Interdisciplinary Project: Assignment with Options
Option 1: Wall Assignment (2D) connecting to Floor Assignment (3D):
Create two-dimensional work on the wall that connects to three-dimensional work on the ground or floor. The three-dimensional work should function as a sculpture in the round.
Option 2: Extension of The Body Assignment:
Create sculpture(s) or installation that are visually and physically connected to the body and/or sculpture(s) or installation that visually and physically extend from the body.
Option 3: Performance (Live or Recorded Performance or a combination of both):
Create a performance art work or time-based work that includes two-dimensional work (background) and three-dimensional work (props and installation).
Additional options to consider within Option 3 of the Performance:
- This time-based work could be pre-recorded as video, or it could be performed live. The live performance could also be augmented with pre-recorded audio and/or video.
- Examples of performance props could include DIY puppets, objects as part of an action, or objects as part of a process. The props or objects could be hand-made, found objects, or both.
- Lighting design and mood will also be very important. Options for lighting could include sunlight, clip-on lights, lanterns, flashlights, or other light sources. Lighting could be part of a prop or included as part of the performance involving shadow puppets, cast shadows of cut-out forms, or lights that are moved around in the dark. Consider how the performer(s) and props are lit and potentially obscured by translucent materials. Translucent materials could include wax paper, vellum, or tracing paper.
- If starting with experimental theatre ideas is easier than starting with performance art, then begin with theatre-based ideas. However, do not focus too much on a script. Instead, emphasize planned actions, sound, props, background, attire (costumes), and lighting.
Option 4: Combine One or More of the Above Options & Create an Animation:
Create an animation that combines actual physical space, people, and objects with digital methods. Animation techniques could include stop motion. Additional techniques that also utilize physical materials and spaces include cut-out animation (paper, fabric, or other flat materials), sand animation, paint-on-glass animation, clay animation, silhouette animation, or object animation. These approaches emphasize physical engagement with materials and spaces while incorporating digital capture, ensuring that AI is not used to generate the entire animation.
Option 5: Combine the Above Options:
Combine two or more of the above options to develop the work as an interdisciplinary project. Before starting, make sure to discuss this with the instructor.
Option 6: Consult Instructor Project:
Propose an interdisciplinary project that does not fit into Option 1 through Option 5. If Option 6 is chosen, an immediate consultation with the instructor is required to confirm that the project can move forward.
Theme(s) and Visual Language in Work for All the Above Options:
Theme(s) along with visual language(s) should be present in the work for all the above options. This assignment should be thematically layered, and the visual language (style, technique, formal characteristics, format, and/or narrative) should balance formal complexity with experimentation in materials and processes. Connecting visual language to theme(s) will also be important.
10% Synthesis of the Concepts with Formal/Visual Language
