Text as Image/Language as Art
Project instructions:
Research Assignment 2 Text as Image/Language as Art Oct. 7th
? Find 10 artists who use Text in their practice and document one work by each artist.
? Glue an image of each work in your notebook
? You must note the artist?s name, year, title of the work, dimensions and any other
specific information particularly around material handling and process. Write 2-4
sentences on how material and process relate to concept. Treat this as research and
note your source with each image using proper MLA bibliographic formatting [MLA
rules .
? USE AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT KINDS OF SOURCES (exhibitions, exhibition
catalogues, magazines, books, internet, etc.)
? Select 10 words from a song (or songs) that you like. Each word must begin with a different
letter.
? Draw each word by hand, using a different typeface/font/style/stencil
? Experiment with size, letter spacing, kerning, bold, italic
? Draw the letters of each word no smaller than 1 in./2.5 cm.
? Each word should be on one page in your notebook
Think about composition, repetition, omission, transparency, colour, etc.