Ways of Seeing – FYLC Fall 2019
First Year Learning Community
(adjective)
: of, relating to, causing, or involving reduction
As students – and teachers and academic departments and the rest of society- feel the squeeze from a reductive, capitalist understanding of time and it’s “results” it’s important to push back whatever level we can. quote by “Can we slow down time in the age of TikTok?”… Read More...
(adjective)
:Predominant, generally current, Having superior power or influence
“I want people to make work that is deliberately useless in a way that pokes at prevailing notions of usefulness.” quote by “Can we slow down time in the age of TikTok?”
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/prevailing?s=t… Read More...
(adjective)
: taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
(noun)
:the action of taking pains : diligent care and effort
“I have them make painstaking collages, go on walking tours and high-resolution scans of everyday objects” quote from “Can we slow down time in the age of TikTok?”
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painstaking… Read More...
Discover : Hand Portraits
Define
Develop
Deliver
Overall, I’m happy with the outcome. Although this project was very time consuming and took me hours of tedious work, I think the final result came out great. It’s still not as precise as I’d like it to be, however, I didn’t know I was capable of producing a piece such as this one. This project helped me discover a new skill of mine that I never even knew I had in me.… Read More...
(noun)
: a brand name for a combination drug containing amphetamine and dextroamphetamine, prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy.
“my students are growing up in a culture that is even more intensely individualized and fiercely competitive than it used to be- a punishing, Adderall-fueled version of my teenage years.” quote from “Can we slow down time in the age of TikTok?”
adjective
kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
“she deserved better than these clandestine meetings”
In 1658, the English poet John Milton wrote of “clandestine Hostility covered over with the name of Peace.” Three and a half centuries later we use clandestine in much the same way. The word is often used as a synonym of secret and covert, and it is commonly applied to actions that involve secrecy maintained for an evil, illicit, or unauthorized purpose. It comes to us by way of Middle French from Latin clandestine, which is itself from the clam, meaning “secretly.”… Read More...
Define : Saturation Scales
Develop : Painting
Deliver
Overall, I enjoyed experimenting with the different colors of paint and attempting to blend them into one another in order to create a new shade. For me, the most difficult part of this project was getting the colors of the sky to blend together seamlessly. Also, I rushed to get this project done which is why it’s not my neatest nor most appealing work. It definitely didn’t come out how I wanted it to, but I had fun working on it.
Cindy Sherman
(American, born 1954)
1990. Chromogenic color print, 6′ 10 1/16″ x 48″ (208.4 x 122 cm)
French for “beautiful era,” a term that describes the period in French history beginning in 1890 and ending at the start of World War I in 1914, which was characterized by optimism, relative peace across Europe, and new discoveries in technology and science.… Read More...
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