Sleep Is Important
But for whatever reason I fail to make it into bed on time.
Once again we have a nice assortment of pictures drawn by my class. This post finishes off the first round of creations that my period 3 class made.
Enjoy,
Ryan
Posted on 4 March '10 by zlorya, under New Work. No Comments.
I Am Exquisite
After clicking the word “publish” I will have successfully posted two days in a row, that must be a record breaker for me.
I’m continuing with Exquisite Corpse and Will Eisner week by giving you lovely readers a few more drawings my students have created. If this just seems a little random please scroll down to yesterday’s post to read all about surrealism, it is a some riveting text.
Period 1 – Digital Photography And Media Arts
Period 2 – Video Production And Film Theory
Period 3 – Digital Photography And Media Arts
For Will Eisner Week I’ll leave you with a book suggestion.
In 1987, Eisner wrote and illustrated a graphic novel entitled The Building. This piece of work continued Eisner’s long running tradition of viewing a city as a leaving and breathing entity. The Building tells the story of one structure in New York City that was a staple in the lives of four separate people. Eisner takes you on an emotional journey as he educates with his images. He explains the life of each person and the role the building played. The Building is classic Eisner in all sorts of ways. His ability to view masses of people and still be able to pull stories from them is wonderful. His black and white drawings convey all the emotions. After reading the book you will reevaluate your life as images from the book linger in your mind for days. If you can’t tell, it’s one of my personal favorites.
Stay Rockin’,
Ryan Zlomek
P.S. Listen to Bad Cops
Posted on 2 March '10 by zlorya, under New Work. No Comments.
Exquisite Corpse and Will Eisner Week…
This week you should join me in celebrating two art related items that are near and dear to my heart.
Exquisite Corpse Week
During the surrealist art movement artists would play art games. One of these playful activities was called “Exquisite Corpse” where three artists would all work on the same piece. They would fold a piece of paper into thirds and have one of the artists draw a head on the top third. This artist would fold the sheet of paper and hand it to the next artists so that the top of the drawing was hidden. The next artist would draw a torso having no idea what the first artist had drawn. This artist would then fold the paper so that both the head and torso were hidden and then hand it to the last artist. This artist was responsible for drawing legs and feet. When the third artist had finished up his/her part of the drawing all three would crowd around and see what they had created.
Using this basic game my three media arts classes are creating an exquisite corpse video project. Each class is constructing a three minute video. All three videos will be edited together to create a very strange (dare I say surreal?) viewing experiences. In order to get the kids thinking about this project all three classes created some pretty phenomenal exquisite corpse drawings with their peers. My goal is to post a few each day to show off the pieces my students have created. Who knows whether this will come together or not but feel free to scroll below and check out some pretty funky art.
Period 1 – Digital Photography And Media Arts:
Period 2 – Video Production And Film Theory
Period 3 – Digital Photography And Media Arts
Will Eisner Week
For those of you who are into comic books the name Will Eisner should ring a bell. His comic career spanned from 1935 to 2005 when he passed away. Within that time frame he managed to invent the graphic novel, develop cinematic comic mechanics that no one had ever incorporated before, write a few texts books about comics, teach comic creation at The School Of Visual Arts in New York City, become one of the first artists to own the rights to his creations, and have the most prestigious comic award created in his honor (The Eisner Award).
Since my introduction to comics Will Eisner’s work has taught me the most about story telling, art styles, and art philosophies. Will Eisner was one of the first comic artists that believed sequential art should be held in the same regard as the traditional fine arts. As I share the same belief as Eisner it should come as no surprise that he has played a major influence on my thoughts on artist creations.
This week has been proclaimed to be Will Eisner week. Throughout the week there will be different seminars, film screenings, and art shows in memory of Will held all around the world. Check Will Eisner’s and see if any events are happening around you. The man paved the way for modern cartoonists. If I can accomplish about a quarter as much as Will Eisner did in my lifetime I be more than satified.
Have A Happy Exquisite Corpse and Will Eisner Week! Check back soon for more awesome updates and images.
Sincerely,
Ryan Zlomek
Posted on 1 March '10 by zlorya, under New Work. No Comments.
What I’ve Accomplished Today As Of 4:03PM
Now it is time to drive to Augusta, ME for a boys high school basketball duel between Washington Academy and Dirigo. Who is going to win Maine’s Class C State Championship for Boys Basketball? I don’t know but I’m still flustered it’s happening at the same time as the SU vs. Villanova game.
Stay Supportive,
Ryan
P.S. Stay tuned For Exquisite Corpse/Will Eisner week starting tomorrow!
Posted on 27 February '10 by zlorya, under New Work. No Comments.
A Vegan Milk Shake Powered Corpse
I’ve only been back in Syracuse for about 48 hours. Already I’ve accomplished everything that I hoped to over my week long vacation. Last night I visited Strong Hearts Cafe which is a late night all vegan eatery that always manages to hit the spot. They have vegan milkshakes that will change your life (the chocolate and peanut butter combination is like drinking heaven in a glass). While slurping down my liquid delight I started sketching a picture on the back of a flier I had found earlier that day. After realizing what I had hoped to draw wasn’t going to happen I threw the image to the center of the table. One of my friends picked up the picture, added to it, then passed it around the table. After 15 minutes or so the following exquisite corpse was created:
Additional Art Credits:
Katie Newcomb
Jon-Michael Porter
Chris Zlomek
My friends rule. Thanks again for the help.
Stay Rockin Everybody,
Ryan
Posted on 14 February '10 by zlorya, under New Work. No Comments.
I'm an independent filmmaker from Chittenango, NY. I currently teach video and digital photography at Washington Academy in East Machias, ME.
