Last week of November Presentation

A 15-20 minute organized powerpoint or PDF class presentation of your work. The presentation must meet the following criteria:

1. Include all images related to your senior portfolio project with titles. At this late stage in the semester, at least 5 - 8 related images from this semester should be included. If you are continuing a project from last semester, then please feel free to include the strongest images from the previous semester in addition to your new images.

2. Provide three words to describe issues/concepts your work this semester addresses (e.g Body, Aggression, Gesture, Identity, Deterioration, Family, Memories, Grief, Migration, Sexuality, Space, Utopia, Network, grotesque,etc.). Please provide a brief 2-4 sentence definition/explanation of each word (project these words and definitions for class to read as you explain them).

3. Present 3-5 contemporary artists (1970-present) and/or critics, historians, or psychologists that you believe represent/illustrate your three issues/concepts. Please provide a minimum of 2 digital image examples and /or quotes from each influential person (for all images provide title, year, medium and for quotes please provide a citation). Also provide a 3-4 sentence explanation as to the reason you feel this particular individual's work or ideas relate to your work and concepts/issue you are illustrating (project explanation to class).

Do not repeat the same artists or thinkers to illustrate different concepts/issues.

Let's recap:

A proper presentation should examine a minimum of 9 to 15 influential artists/thinkers (3-5 for each of the three words being used to describe your original senior portfolio work's conceptual basis). Two examples from each artist/thinker must be projected (images or quotes). A 3-4 sentence explanation of why you think each influence (artist/ thinker) illustrates one of the three concept/issues must also be provided (project explanation for all to read).

4. A 5-6 sentence artist statement that must include your three issues/concept words


This presentation is intended to support and explain your current research as well as bring to light the conceptual progression/ growth of your series this semester. It is to be handled in the most professional manner possible. Practice your presentation before coming to class. Please use the appropriate file sizes and formats for digital presentation on a Mac computer. An average presentation should have at a minimum 30 slides/ pages of imagery and information revealing the conceptual basis of your senior portfolio project. If you have trouble with your files the day of the presentation or there is any indication that you are unprepared, you will be asked to stop your presentation early and we will move to the next person. If you want to practice in the room the week before, please send me an email.