Haptic portrait of the body

Art And Media Education Major 2023 Aalto University Minna Suoniemi In the context of rehearsals with body movement and performative approach. Each student has a large paper of the size of their body taped on the floor. We warm up by feeling the body’s structure: first the bones, then the muscles, then the skin. AfterContinue reading “Haptic portrait of the body”

Bricolage

Interdisciplinary Fine Arts BA/MA TUAS Trier Jörg Obergfell Every student is asked to bring 10 pieces of wood. Out of those, they are asked to create a sculptural shelf for the course reference materials. The structure is built without plan and in total silence. It is finished when no material is left over. In this activity,Continue reading “Bricolage”

Eating a Raisin

BAU, College of Arts and Design of Barcelona Jaron Rowan After doing 3 minutes of breathing/body work we get the students to sit down and in silence eat a raisin. The prompt is to do it slowly and pay attention to every detail. After 5 minutes they have to write down the eating experience. By focusing onContinue reading “Eating a Raisin”

Three Steps Process

The Geometry Workshop is a creative platform designed for all students at the Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, where they can develop and express their creative inclinations through exploration of geometry, various forms and compositions, visually interpreting their works in different ways.

Marks to Meaning

Paige Williams Art Academy of Cincinnatti, 1st Year Experience BA This is a project for a first-year communication experience design course. The students were asked to first create 50  squares of 4’  x 4’ as source materials.  For 25 squares, students were instructed to draw marks in as many ways, with as many different materialsContinue reading “Marks to Meaning”