Part 1: Symbolism in Our Lives

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Related Units
Unit 2: Saying It with Symbols
 

Activities 1A.3 and 1A4: Looking at Symbols, Round 1 and Round 2

 
Graffiti

Flower, Attributed to Banksy, from the post Banksy unmasked? Photos of the elusive artist surface

http://www.grooveeffect.com/post/103107-banksy-unmasked-photos-of-the-elusive-artist-sur.php

 

Banksy

The graffiti writer Banksy’s Web site.

http://www.banksy.co.uk/

 

Art Crimes: The Writing on the Wall

This Web site displays graffiti art and style writing around the world, including an aerosol art archive and links to other graffiti sites.

http://www.graffiti.org/

 

The Wooster Collective: A Celebration of Street Art

This Web site documents street art around the world.

http://woostercollective.com/

 

Graffiti Interviews and Videos

Barry McGee Interview and Videos, Art:21

http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/mcgee/clip1.html

 

 
Tattoos

Body Politics, Maori Tattoo Today, Peabody Essex Museum

This exhibit features moko, the contemporary photographs of the Maori art of facial or body tattooing.

http://www.pem.org/exhibitions/2-body_politics_maori_tattoo_today

 

Tattoo Stories. Skin Stories: The Art and Culture of Polynesian Tattoo

Pacific Islanders in Communications

A documentary about traditional tattoo cultures of Hawaii, Polynesia, and New Zealand.

http://www.pbs.org/skinstories/stories/

  

Activity 1B.1: Introducing the Project

 
Promotional Materials that Feature Still Lifes

Lost poster (analyzed in the unit)

https://telestrekoza.com/link-gallery/uploads/Lost/Posters/Season_2/LOST_Poster2_No_Text_S.JPG

 

Meet the Browns poster

http://www.impawards.com/2008/meet_the_browns.html

 

Poseidon poster 

http://www.impawards.com/2006/poseidon.html