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I saw on the rubric that I had points deducted in the amount of pictures that I posted for the Spring Portfolio. To get full points I needed to submit a minimum of 5 pictures, which I did. I am not sure why I was given a grade that reflects that I submitted two. If I was required to submit more than 5, I certainly would’ve done so, but I chose my 5 favorites. Originally I wasn’t concerned about the .75 of a point but once I looked at the rubric I was a bit confused.

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Thinking about Lynda Benglis as a conceptual artists. I wanted to move away from the traditional canvas, and think about representing an idea in a non-representational way.  Here is spray foam, with gold acrylic paint, adhered on black matt board. Mentally, I wanted to design some sort of symbol, that stands for completion, as we are ending this semester. But that is the simple message I wanted to say, nothing more.

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I wanted to try directly re-creating past collages I did by hand via Photoshop. It gave me a chance to directly compare the process of manual vs digital collaging and was really interesting to compare the two experiences (as well as the final results in both cases). A pro for the digital collage is color clarity is certainly better in looking at the piece, though there still remains the question of the quality of the image when printing it out.  Also, I don’t have to worry too much about the technical issues of cutting things out to have it no fit and then having to reprint the same image multiple times to make it fit. But I also find that that struggle in collage-making allows for further problem solving that does not come up the same way using digital means.

Original Collage on top vs Digital collage on bottom

Original Collage on top vs Digital collage on bottom

Original Collage on top vs Digital collage on bottom

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Original Collage on top vs Digital collage on bottom

I also ended up creating this other piece digitally, inspired by the work above. I had wanted to try this before, but physically cutting the leaves to create dimension between the nature and walls had proved to difficult.

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Finally completed this piece after a lot of hiccups. If you look at the left top and bottom you can see some more smearing of the Pan Pastels. I also apologize for the yellow tint of the image. It really messes with the color of this piece. The incisions on here are neon yellow. That is hard to see because of the lighting.

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As I progress to the summer session, the height of my research has started to formulate interesting ideas. The visualizations have directed my attention more to the placement and layout of certain types of visual culture in specific locations, rather than specifically focusing on the interpretation that these images might have on my students (although this idea has not been expunged out of my research). The more visualizations that I created, the more some of these ideas started to become more evident and of greater interest to me.
My last visualization consists of two neighborhoods in the Southern portion of the Southeast Quadrant. For the visualization, I continued with the incorporation of collaged maps on the background, and for the other one I incorporated the images of visual culture that was collected through all the neighborhoods I was able to cover. I collaged those images on the background, but I am a little concerned with my use of photo quality paper. The paper had a few issues when I “Mod-Podged” the images. Many of the pictures started to warp and bump as they dried because I was not able to apply the glue in a cross-hatch fashion for all of them. This created some areas of concern when the photos rose from the wood, and when I drew the neighborhood map and applied the nails for the visual culture points.
My concern is that I actually find both maps to be important in relaying information. I enjoy the collaged map because of its reference to Rochester and its neighborhoods. I think it gives the information that is needed to direct the viewer towards the idea that the specific neighborhoods are coming from this given area of Rochester, NY. However, the visual culture also gives information in regards to the purpose of the nails and the textile radiuses. I like the idea that it gives information of what was found in these locations (maybe offering images that encourage others to discover this area).
I have contemplated doing another two. One of the overall Southeast Quadrant of Rochester, NY and another of the last full neighborhood that I was able to cover in the research. For these I was thinking of collaging both pictures and maps to unify the two different backgrounds. Specifically doing this with the overall map of the Southeast Quadrant, and completing the last neighborhood with collaged images of the visual culture that was collected. However, I have a tendency to include more images of murals because of bias on being drawn to the coloration and overall composition of those images.

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Jenn Brannigan
Visualization 4- Last Iteration
May 12, 2017

For my last data set I decided to look at the photos that my students sent to me after the field trip we went on. I check out 10 students and gathered the images that they replicated. If an image is on the board, that means it was taken at least one other time. If they are on their more than once, that means all out of the ten students I looked at the photo was taken that amount of times. From there I counted how many were from each business. For The Green Palette 10 photos were taken. So each student took at least one photo. For American Made Monster Studio, 6 photos were taken. The reason I painted the canvas a blue green was because of the cyanotype. The chemical that we use that is sun sensitive is a blue green, and when exposed is a dark blue. The reason I picked this blue green is because just like the chemical, this data hasn’t been developed to maturity yet.
If I had to guess, I would say that students photographed these images for multiple reasons. For one, location. The American Made Monster logo was in the entrance of the studio. Once students got inside, they were listening to what the craftsmen had to say about their jobs. Two, for the green palette, they were aloud to go upstairs in their make shift loft. The strange palette maze attached to the wall, was right at the entrance to the stairs, The tall branches were hung from the ceiling. Students had a birds eye view of the entire studio, and the owner was talking to them about how he gathered all the branches from Macy’s in Manhattan during the eighties. He told them about how they just threw away all the window displays to get new ones each year. One year, he asked for them instead of them being thrown away. They agreed, but they made him take them all within a night, which he did. He discussed with the students the idea of recycling and using your hands to build what you need, not just buy it. This is why, I believe, students also photographed the fabric butterfly wings. They came from recycled fabrics and textiles that were donated to the Green Palette. I think my students as a whole photographed The Green Palette more because they liked the ideas that were discussed while we were there. Aesthetically it was more kid friendly, and enjoyable to explore and check everything out. They even let the kids take palette pieces to draw on. Overall, these groups of photographs show that students found certain items in each space photo worthy. The reasons, although need to be explored more, show that students like the idea of recycling and connected with the stories that the owner of The Green Palette presented.