CS798: Art presentation

Introduction

The goal of the art presentation is expose yourself and the class to a particular style of art. The use of the word "style" is intended to be very open-ended. It could mean any of the following, for starters:

A artistic movement, such as surrealism or de Stijl
The work of a particular artist
An ornamental or decorative tradition, such as Celtic knotwork or paisley
A school of design or architecture, such as Bauhaus
An artistic medium that strongly influences the objects that are created in it, such as copperplate engraving or stained glass

What's important is that there really is a style to speak of -- that the objects collected under that style have some internal logic that binds them together and that distinguishes them from other objects. "Modern art" would be a bad topic because the category is too broad to be coherent; conversely "The Mona Lisa" would be a bad topic because no general statements could be made based on a single data point.

Your talk should be five to ten minutes in duration. In that time, try to do a few of the following:

Give the historical context for the style, and name its important artists, if applicable (use the usual "cocktail party" metric for this part of your talk -- I should be able to carry on a casual conversation on this style at a cocktail party).
Show some of the quintessential artifacts belonging to this style.
Mention any cases you know of where this style has been addressed in the computer graphics literature. (You're not required to search high and low for references; just mention them if you're aware of them.)
Make some kind of factual or speculative statement about the rules that underlie this style. What makes this a style -- i.e., what aesthetic conventions keep members of the style in and non-members out? How might one go about creating artifacts in this style?

Schedule of presentations

Once you've decided what you'd like to do, email me a proposed date and subject and I'll add you to the schedule below. I'll allow up to two presentations in any class period.

Week 2 Wednesday, 14 January Friday, 16 January
Ian Harrower -- birch bark biting

Week 3 Wednesday, 21 January Friday, 23 January

Week 4 Wednesday, 28 January
Lee Payne -- Sumi-e Friday, 30 January

Week 5 Wednesday, 4 February
Anis Ahmad -- Pointillism Friday, 6 February
Jie Xu -- The masks of Peking opera

Week 6 Wednesday, 11 February
Ju-Lian Kwan -- Cloisonnism Friday, 13 February

Week 7 Wednesday, 18 February Friday, 20 February
Class canceled

Week 8 Wednesday, 25 February
Dave Marotto -- Native sand painting Friday, 27 February
Ian Rutherford -- Arabic calligraphy

Week 9 Wednesday, 3 March Friday, 5 March
Mike Wasilewski -- Comic art

Week 10 Wednesday, 10 March
Rich Gowman -- Dr. Seuss

Craig S. Kaplan

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Week 2	Wednesday, 14 January	Friday, 16 January Ian Harrower -- birch bark biting
Week 3	Wednesday, 21 January	Friday, 23 January
Week 4	Wednesday, 28 January Lee Payne -- Sumi-e	Friday, 30 January
Week 5	Wednesday, 4 February Anis Ahmad -- Pointillism	Friday, 6 February Jie Xu -- The masks of Peking opera
Week 6	Wednesday, 11 February Ju-Lian Kwan -- Cloisonnism	Friday, 13 February
Week 7	Wednesday, 18 February	Friday, 20 February Class canceled
Week 8	Wednesday, 25 February Dave Marotto -- Native sand painting	Friday, 27 February Ian Rutherford -- Arabic calligraphy
Week 9	Wednesday, 3 March	Friday, 5 March Mike Wasilewski -- Comic art
Week 10	Wednesday, 10 March Rich Gowman -- Dr. Seuss