Computer School LCI Inner Eye

.	POINT-OF-VIEW: HOW WE SEE OUR WORLD
.	LCI at The Computer School CS 1, 100 west 77^th Street Visual Arts Facilitator John Toth Fall 2002
.	Photography: Mathew Pokoik, Lewis Hines, Edward Curtis, Lewis Tabor
	Lineof Inquiry: How do artistic choices in photography contribute to the way we see our world?
	Brainstorming: POINT-OF-VIEW: HOW WE SEE OUR WORLD CS #1 Bob Feinstien ; Amando Torbio, Eresha Kissoon, Jessica Shalom Immigration Origins of the universe: the moon, stars, constellations, Hubbell telescope Candid Vs staged photos Looking beneath the surface. Framing points-of-view.
E L E M E N T S	POINT-OF-VIEW	Birds-eye, worms-eye, eye-level points-of-view as a scientific frame of reference.
	FRAMING	How does framing create a sense of focus?
	MOOD / GESTURE	What is the emotional mood of the subjects in the photograph? What is the historic mood of the world, city, neighborhood, etc.? What acts upon life and leaves a trace of process? How does body language communication meaning? How does background effect mood?
	TIME	What was it like at the time of conception? (today?, the future?) What was the "state" it was in when I got there? What precedes the original state? What occurs in one place over time? How is time revealed though fashion?
	SCALE	What do "lens" reveal through micro and macro adjustments? How does the use of scale create meaning?
	CULTURE	How do cultural points-of-view reveal the system of beliefs of a country / peoples? How can we present a similar idea expressed through artists of different cultures?
	CONCEPTUAL	How does a hypothesis or theory affect the way an artist photographs a subject? centered vs. off-centered; candid Vs staged; What is behind the curtain / veil, that leads to meaning?
	UNKNOWNS	What are the "unknown" conditions of our study?
	Questions..... How can we look deeper at what is before us? How do we explore community interaction? How do artists represent choices?
.	Goals...... Practice method of Visual Literacy. Describe... “WHAT” do you see? Analyze... “HOW” does the artist present visual information? Interpret... “WHY”?... What do you think your descriptions mean?
1	MOOD / GESTURE
	What is the emotional mood of the subjects in the photograph? What is the historic mood of the world, city, neighborhood, etc.? What acts upon life and leaves a trace of process? How does body language communication meaning? How does background effect mood?
	artwork ...... under study
		Mathew Pokoik, "New York City", Lewis Hines, "Herald Square" Bernice Abbott, "Herald Square, Manhattan"
.	ACTIVITY	...that promotes deeper looking
	....MOOD/GESTURE
1a.	Toth lesson	Make a drawing of 3 people's faces, showing their mood, that you saw today on your way to school. (eyes, mouth, eye-brows). Use one background color to reflect the historical mood ..
1b	CS lesson	In small groups: act out scenes from photos using gestures, body language and facial expression. Consider photos that reflect the historic mood of the country, world, neighborhood at the time of this event. Have the rest of the class take digital photos of these "frozen poses" or draw silhouettes of the small groups and use one background color to reflect the historical mood . Or find photos that reflect absurd moments in history. Draw something from the photo that catches your eye. Discuss what makes this absurd.
.2	POINT-OF-VIEW
	Birds-eye, worms-eye, eye-level points-of-view as a scientific frame of reference. Framing your point of reference.
	Art work ...... under study
		Mathew Pokoik, "Natasha", Bernice Abbott, "Manhattan Bridge" Power of 10
	ACTIVITY
2a	Toth lesson	Use small windows (a blank slide mount, or cut out frames) to make a drawing that frames a point-of view. Draw something from 3 different points-of-view.
2b	CS lesson	Take 3 different digital photos of something you are studying using 3 different points-of-view. Explore CLOSE-UP, FAR-AWAY views.
3	CULTURAL POINT-OF-VIEW
	How do cultural points-of-view reveal the system of beliefs of a country / peoples? How can we present a similar idea expressed through artists of different cultures?
	Art work ...... under study
		Mathew Pokoik, "New York City", Edward Curtis, "North American Indian" Lewis Hines,
.	ACTIVITY
3 a	Toth lesson	Make drawings of cloths you see in photos suggests cultural diversity. Or go out side and draw scenes from the neighborhood that show cultural diversity. (restaurants, churches, people, clothing)
3 b	CS lesson	Go out side and take digital photos (or take photos using our disposable cameras) of scenes from the neighborhood that show cultural diversity. (restaurants, churches, people, clothing) Or consider how different cultures view the world scientifically. Compare the relationship of politics and religion on scientific points-of-view. Make a drawing that shows these differences.
4	TIME
	What was it like at the time of conception? (today?, the future?) What was the "state" it was in when I got there? What precedes the original state? What occurs in one place over time? How is time revealed though fashion?
.	Art work ...... under study
		Eadweard Muybridge, "Locomotion Studies" Power of 10
.	ACTIVITY
4 a	Toth lesson	Go out side and take digital photos (or take photos using our disposable cameras) of scenes from the neighborhood that occur over a period of time.
4 b	CS lesson	Go out side and take digital photos (or take photos using our disposable cameras) of elements from the sky over over a period of time. Consider the reference of buildings, signs, etc. within these photos. Or take photos that represent details that could be from the original environment. Where are the details that show the original state of the land, peoples, etc.?
.5	CONCEPTUAL POINT-OF-VIEW
	How does a hypothesis or theory affect the way an artist photographs a subject? centered vs. off-centered; candid Vs staged; What is behind the curtain / veil, that leads to meaning?
.	artwork ...... under study
		Dorthea Lang, "Migrant Workers" Alfred Stieglitz, " Equivalents"
.	ACTIVITY
5a	Toth lesson	Take photographs that uses centering/off-centering as a device to change the character of the subject of the photo.Does being too-close or far away change the nature of the subject? OR use "posing" as a way to change the nature of your subject
5b	CS lesson	Find a photograph from a magazine or book related to immigration or science. Dissect the photograph like a jig saw puzzle into parts. Create categories for separating the image. (clothing , faces, buildings, etc.) How do these categories create a story or define meaning.
.6	HOW WE SEE AND ORGANIZE OUR WORLD

.	ACTIVITY
6a	Toth lesson	Create a group poster / bill board with the photos, drawings and discoveries that we made during our unit of study.
6b	CS lesson	Continue refining and developing our poster / billboards.
	Contextual Material
	Jacob Reese, How the Other Half Lives, Lewis Hines, Kids at Work, Rick Burns, New York City documentary *Powers of 10* Edward Curtis, Photographer,

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