Artist Presentation Guideline

Artist Presentation Guidelines

You will choose one artist and present that artist’s work and ideas. You may use any of the artists we have covered in the class and/or one of the artists listed under each topic whose work was not covered in the class. 

Content

The presentation should include at least 15 examples of artist's work. The examples should be in a format that the class can easily consume. 

You should talk about ideas and motivations that inform the artist’s work in general as well as the issues that informed the piece/examples that you show during the presentation. You might want to include excerpts from the artist’s statement or quotes from texts written about the artist.

Find out and discuss the artist’s process and the ways he or she approaches art making. You could even try and email the artist (provided that he or she is still alive) to ask thoughtful questions.

What is the historical and cultural context of the artist’s work and ideas?

Please tell us why you chose the artist and how the work and ideas impact your work.

Format

The presentation should be about maximum of 10 minutes long. Create a powerpoint or PDF version of your presentation and load your powerpoint p/PDF on your blog before the presentation day. 

Expectations

The presentation should demonstrate more than cursory knowledge of the artist your are presenting as well as your thoughts on the artists ideas and work. 

Each presentation would be worth 10% of your grade. Late presentation won’t be accepted.