Here are 3 “students” works for my material research. Each one is different in both the depth of meaning and how they used their skills in Photoshop.

Piece 1: Size is 8 1/2 by 11. A family is sitting in the living room with an array of people very blurry and semi blurry while others are in focus. Some members have different color hues coming from them like red, blue, green, orange, while some are only in black and white. The student is on the couch (in orange hues) telling a funny story of something they did with their grandmother while looking at her picture which is in focus. You can see smiles and laughter coming from everyone based off of body positions.

Piece 2: Size is 8 1/2 by 11. Almost all of the image is in focus, which you can see a student reading an email of their phone. Most of the words are blurred expect for the college coached name and one sentence that is bright yellow hue. While everything is in black and white.

Piece 3: Size is 8 1/2 by 11. You see a crowd of people who are blurred with 1 person in focus and full color. You can see many details of this person in their uniform.

Hiroshi Sugimoto is a photographer that uses this eye as sculpture, painter, architect, and philosopher. By using black and white he allows for the process of developing a photo to allow for the connection of preserving a memory to be shown. He believes that photography can be a time machine that allows us to preserve memories and moments in time.

1) Artist Hiroshi Sugimoto uses photography as a time machine. He thinks that photography is a way to freeze or preserve a moment or memory in time. What are ways that you think we or you preserve time?

A. A painting.

B. Taking about something that happened in the past.

C. Writing about it, like a book or play.

2) So, knowing how we can preserve moments or memories differently, what are we essentially done to these moments?

A. We remember them.

B. We relive them.

C. Feelings during that memory can resurface.

3) Thinking and using Hiroshi Sugimoto as inspiration, looking at some of his art, what are moments you think he was trying to capture and or are there any emotions associated with them that you feel?

A. (Looking at Artwork survey: 1990s image 2) I think what he is capturing is just the ocean floor. It seems empty with no fish. I think there are snails in it so it’s not really empty, but it feels that way with nothing in the distance.

B. Personally, I don’t feel any emotions with these images. Most of them are blurred and they are kind of old.

C. (Looking at Artwork survey: 2000s image 1) This image reminds me of the twin towers. The image is blurred, and it makes me think that might be how people felt that day or still feel about it today.

4) (As a teacher I would follow up on student 2 answers per the last question) That maybe true, so they why do Hiroshi Sugomoto take these photos and sometimes blurred them and was does it relate to?

A. Maybe he blur’s them to make us feel emotions like sad or confused.

B. My memory of things isn’t the clearest and it blurry like the images, so I guess that’s what he’s trying to show us or tell us.

C. Memories that aren’t clear still have meaning and feelings to them. Even if you can’t remember it perfectly doesn’t mean it didn’t happen or it shouldn’t be remembered.

5) So, after asking ourselves why he does this and what meaning or emotions it might have let’s look at his process (shows images of his workspace). Looking at his process how can you relate this back to yourself and moments/memories you’ve had in your life?

A. I remember vaguely that I got an award for school when I was in second grade, but I remember more when my mom tells me about it.

B. One time I was doing this really cool flip into the pool but when I talk about it my sister, she only remembers me getting my brother wet from the big slash it made. She has a different memory.

C. Over time I use to remember things I did with my grandma but now they are blurry just like his photos. I still have the memories and good feelings with it but it’s just not as clear. The memories are still important to me even if they are hard to make out.

1. Hiroshi Sugimoto: I choose him to my my first and top artist inspiration for the way his work is based on the idea that photography is a time machine specifically how is preserves and pictures memory/time. This concept can be translated in any medium or lesson. With such versatility on this idea it can also discusses on different view points artist can have when creating their piece. Also using Sugimoto’s eye to understand architecture or structure in a single image can allow for exploration on form, light, and balance.

2. Kiki Smith: With Smith’s work being formed on the subject of story telling as a base it give exploration for any specific skill or project. Understanding how we can story-tell  in one frame or multiple can help students see multiple different angles and view-points when creating. Also creating based on her beliefs adds a second layer to her storytelling giving great inspiration to students to pull from their knowledge and possibly educate others on what they don’t know.

3. Chris Ware: His graphic novels and covers from the New Yorker give specific inspiration of graphic design. Not only can his work show how he creates different view points but combining that with typography allows for a different perspective and layer of feeling. It also allows for inspiration that one does not need images to express or show what they want but rather by using hierarchy, color and composition they can achieve their goal.