Bruce Weigl
The Poet
Writing Style:
Language + Lay Out
PIGEONS
Author: Daniel Tobin
POINT OF VIEW
QUIZ TIME !
{ FREE CANDY FOR EACH ANSWER! }
1) What are Poufs?
2) Define: Proscribe
3) What do the Eyes in the Peacock feathers symbolise?
4) Why was Henry VIII mentioned?
5) What was Sumptuary Legislation?
6) Aigrette?
Answers:
1) 18th Century Hairstyle made popular by Marie Antoinette
2) Webster Dictionary Definition: "to forbid, specially by law"
3) The stars in heaven. 4) He liked hats with feathers
5) Legislation that prohibits anything lavish or excessive
6) The OH! SO FLUFLY feathers of the egret used on headdresses