Social Commentary Project: Artist as Social Critic Realized Through Linocut or Woodblock Printing

Social Commentary Issues Age Discrimination Animal Rights Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa Bullying Child Labor Environmental Pollution Equal Pay Global Warming Homelessness Hunger Identity Theft Identity Theft NRA Obesity Poverty Racism Recycling and Conservation Smoking/Tobacco Use Social Networking and Privacy Social injustice Stereotyping Terrorism Texting While Driving Unemployment

Proposal in your sketchbook Why am I doing this? What are you passionate about? What do I need? Materials, images, etc.? Who cares? Who is your audience? How do I go about doing it? Printing making. Where does it need to be? Installation? Site-specific? Thumbnail sketches. Plan it out before cutting.

Examples from Art History Honore Daumier

Jose Guadalupe Posada

Projects Requirements One fully developed series of 5 original prints, properly labeled and with a clean, precise 2-inch border around the image. (This will come from one block, just printed 5 times.) Must include a diversity of line quality and mark marking Must include a unique and dynamic composition. Be creative, not didactic! Deadline: installed Friday, 11/20 for crit. with finished artist statement.