Big Idea Assignment 2

What is suspense?
The unknown feeling of anxiety and angst.

Why are things suspenseful?
Anything that makes you scared or unknown about the outcome.

what causes suspense?
Anything unknown or scary.

what makes it connect to everyone?
Everyone feels suspense due to their fears and motions evoked.

what isn't suspense?
Anything predictable, routine, or lame.

What kills suspense?
When the outcome is predicted, the mood is killed, or the same moment of suspense is dragged on.

what makes suspense "real"?
Anyone can feel that suspense/ if the story or character is well developed enough so that the audience can relate well.

what are reactions to suspense?
Scared, anxiety, fear, a new understanding of emotions.

Big Idea Assignment 1

1. A.Decide on a Big Idea that intrigues you. This should have personal interest to you and a lot of potential for exploration. Don’t choose something that you can’t personally connect with. Next, select potential Topics that narrow the focus of the Big Idea. These can change later. Be specific.
   
   My example:
   Big Idea: Adventure
   Potential Topics: Travel, Local Adventures, Personal Adventures, Grand Explorations, Changing perceptions about Adventure through the ages, Adventure from Male Perspective vs. Female Perspective, Adventure as an addiction
   A.) Big Idea: Suspense

       Potential Topics: horror, murder, tests, test results, pregnancy results, roller-coaster, going downstairs when it's dark at night, text messages that say "i have a question?" 

2. B.Generate a few “Essential Questions” that can lead to investigation. These questions might directly lead you to a work of art. They may not. That’s okay too.
   My example:
   
   

-       What is Adventure to me?

-       What isn’t Adventure to me?

-       How do different kinds of people define adventure differently? Similarly?

-       How do different cultures define adventure differently? Similarly?

-       How do different age groups/generations perceive of adventure?

-       How do the genders view adventure differently? Similarly?

-       What is the difference between real adventure and the kind of adventure ‘sold’ in movies?

-       Is movie-style adventure real? Attainable? Enviable? Laughable?

-       What is the most mundane sort of adventure possible?

-       What risks are inherent in having adventures?

-       What rewards are inherent in having adventures?

B.) 

What is suspense?

Why are things suspenseful?

what causes suspense?

what makes it connect to everyone?

what isn't suspense?

What kills suspense?

what makes suspense "real"?

what are reactions to suspense?

100. C.Generate at least 10 statements about the Big Idea in the following way:

    ____________ is about ____________.
   
    My example:

    Adventure is about taking risks.
    Adventure is about experiencing new things.
    Adventure is about being dangerous.
    Adventure is about education.

    And so on...

C.) 

Suspense is about being scared

Suspense is about the unknown

Suspense is about the different interpretations

Suspense is about the connection

Suspense is about reality of the situation

Suspense is about playing with the human mind

Suspense is about the perspective

Suspense is about fear

Suspense is about the consequences

Suspense is about anxiety

Intervention Art Reflection/Rubric

- In your own words, what is intervention?
Intervention is the act of making a difference in someone's perspective of their life, environment, or habits.

- What was the purpose of this exercise?
The purpose of this exercise was to introduce us to a new fun form of art.

- Why did you choose to intervene the way you did? I’m looking for more than “I thought it would be funny” or “no one would expect it.”  What social/personal/human issue did you intend to comment on? Why? How?
I chose to make a beach party because in the middle of winter, it could be a fun release of all the boring snowball fights. i thought that by making a winter beach it would offer a release for some people from being cooped up in their homes all day because it's too cold or gloomy to do anything else, unless your in the mindset of going to a beach.

- Why did you choose the location? I’m looking for more thought than “lots of people would be there, so I went there.” How did the location play up your specific idea?
The pond was a close body of water that anyone could get to easily.

- Name three specific examples, ideas, artworks or statements you observed in class that helped you plan for this project.
The ideas mentioned by people around my corner made me want to do something fun.
The snow outside made me want to do something outside in the cold.
The fact that i wanted to have a fun time and do something that makes no sense.

Now pull from all of your answers and write a succinct, coherent three paragraph artist statement about your intervention artwork. Use descriptive language. Explain yourself like the intelligent person you are.

Embed the video on your blog and post your artist statement under it. See my example if you need help.

My example:
Artwork: https://vimeo.com/26610102

Artist Statement:
The story goes that libraries are silent. You can’t talk in the library or a mean old librarian lady will shush you. You might even get thrown out if you're a real loud-mouth. The story goes that libraries are boring old places because of this. But Thompson library doesn’t want to be a part of that story. Thompson wants to be new, and cool and fresh. It’s bright in there, and there is glass. Kids wear earphones and listen to music, surf the web, play games or read.
The truth is, Thompson is somewhere between the story it wants to tell about itself and the rehearsed story we all know. For the kid jamming to death metal while he reads about Napoleonic wars, the library isn’t quiet at all. For the girl grooving on Lady Gaga and studying calculus, the library is full of sound. But for those of us on the outside without devices, there really is little sound.
This is why I chose to intervene in the way I did. I saw the duality of the library for what it was; a quiet place where noise existed in small doses. I chose to shout the phrase “Silence is Golden” in a quiet reading atrium. The echo of my voice resonated incredibly off the arched ceiling, and I thought how rarely anyone must hear that sound. I changed the library from what it is to what it wants to be and back again.

Artwork: https://vimeo.com/58714799

     "The weather outside was frightful, but the fire was so delightful. And since there's no place to go" make a beach. When everything has been covered with snow and the winter time blues get you down,  get outside and throw a beach party! The only way to beat the cold is to make it hot, or at least pretend it is.

     There was nothing to do, with a deadline fast approaching. I looked outside and saw nothing but snow. That's when it hit me, i see water. Water everywhere, not snow, but oceans. The beach just needed to be publicized and a party was sure to explode and the shrapnel would be the dullness of this lame winter. What was the worst that could happen, being called down to Mr. Paige's office?

     That's why i intervened by making a beach party. i chose to make a sad, rarely used area next to a pond, and turn it into a fun beach. Now, when it seemed to be getting out more then expected, a shark was spotted and the beach was closed. I also got into trouble for the incident, but never-the-less, i intervened with the social norm of just an average pond.